There were several key milestones in our evolution that made us a great fit with Amazon.

What are some milestones that prepped you for this transition? 17, 1990.įounder of IMDb Col Needham's journal, where he tracks movie viewings and notes.Įight years later, Amazon acquired your company and you stayed on to run it. By 1988 I was in a film discussion group on the public internet, and as interest in my FAQ files of film credits grew, I wrote and published the first version of IMDb on Oct. I used to rewind VHS tapes, press pause, type in the main credits, and that was that. Within two weeks of starting my written diary, I had created an expanded database on my home computer. I wanted to remember much more about a film than just the title. So I got myself a notebook in 1981-a classic film geek solution-and began to write down the movies I saw on each day. In the early '80s I was seeing so many movies on VHS tape that I started to lose track of what I'd seen. I got my first home computer when I was 12. I've been fortunate that I was the right age for two important revolutions: home computing and home video. My earliest memory is going to see Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs when I was 5, and from that point on, all I wanted to do was see more and more films. I've been in love with movies for my entire life.

May we have the IMDb origin story, please? As the global pandemic caused businesses to shift gears back in March, we checked in with IMDb's originator and first user to hear about his journey with Amazon, his enduring passion for film, and how he and the IMDb team keep innovating on behalf of customers. 'Because of their similar passion for books, the team understands and fully supports IMDb's mission of providing the best possible information to movie lovers,' Col said in the 1998 press release. Col Needham, who founded the site in 1990 as an extension of a personal project, was excited to join forces. In 1998, IMDb was among Amazon's first acquisitions.

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