Netflix is ditching five-star ratings in favor of a thumbs up

“Netflix vice president of product Todd Yellin said in a briefing today that the video streaming company would be changing its ratings system for the first time in several years, switching from a… ” – My Comments : Has the attention span of people diminished this badly?! So much for getting half-star rating intervals, which was apparently a highly requested feature not so long ago.

“Five stars feels very yesterday now. We’re spending many billions of dollars on the titles we’re producing and licensing, and with these big catalogs, that just adds a challenge.”