The Internet Movie Database IMDb is an online database of information about movies, television shows and video games, including distribution, production team, fictional characters, biographies, summaries of intrigue, anecdotes and comments. Cast and crew can post their own resume and upload photos of themselves for an annual fee. American users can also view over 6,000 movies and TV shows CBS, Sony, and various independent filmmakers.
Launched in 1990 by a professional computer programmer Col Needham, the company was incorporated in the United Kingdom as the Internet Movie Database Ltd in 1996, with revenue from advertising, licensing and partnerships. In 1998, it became a subsidiary of Amazon.com, which were then able to use it as a resource to advertise the sale of DVDs and videotapes.
As of March 2, 2015, 3,213,327 shares had IMDb 6,411,964 and personalities in its database, and 59 million registered users and is a site Alexa Top 50.
The site allows registered users to submit new hardware changes and ask existing entries. Although all data is checked before going live, the system was open to abuse and occasional errors are recognized. Users are also invited to vote for any movie on a scale of 1 to 10, and totals are converted to a weighted average rating is displayed next to each title, with in-line filters used to deter the jam urns. The site also offers message boards, which stimulate regular debates between authenticated users.
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