SnagFilms
E2210
SnagFilms was a video-on-demand platform specializing in streaming independent films and documentaries online.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SnagFilms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SnagFilms Context triple: [Ted Leonsis, founded, SnagFilms]
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A.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
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B.
Blades the Bruin
Blades the Bruin is the official anthropomorphic bear mascot of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
SF
SF is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation used to represent the city of San Francisco, California.
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D.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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E.
Geeks Bearing Gifts
Geeks Bearing Gifts is a book by computing pioneer Ted Nelson that reflects on the history, philosophy, and future of digital media and information technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SnagFilms Target entity description: SnagFilms was a video-on-demand platform specializing in streaming independent films and documentaries online.
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A.
Project Xanadu
Project Xanadu is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, non-destructive, and bidirectionally linked document publishing system.
-
B.
Blades the Bruin
Blades the Bruin is the official anthropomorphic bear mascot of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
-
C.
SF
SF is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation used to represent the city of San Francisco, California.
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D.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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E.
Geeks Bearing Gifts
Geeks Bearing Gifts is a book by computing pioneer Ted Nelson that reflects on the history, philosophy, and future of digital media and information technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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streaming service ⓘ video-on-demand platform ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
mobile apps
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web browser ⓘ |
| accessModel | free with advertisements ⓘ |
| businessModel | ad-supported streaming ⓘ |
| contentLicensingModel |
curated catalog
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licensed films ⓘ |
| contentType |
documentary films
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feature films ⓘ short films ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributionChannel | internet ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
documentaries
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independent films ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
independent cinema
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non-fiction films ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
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film distribution ⓘ online video ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | digital streaming ⓘ |
| offersService | online video streaming ⓘ |
| operatingStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| platformType | web-based streaming platform ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| provided | on-demand video ⓘ |
| serviceAvailability | online globally (with regional restrictions) ⓘ |
| serviceType | over-the-top media service ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
documentary viewers
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independent film enthusiasts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SnagFilms Description of subject: SnagFilms was a video-on-demand platform specializing in streaming independent films and documentaries online.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.