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SHOW HN2011
64points
27comments
#198of 1,097 in 2011
Top 19%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 6 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Recommendations are accurate
From 4 comments
Whenever I see the word "personalized" my hear skips a beat and a bit of vomit travels up my esophagus to annoy my sense of taste. But... The suggestions are quite accurate,…
BasDirks on HNVery neat concept. I found the recommendations quite accurate for me. I second others in saying that you should try to integrate Amazon and iTunes affiliate links in there, to…
captain_mars on HNIt worked very accurately for me. One suggestion - could you have the recommendations linked to their Wikipedia articles? this would save me from having to type them in.
cabalamat on HNAha! Take Me On by Aha! is an old favorite song and music video. Your recommendation engine got this, so this is a +1 in my book. You should look into linking available songs…
geuis on HN
Nice concept for a first app
From 2 comments
Interesting. I tried it and it gave lists of magazines I read and tv shows I watch, probably because I have the word "prog" which is short for "program" in my twitter username.…
FreeWorld on HNNice! I suggest improving the "GO" button.
ivoid on HN
Objections
Slow loading and site was down at times
From 2 comments
Interesting. I tried it and it gave lists of magazines I read and tv shows I watch, probably because I have the word "prog" which is short for "program" in my twitter username.…
FreeWorld on HNIt's down :)
Nemmie on HN
Design looks unpolished and text hard to read
From 2 comments
I think the design overall needs to be changed (More polished look) I really like the concept.
yhlasx on HNVery neat concept. I found the recommendations quite accurate for me. I second others in saying that you should try to integrate Amazon and iTunes affiliate links in there, to…
captain_mars on HN
Song recommendations weaker than movies
From 1 comment
It did good on everything but the songs for me. It would be nice if the username was still filled in when you hit back.
jh3 on HN
Requests
Keep the input form on the results page
From 2 comments
Feedback: When showing the list of recommendations, keep the form with the inputs on top, so that I can change my option right there and see the next set. Going back (honestly I…
vijaydev on HNInteresting. I tried it and it gave lists of magazines I read and tv shows I watch, probably because I have the word "prog" which is short for "program" in my twitter username.…
FreeWorld on HN
Keep the username when going back
From 3 comments
It works well, and it astonished me with some movies, apparently it chooses the recommendations according to the people we follow on twitter (cf. Hunch). Also, you should make it…
njall on HNIt did good on everything but the songs for me. It would be nice if the username was still filled in when you hit back.
jh3 on HNFeedback: When showing the list of recommendations, keep the form with the inputs on top, so that I can change my option right there and see the next set. Going back (honestly I…
vijaydev on HN
Link songs to playable sources or iTunes/Amazon
From 3 comments
What a couple said: make the songs go somewhere I can listen to that song you are suggesting. If possible, within the same page so I don't have to come back to the app and play…
idrinkmusic on HNAha! Take Me On by Aha! is an old favorite song and music video. Your recommendation engine got this, so this is a +1 in my book. You should look into linking available songs…
geuis on HNWhenever I see the word "personalized" my hear skips a beat and a bit of vomit travels up my esophagus to annoy my sense of taste. But... The suggestions are quite accurate,…
BasDirks on HN
Add affiliate links or donation button
From 3 comments
Very neat concept. I found the recommendations quite accurate for me. I second others in saying that you should try to integrate Amazon and iTunes affiliate links in there, to…
captain_mars on HNI love these Show HN's: This is fantastic, please put a flattr button up! And also include some links to Amazon! It was pretty accurate to my interests too!
johnnyjustice on HNAha! Take Me On by Aha! is an old favorite song and music video. Your recommendation engine got this, so this is a +1 in my book. You should look into linking available songs…
geuis on HN
Questions
How does the recommendation work and where does the data come from
From 2 comments
Interesting! Haven't been using anything like hunch till now, so asking here. How does it work? Is is just parsing my tweets and recommending stuffs based on keywords? Where does…
uast23 on HNDoes this actually work, or are the songs and movies just drawn from a list of songs and movies that most people think are great? I have a co-worker who's a hard rock / metalhead…
neilk on HN
What tech stack and deployment was used
From 1 comment
hi, I want to create a webapp as well but I dont know much about them, could you explain what technology stack you used and how you did things like deployment ? great stuff !
czzarr on HN
Alternatives named
Hunch
From 3 comments
Doesn't hunch already do this for me?
localhost3000 on HNWow thanks a lot for the feedback guys. Yes, it uses hunch. I could be wrong but hunch didn't have a way an unregistered user could just enter the twitter username and get the…
tanay46 on HNlooks like its using the hunch.com api
apgwoz on HN