Comments on: Ratings Systems http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:20:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ben http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-96 ben Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:44:58 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/#comment-96 Josh, thats a good idea, I should also put out a virtual "tip jar" so that my readers can fund interesting stories. I can pretty much guarantee that the stories will get more interesting depending on how much money gets raised. Josh, thats a good idea, I should also put out a virtual “tip jar” so that my readers can fund interesting stories. I can pretty much guarantee that the stories will get more interesting depending on how much money gets raised.

]]> By: Josh http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Josh Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:10:38 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/#comment-95 I suggest you implement this type of ratings system for your blog. That way you'll know what the readers like and dislike. Then you can change your life to better suit our tastes. Your blog would be way better if you only only did what your readers liked to read about. You'd have to quit your job (boring) and move to Vegas (hotbed of interesting stories). I suggest you implement this type of ratings system for your blog. That way you’ll know what the readers like and dislike. Then you can change your life to better suit our tastes. Your blog would be way better if you only only did what your readers liked to read about. You’d have to quit your job (boring) and move to Vegas (hotbed of interesting stories).

]]> By: ben http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-94 ben Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:59:52 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/#comment-94 Shane - theres another project called GroupLens at the U now, I think its related to the MovieLens but more broad. Rett - I'll have to check that out, see if the recommendations are better than yahoo's Shane – theres another project called GroupLens at the U now, I think its related to the MovieLens but more broad.

Rett – I’ll have to check that out, see if the recommendations are better than yahoo’s

]]> By: Rett http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Rett Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:23:10 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/#comment-93 I'm with you. In itunes the scale is 1-5 stars, songs I like a lot get a 4 and songs I friggin love get a 5. Everything else is useless because the way I see it, if I don't like a song I'll just delete it. Have you ever used last.fm? <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/rettmartin/" rel="nofollow">I recently started using it</a> and have found it a great way to track the music I listen to and learn about similar artists. I haven't used the radio station feature yet but I think it will play songs based on what they think you'd like. When I'm listening to my songs I can click "love it," as far as I know there isn't a "hate it." I’m with you. In itunes the scale is 1-5 stars, songs I like a lot get a 4 and songs I friggin love get a 5. Everything else is useless because the way I see it, if I don’t like a song I’ll just delete it.

Have you ever used last.fm? I recently started using it and have found it a great way to track the music I listen to and learn about similar artists. I haven’t used the radio station feature yet but I think it will play songs based on what they think you’d like. When I’m listening to my songs I can click “love it,” as far as I know there isn’t a “hate it.”

]]> By: Shane Colin http://benreichelt.net/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Shane Colin Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:53:20 +0000 http://s194721765.onlinehome.us/blog/2007/01/19/ratings-systems/#comment-92 I went to <a href="http://www.misrc.umn.edu/seminars/2005-02-18/" rel="nofollow">this MISRC seminar</a> at the U a couple years ago on this topic. Collaborative filtering is very interesting stuff. Coincidentally, one of the earliest recommendation engines I ever saw was created at the UofM by a group of students. It was called MovieLens and it still exists today in some form. You create an account. Rate 15 movies, and it will in turn give you further recommendations. Good thing if you're too cheap for Netflix. I went to this MISRC seminar at the U a couple years ago on this topic. Collaborative filtering is very interesting stuff.

Coincidentally, one of the earliest recommendation engines I ever saw was created at the UofM by a group of students. It was called MovieLens and it still exists today in some form. You create an account. Rate 15 movies, and it will in turn give you further recommendations. Good thing if you’re too cheap for Netflix.

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