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Re: Show HN: My first web app

#21
Aha! 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 into the iTunes and Amazon music stores. Make some affiliate money for your project.

Re: Show HN: My first web app

#24
post #15

Does 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 and his recommendations are indistinguishable from mine.

looks like its using the hunch.com api

Re: Show HN: My first web app

#26
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 try and make some money. You deserve it.

Some suggestions:

* The text is a bit weird / difficult to read on my machine. (a 14" Windows 7 laptop, with resolution 1366x768, and running Mozilla Firefox 5.0). See screenshot here: http://imgur.com/5w6Ai

* Also, it would be nice if you could make the "Go Back" link a little more prominent.

Re: Show HN: My first web app

#27

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, especially for Songs & Movies. In fact some of the recommendations contained some of my all time favorites, so kudos. What's really important for you to nail now is the follow-up action: I want to be linked to resources that allow me to explore t…

Thanks for the advice. I am planning on integrating youtube/itunes for the songs,movies,comedians as relevant.

Can you explain what you mean by the #how breaking at twitter\n username? Do you mean when you enter a newline in the username bar?

Re: Show HN: My first web app

#28
post #6

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 had to search for that link) and choosing again is tedious. Also, for some reason, the twitter user name was gone and I've to type it every time. But I guess that could be my browser, not sure. (Linux 11.04, Chrome)

Thanks. Yea I guess it makes sense to leave the form in so one can easily get recommendations for the next thing. I'll incorporate this in.
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