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Ask HN: Review our project Zorter - Redefining rankings

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Post by wengzilla »

http://www.zorter.com

Zorter is a ranking framework that lets you build and share dynamic rankers.

The idea: People have largely failed to recognize that rankings aren't a one-size-fits-all product nor do they have to be. We’ve built Zorter to do three things: to make rankings more personalized, more accessible, and more fun. In addition to being able to use Zorter to help make tough decisions, users can generate their own ranker in seconds by uploading a spreadsheet of data to our site.

We're still in beta and are making a lot of changes to the site, but we wanted to get some feedback from HN. If there are any features or datasets you'd like to see on Zorter, let us know!

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Review our project Zorter - Redefining rankings

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Post by ffumarola »

Clickable http://www.zorter.com

I just checked it out for best neighborhoods in NYC, seems like a really cool idea! Nice work. One thing, though, is I don't understand how it ranks the attributes as best or worst.

Example: Transit options. What if I want a car heavy transportation system versus a mass transit option (not the case)? And what if I DON'T want bars/nightlife around, as in I actively want to be away from them (again, not the case)? Just a few what-if's... not sure how you would expose the attribute for user manipulation.

Re: Ask HN: Review our project Zorter - Redefining rankings

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Post by carbzilla »

ffumarola wrote: post #3

Clickable http://www.zorter.com I just checked it out for best neighborhoods in NYC, seems like a really cool idea! Nice work. One thing, though, is I don't understand how it ranks the attributes as best or worst. Example: Transit options. What if I want a car heavy transportation system versus a mass transit option (not the case)? And what if I DON'T want bars/nightlife around, as in I actively want to be away from…

In the attribute box, clicking the arrow will flip it from up to down. If the arrow is pointing up it will rank high values better, if the arrow is pointing down it will rank low values better.

Re: Ask HN: Review our project Zorter - Redefining rankings

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Post by ffumarola »

carbzilla wrote: post #4
ffumarola wrote: post #3

Clickable http://www.zorter.com I just checked it out for best neighborhoods in NYC, seems like a really cool idea! Nice work. One thing, though, is I don't understand how it ranks the attributes as best or worst. Example: Transit options. What if I want a car heavy transportation system versus a mass transit option (not the case)? And what if I DON'T want bars/nightlife around, as in I actively want to be away from…

In the attribute box, clicking the arrow will flip it from up to down. If the arrow is pointing up it will rank high values better, if the arrow is pointing down it will rank low values better.

Ah, thanks. That was not clear to me. That helps a lot.
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