| the problem you're trying to solve is discovering new movies for a user, right? i assume it is, so let me try to expand on why you might have trouble with your current offering: - some people enjoy movies and are always looking for new stuff. - their joy is watching movies, not rating them. like / not like right after the movie is ok. some disconnected process is not, this is work, not joy. - what are the major, simple factors leading to the next good movie? 1., Same personnel involved. director, screenwriter, main actors. 2., I liked their previous work. 3., The major outliers are found by chance or word of mouth. then 1 and 2 are in play. Now, does a web page solve this nicely? No. Much smarter would something akin to what Netflix is attempting. A XBMC/Plex/VLC plugin maybe that tracks HABITS. No effort involved. The plugin tracks the movie history and maybe, maybe asks at the end if you like the movie. You can apply the same to songs, etc. And yes, Netflix, Amazon, all prior art. But actually working. Convenience is key for consumers. Seamless. Easy. Valuable. Instagram hooked itself into the photo making process. Flickr did not. Good luck. |