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A comment on HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of relying on algorithms.

Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by ikeboy on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:03PM (#23327260)
Is there any halfway decent third party recommendation system? I've got a list of everything I've watched in the last year or so since I've started tracking it, plus older TV shows I've seen in full. I'd be interested in manually inputting that with ratings into some system where it can recommend what else I'd like given everyone else's data.
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Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by MuncleUscles on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:51PM (#23328014)
I've had some success with JustWatch https://www.justwatch.com/ As far as ratings go, you can 'like' or 'dislike'
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Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by smartbit on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @04:17PM (#23329366)
I gave it a try, not much success for my taste.
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Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by kcatskcolbdi on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @08:28PM (#23331919)
Oh, I've actually been working at that for the last six months! The DS model we have going at https://groa.us is really solid. We are working on integrating list functionality so that you can put together different "mood boards" of lists so you are in the driver's seat when it comes to steering the algo.

But currently the vanilla version we have up now, I've found, has provided really solid results.

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Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by baspey on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:48PM (#23341713)
Please try my app (Mac/PC) Coollector Movie Database https://www.coollector.com/ I've spent years refining the recommendation system. It beats everything I know.
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Re:HBO Max taking on Netflix with human curation instead of ... by ikeboy on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:52PM (#23341774)
Not interested in downloading anything, this is something that should work online. Thanks.
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