Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won't become profitable?

Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by xpose2000 on Sunday June 10, 2012 @10:59AM (#4091208)

I created a site based off of the idea of Facebook Timeline, except for a professional player's career. It's called Player Career Timeline. It works for just about any NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL player and the data goes back 5 years.

For example, LeBron James' career timeline: http://careers.fantasysp.com/player/nba/lebron-james/

It works by aggregating thousands of stories over the years and assigns them to a specific player/sport. Then I monitor how users interact with the stories to formulate trends in his career. Each story presented in the timeline has a link back to the original source so you can read the full article.

I already had all of this data from my main site and thought it would be fun to use it in another way.

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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by Lorin on Sunday June 10, 2012 @12:36PM (#4091479)

Is most of the system automated? How much hand holding is actually required while creating the timeline?

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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by xpose2000 on Sunday June 10, 2012 @03:44PM (#4091970)

It's entirely automated.

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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by streptomycin on Sunday June 10, 2012 @01:31PM (#4091617)

Very cool. Some infinite scrolling (like Facebook) would be nice.

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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by xpose2000 on Sunday June 10, 2012 @03:48PM (#4091988)

Agreed, I had originally planned to use infinite scrolling just like Facebook. Due to time restraints it had to be altered to what it is now.

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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by AtTheLast on Sunday June 10, 2012 @12:32PM (#4091466)

This is really cool. The timeline helps provide some meaning to a players stats. Also, it's a great way to get a quick overview of a players career or recent history.

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