Scouta Play
Today we released a feature that’s been on the cards for a long time. We’ve called it Scouta Play.
Before launch we realized we needed something pretty snazzy and fun to show people what Scouta could do. You see, recommendations aren’t that simple to explain because they’re a relatively new concept for most of the world.
So we decided to create a little magic on the front page that would allow you to play a video or podcast, and then rate it. Depending on how and what you rate, Scouta would then recommend more.
Anyone can now experience Scouta’s recommendations without creating an account. Zip over to the Scouta front page and you’ll see what we mean. You can select to display videos, or podcasts, or both, and play them right then and there. If you like something, rate it good, and Scouta will start learning what you love.
If you like playing with the new front page, it’s worth creating a Scouta account. Member’s ratings are stored, so over time Scouta gets a better understanding of what you love, and the recommendations will be more accurate.
Anyway, have a Play and let us know what you think.
By the way, thanks to members abigsplash and sfarmer76, this release is named Indigo.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
[…] This is now much clearer on the brand spanking new homepage. Launched only this past weekend, it allows users to experience recommendations without an account. I logged out and cleared my cache, but the homepage didn’t take too long to start recommending more and more Pearl Jam clips to me. Given I started the Pearl Jam group on Scouta on the weekend as part of my testing for this review (and because Pearl Jam rock!), I think that’s a sterling indication of what this application can do for you. Obviously, the recommendations get smarter and smoother for members, as they have a longer history of more actions to work with. […]