Lachlan at Read/WriteWeb wrote up a great profile of Scouta today. Many thanks, we’re glad you think it’s a great service.

This is just the kind of modeling system that I advocate to everybody who will listen. It costs the user nothing. There’s no extra work for you. No bonus clicks or monkey-dancing to get the application to start working for you. You can just use it and the benefits start to accrue.

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.

It’s great to hear that our little site is doing such a great job of recommending the right stuff.

We also hear you about the downsides. We’re really eager to all sorts of feedback, positive and certainly the negative. We’re constantly working on Scouta each week to improve it and make it as useful as possible.

All up, we’re stoked with another great rap!

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