I want to create a site that sends visitors articles, videos, tips, advice, maps, directions, and so on based upon their interests. Much like Amazon suggests you books based upon what you’ve purchased, but I’d like to try to set this up so it’s more intimate or precise. I’m thinking about starting it out via a manual process, sending friends links to articles, videos and so on that I know they’d be interested in and then setup a number of channels that can opt in and out of. There must be a way to do this. This idea seems related to John Battle’s concept of clickstreams and Database of Intentions, where search engines gather information about you based on your searches. Or why can’t Comcast cable make suggestions based on what I’ve watched and for how long. Why can’t they send me a reminder or let me know when something is on that I’d like but haven’t yet set a reminder for. An example, Arsenal versus Chelsea was on and I didn’t know about it until late in the game, I then texted a fiend and told him it was on. A great game that I was very happy to catch. This will all be automated soon. It won’t be creepy it will be genius.
I’m also all about more information, movie reviews from a number of sources and insider tips from people who have been to the place you’re going. I often check to see when goals were scored for instance, on the internet when they’re re-showing a soccer game. I also love the info button with Comcast cable, I only see more of that coming. From Tivo to DVR machines…