April 29, 2008 | In: Java, Web Development, theSUGGESTR
In the process of renaming our website from MyFriendSuggests.com to theSUGGESTR.com I found that most articles on this refer to using mod_rewrite to accomplish the redirect. However for most us Java guys this may not be the way to go. I used...
April 29, 2008 | In: Local Search, theSUGGESTR
In order to better reflect our core value as a site MyFriendSuggests.com has renamed itself theSUGGESTR.com. The primary reason for this was to better reflect that our service provides you suggestions. While we will maintain our friend network...
April 24, 2008 | In: Local Search
As Mashable and Screenwerk's blog reported, Yahoo Local has improved its mapping functionality allowing user's to move a big blue circle around the map and have the site automatically make changes to their search results. I admit the UI is pretty slick. ...
April 24, 2008 | In: Collaborative Filtering
As we've been able to gather more rating data from our site, MyFriendSuggests.com we've been able to run more tests on our unique recommendation algorithm. Our algorithm uniques combines both user based and item based collaborative filtering. Our...
April 19, 2008 | In: Website Marketing
I found a great list of 3250 directories bosed on a blog I like to read. Unfortunately I wasn't in the mood to submit to all of them. So I built a small program that found me the Google PageRank of all 3250. For your viewing pleasure here...