December 18th, 2007
related entries
Man, 5000 API requests a day just doesn't cut it. Nearly 3 months after initially setting up the "related entries" feature, Yahoo has nearly (still 13,000 entries left, but that should be done by this weekend) caught up with the backlog of patron account entries. All patron accounts should have related entries feature enabled. Click through on any entry to see what Tabulas thinks are "related entries." The algorithm could be absolutely stupid, so while you write about some awesome political views, the thing might return your LOLcat entry. Sucks to be the product of my weak programming skillz.
To rehash an example of what this thing does, it recently decided my tongue-in-cheek post about the evolution of dry earwax Asians was related to my rant on tree sperm. Draw your own conclusions.
I've had some fun reading posts from years past (that I had forgotten about) as I write new entries; I hope you can enjoy the feature as well.
Note: entries are processed nightly. That means (for now), any entries you add won't automatically get picked up. You may have to wait a day (or two).
Some things I can do with this feature in the future:
- Tweak the weighting - categories, comments, etc. could all play a role in the weighting (currently the results aren't weighted in any way - I just return what I think are the top 5 results)
- Comparison with friends
- Comparison with strangers (OoOoOOOoHHHH social NETWORKING ACTION!)
Eddie (guest)