Interesting post! I was wondering about the comical looking signup spike and have been paying attention to the Statistics for a simple reason: I want you guys to succeed!
I had been looking for a TV/Movie tracking site (I already track my music with last.fm, my games with raptr.com, and my books with goodreads.com) for a while when Trakt showed up, and I love the site.
That is, I love it as a way to track what I watch in XBMC - as a recommendation engine it keeps suggesting the same few movies we have all seen (Inception, Matrix, Nolan-Batman etc.).
The key, vague as it is, is to get Trakt onto devices that are less nerdy than XBMC and its ilk. Windows Media Center would be a step in the right direction since it comes with Windows, but you may also want to look into something for the iPad, where a lot of non-nerdy people watch movies and shows now. And what about Netflix, Hulu, etc.?
I had been looking for a TV/Movie tracking site (I already track my music with last.fm, my games with raptr.com, and my books with goodreads.com) for a while when Trakt showed up, and I love the site.
That is, I love it as a way to track what I watch in XBMC - as a recommendation engine it keeps suggesting the same few movies we have all seen (Inception, Matrix, Nolan-Batman etc.).
The key, vague as it is, is to get Trakt onto devices that are less nerdy than XBMC and its ilk. Windows Media Center would be a step in the right direction since it comes with Windows, but you may also want to look into something for the iPad, where a lot of non-nerdy people watch movies and shows now. And what about Netflix, Hulu, etc.?
Yeh very interesting, there were a couple of us working on tvshow/movie charting tools at the time trakt appeared. Usually tailored to specific media centers. I stopped working on our version because trakt just worked as I wanted. Great to see a site finally take hold in popularity. I had loads of ideas about the future of such a site with in-media center ratings, live charts, music videos, ebooks and other types of media, a better forum community ect. You have a great future ahead of you.
2 Questions,
1. There is no way to see the results of the question? I really think that VLC support for people less Geeky watch their shows.
2. There is no RSS Feed for this blog? :( It's hard to see if there is something new in the blog without that!
1. There is no way to see the results of the question? I really think that VLC support for people less Geeky watch their shows.
2. There is no RSS Feed for this blog? :( It's hard to see if there is something new in the blog without that!
I second the comment about intergrating Netflix watching. Love this site!
Thanks for the feedback guys.
@Adeiko I'll be adding an RSS feed soon and the crappy poll thing we're using doesn't give you the total votes so far view (it's free though).
@TJOHO Fully agree with everything you said. Our recs are a starting point and we need to keep refining and inserting some randomness. I was literally just talking with Justin about this about an hour ago.
@zag2me Thank you for the kind words. We're really having a lot of fun doing this and you should see a few of your ideas popping up soon for the XBMC guys.
Thanks for your feedback, guys. It's the best way to get us moving in the right direction!
@Adeiko I'll be adding an RSS feed soon and the crappy poll thing we're using doesn't give you the total votes so far view (it's free though).
@TJOHO Fully agree with everything you said. Our recs are a starting point and we need to keep refining and inserting some randomness. I was literally just talking with Justin about this about an hour ago.
@zag2me Thank you for the kind words. We're really having a lot of fun doing this and you should see a few of your ideas popping up soon for the XBMC guys.
Thanks for your feedback, guys. It's the best way to get us moving in the right direction!
OK, last comment here and then I'll start using the more appropriate Feedback button on the right!
I'm not sure how you're doing this behind the scenes, but I'm guessing that you don't have movies and TV shows in your database unless someone watches it - in which case you scrape it from iMDb. This means that your database will be kind of limited to the (somewhat narrow) taste of our community. Let's face it, the ones nerdy enough to use a media center and trakt are the ones who watch The Big Bang Theory and those movies I mentioned below.
One way to diversify would be to put search into your algorithm (I'm no programmer so I have no idea if this is even possible): instead of a "Nothing was found : ( " if the movie is not currently in the database, would it be possible to
1. scrape it based on the search and then enter it into the database?
2. have the fact that someone searched for it indicate interest in it and therefore factor into the algorithm for your recommendation engine?
As I said, I want you guys to succeed so that I can have a great site to track my TV and movie watching with, not one that will wither and die on me. Good luck!
I'm not sure how you're doing this behind the scenes, but I'm guessing that you don't have movies and TV shows in your database unless someone watches it - in which case you scrape it from iMDb. This means that your database will be kind of limited to the (somewhat narrow) taste of our community. Let's face it, the ones nerdy enough to use a media center and trakt are the ones who watch The Big Bang Theory and those movies I mentioned below.
One way to diversify would be to put search into your algorithm (I'm no programmer so I have no idea if this is even possible): instead of a "Nothing was found : ( " if the movie is not currently in the database, would it be possible to
1. scrape it based on the search and then enter it into the database?
2. have the fact that someone searched for it indicate interest in it and therefore factor into the algorithm for your recommendation engine?
As I said, I want you guys to succeed so that I can have a great site to track my TV and movie watching with, not one that will wither and die on me. Good luck!
@TJOHO you can use imdb: in the search and it will scrape it *if it exists on thetvdb.com -or- themoviedb.org*. Not the best solution, but we're trying to find the best and easiest way to accomplish what you're talking about.
At first, congrats for bringing up a movie/tv show scrolling service. I recently also thought about this concept, if you hadn't implemented this idea before, I would do so ;)
Anyway, my first question is, do you get already some funding? - If not, this idea must be funded to grow as expected! Secondly, don't underestimate manual scrobbling, I can imagine, that this can be especially important re. movie watching, e.g., in a cinema. It's a bit different from music scrobbling - a song has usually a length of 3-4 minutes and a movie has usually a length of 90 minutes. So manual scrobbling isn't such a hurdle. I asked further concrete questions and raised some ideas on your support forum. I wish you all the best in making trakt as famous for movies scrobbling as last.fm for music scrobbling. Keep the community always involved as last.fm do it!
Anyway, my first question is, do you get already some funding? - If not, this idea must be funded to grow as expected! Secondly, don't underestimate manual scrobbling, I can imagine, that this can be especially important re. movie watching, e.g., in a cinema. It's a bit different from music scrobbling - a song has usually a length of 3-4 minutes and a movie has usually a length of 90 minutes. So manual scrobbling isn't such a hurdle. I asked further concrete questions and raised some ideas on your support forum. I wish you all the best in making trakt as famous for movies scrobbling as last.fm for music scrobbling. Keep the community always involved as last.fm do it!
Thanks zazi. I saw all your recommendations on getsatisfaction. I appreciate you taking the time to write all of that out. I haven't had the time to respond to them, but I did read all of them.
I think manually marking shows will always be a part of trakt. We will just need to create better APIs to support it (also the mobile app to go with it *someday*).
I think manually marking shows will always be a part of trakt. We will just need to create better APIs to support it (also the mobile app to go with it *someday*).
To me, one of the best selling points of last.fm is its recommendation feature. It's a great way to get to know new bands, you would have never heard of otherwise. I signed up for trakt for that same reason, but, as Tjoho mentioned, the recommendations haven't changed, since I've started submitting movies/shows. I will keep using the service, simply because if you ever figure out how to give good recommendations, I want to have a library of submitted stuff, so that I can use that feature. And I'm very confident in you guys to pull that off.
P.S.: Is it possible to submit shows that aren't in the library? I download stuff to an unsorted media-folder and usually start pputting it in the library after I've watched it (especially with TV-shows). The xbmc-plugin tells me that the shows (usually named ".s0xe0x.avi" have been submitted, but they never appear on the site. Is there any way that the plugin can use that filename and search for the appropriate show?
P.S.: Is it possible to submit shows that aren't in the library? I download stuff to an unsorted media-folder and usually start pputting it in the library after I've watched it (especially with TV-shows). The xbmc-plugin tells me that the shows (usually named "
For manual markings I knew a few sites you might want to check out for some inspiration: myepisodes.com and seriesly. One other thing that I don't really like right now with trakt is that only the shows I've actually watched (using the library-mode) are listed in the calendar. Is there a way to choose shows that show up on your calendar (through a <3-rating or an adding to the watchlist) even though you havent watched them? Manual markings might fix that (or maybe there already is a solution to that problem, and i just fail to see it.
Anyway, enough with the complaining. I really enjoy this service and the community that goes along with it. Keep up the good work.
Anyway, enough with the complaining. I really enjoy this service and the community that goes along with it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback pjotr. We currently testing a slight update to the recommendations engine right now actually. That update will be out this weekend and adjusts the weights of a few things and will help your recommendations get more influenced by your friends with similar tastes. Recommendations in general will be an evolving algorithm for sure.
We are looking into working with things in file mode, the challenge there is making sure it is accurately identifying what the file is. With library mode that makes the accuracy very high.
We have a planned update around the calendar for sure. I am envisioning that we seed the calendar automatically based on what you're watching, but we will give the ability to manually add/remove shows too which would give the flexibility you are talking about.
We will always be evolving based on community feedback and interaction.
We are looking into working with things in file mode, the challenge there is making sure it is accurately identifying what the file is. With library mode that makes the accuracy very high.
We have a planned update around the calendar for sure. I am envisioning that we seed the calendar automatically based on what you're watching, but we will give the ability to manually add/remove shows too which would give the flexibility you are talking about.
We will always be evolving based on community feedback and interaction.
I found this website totally by accident after giving up looking for a site like this... Still missing a lot of features that i think that would bring more members; quality and usage to this ( already ) amazing website. keep up the good work =)
My answer to the question is obvious for several reasons ... media player support.
Ps: Added to Feedmyapp @ http://www.feedmyapp.com/p/a/trakt-tv-trakt-helps-keep-a-record-of-what-tv-shows-and-movies-you-are-watching/22556
My answer to the question is obvious for several reasons ... media player support.
Ps: Added to Feedmyapp @ http://www.feedmyapp.com/p/a/trakt-tv-trakt-helps-keep-a-record-of-what-tv-shows-and-movies-you-are-watching/22556
Some kind of facebook or twitter integration would be cool. So if i like a show on trakt it would be submitted to the other sozial networks
never mind my last post. someone just pointed out to me, that this thing is already possible.
Yeah, i spammed by without wanting it hehe, had to use just to appear when I watch something and not when I rate
What i RELLY wsnt is the ability to create personal lists <3
I'd like to see a public view option. Right now I cannot show a friend of mine anything from my profile if he/she is not a member of trakt. This special page will be based on my profile screen and I can choose which parts are publicly visible. For example, I want to show what series I have on my collection without showing my recently watched episodes list. Ultimately, I'd like all parts to be an option so that people can show publicly whichever part of their profile they like to.
Thanks for the feedback. If you guys can post those suggestions on getsatisfaction.com/trakt that will help us keep track of everything and allow others to comment on your ideas.
I would like to see Tivo support and Netflix from within Plex"
Better Plex support, please!
