Harvard or Yale? The high-school overachievers’ nagging existential dilemma suddenly got a whole lot easier thanks to the taste-prediction startup Hunch.
Hunch enlisted Column Five Media to design an infographic that ranks the ...READ MORE›
We've all got the vague notion that our little preferences say something about us. For example, you might assume that someone who wears only tight clothing is both a little vain and maybe fast. But take that one step further: Could ...READ MORE›
In the past few years, the quirky genius of Metafilter, which lets you pose a question to the community and allows anyone to answer, has blossomed into a full-on industry. These days, there's Hunch, Yahoo Answers, Aardvark, Quora, and ...READ MORE›
Hunch has relaunched as a more clearly defined "taste-driven" Net recommendation service. It's a clever move, since as the Net penetrates deeper into our lives, we may find ourselves reaching to systems like this for help.READ MORE›
Is it just me, or is social media getting a little creepy? This week I came across a couple of Web sites that, as well as being cute, funny, and a little bit different from the usual Facebook and Twitter offshoots. The first, ...READ MORE›
Ever wondered where to grab lunch? Or which DVD set to buy? Or even what to wear on -- gasp! -- a first date? Flickr cofounder Caterina Fake's latest startup helps users make decisions by comparing what it knows about them to what it knows about others like them.READ MORE›
Decision-making site Hunch shocked no one with a recent data-backed report that shows liberals are more likely to be hippie vegetarians than fried-food loving conservatives. Now the site is back with another ...READ MORE›
Images of liberals as vegetarian, multi-grain-bread-loving hippies and conservatives as fried-chicken-idolizing McDonald's lovers are more than just stereotypes--they're based on real trends, according to Hunch's new "How Food ...READ MORE›
This interview was conducted during research for my book, Viral Loop. You can read an excerpt here at Fast Company, or find out what your friends are really worth by installing the Viral Loop widget.
In 2002, Caterina Fake (her ...READ MORE›
Just two weeks after launch, in measuring its success, Hunch has determined that its decision engine has had, well, measured success. According to a blog post by co-founder Chris Dixon, Hunch is doing "pretty well, although we ...READ MORE›
Are you more likely to spoon or to be spooned? Are alien abductions fake or real? How good are you at catching fly balls? Hunch.com wants to know, not for its own benefit, but for yours. Launched today, Hunch helps users find ...READ MORE›
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