January 2010
2 posts
Speedrating
A new feature, Speedrating, has surfaced on FilmGator. Speedrating makes rating movies in the “Movies” -screen smooth and effortless. You don’t have to go to the movie’s own page anymore to rate it - instead, you can click and rate away straight from the movie list.
Another update makes it easier to browse through your movie recommendations list. Now you can...
FilmGator is getting some media coverage
What an exciting week! It started off with FilmGator getting some attention in the popular startup blog KillerStartups.com. You can check the piece out by following this link. Don’t forget to give your vote as well, so FilmGator will rise to prominence in the top lists of the blog.
So then yesterday we got a heads up that a piece on FilmGator would be published in the Nation edition of The...
December 2009
1 post
What should I watch?
Now that we have been maintaining our personal movie timelines, it’s finally time to reap the rewards. From now on, the data you store (or have already stored) in FilmGator will be processed in order to provide you with suggestions and recommendations for movies that might match your movie taste.
And remember: the more movies you rate, the better the algorithm will fine tune the...
November 2009
1 post
We are in public beta!
FilmGator has today entered the public beta phase of their development and is thus coming out of stealth mode. The core functionality of the service is now implemented and ready for use. Previous experiences have shown that the service concept works well and that it appeals to various types of users.
Now that the main framework is in place, we wish to expose the service to a broader audience to...
October 2009
2 posts
Tagging along
Tags are a wonderful way to convey information in a simple and compact form. When quickly browsing through movies and trying to find something to watch, half a dozen well thought and descriptive tags can really make a difference when adding them up with the normally used criterion of lead actors, themes, posters etc.
In the future, tags can also help us categorize movies better and refine the...
Change is in the air
The first post of our reopened blog comes with exciting news! After an intense period of development, we are glad to unveil FilmGator’s new visual look. And it’s essential to note that the updates are not merely skin-deep. The upgrade comes with a bunch of new features:
New “movies” -page, which will provide the user with a unique and intuitive movie listing tool. Scale...