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Ask HN: Review our project Zorter - Redefining rankings

21 points by wengzilla ↗ HN
http://www.zorter.com

Zorter is a ranking framework that lets you build and share dynamic rankers.

The idea: People have largely failed to recognize that rankings aren't a one-size-fits-all product nor do they have to be. We’ve built Zorter to do three things: to make rankings more personalized, more accessible, and more fun. In addition to being able to use Zorter to help make tough decisions, users can generate their own ranker in seconds by uploading a spreadsheet of data to our site.

We're still in beta and are making a lot of changes to the site, but we wanted to get some feedback from HN. If there are any features or datasets you'd like to see on Zorter, let us know!

Thanks!

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ffumarola
Clickable http://www.zorter.com

I just checked it out for best neighborhoods in NYC, seems like a really cool idea! Nice work. One thing, though, is I don't understand how it ranks the attributes as best or worst.

Example: Transit options. What if I want a car heavy transportation system versus a mass transit option (not the case)? And what if I DON'T want bars/nightlife around, as in I actively want to be away from them (again, not the case)? Just a few what-if's... not sure how you would expose the attribute for user manipulation.

carbzilla
In the attribute box, clicking the arrow will flip it from up to down. If the arrow is pointing up it will rank high values better, if the arrow is pointing down it will rank low values better.
ffumarola
Ah, thanks. That was not clear to me. That helps a lot.
rokkrulec
Make API to cover web and mobile app market.
blink2fy
I second this.

Great idea, btw.

metri
Wow, cool project. My team is actually looking for a neat new application to work on -- I think perhaps we'll take a stab at something like this. Thanks for the idea!
[dead] Tommy_Loff
brb. ganking the shit out of this. see ya in hell zorter!