Hunch (website)
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Type of site | Collaboration |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Created by | Caterina Fake, Chris Dixon |
| Website | hunch.com |
| Alexa rank |
 87,728 (April 2014)[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | June 15, 2009 |
| Current status | Not active |
Hunch was a website designed as a collective intelligence decision-making system ("decision engine"[2]) that used decision trees to make decisions based on users' interest.[3] Hunch was launched publicly in June 2009.[4] Hunch was headquartered in New York City.[5] The site was apparently closed down in March 2014.
History
Hunch was co-founded by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake[6] and Chris Dixon with an 11-person team of MIT graduates.[7] Hunch started a private preview period in December 2008, but opened the preview to the public in March 2009 as an invitation-only private beta. Users had to request an invitation at Hunch.com, which took a few days to receive.[8] In December 2009, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales joined Hunch.com as Board Member and advisor.[9]
By February 2010, the website's traffic had grown to 1.2 million unique visitors.[10] In January 2011 Hunch was redesigned from decision tree system and topic specific questions to tagging and product referral.[11]
In November 2011 it was announced that Hunch had been officially acquired by eBay Inc. for a reported 80 million dollars.[12] In March 2014 the hunch.com website began redirecting to ebay.com.
Reports
Hunch often published reports[13] revealing correlations between users which it found interesting, odd or amusing. The reports published were:
- Gays in the military: opinions about “Don't Ask Don't Tell”
- “Bitters” vs “Lovers”: What our Valentine’s Day outlook says about us
- Pooches and people: what our best pals reveal about ourselves
- Console Tribes: What Your Video Game System Says About You
- Hunch users weigh in on global warming
- And now for something lighter: Cookie Monster blows away #2 Oscar as a Hunch favorite
- New York Times Bestsellers: A Hunch Topic Snapshot
- Mac vs PC People: Personality Traits & Aesthetic/Media Choices
- How Food Preferences Vary by Political Ideology
- Profile of a Hunch iPhone owner
- Does TV Make us Dumber-er?
References
- ↑ "Hunch.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Hunch: A Psycho-Social Divinatory Machine for the Masses". Information Today. Retrieved 1 Dec 2014.
- ↑ Rao, Leena. "Hunch Takes A Deep Data Dive On The Tastes And Interests Of eBay Users". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hunch launches today". VatorNews. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ "About Hunch.com". Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ↑ Ben Parr (March 28, 2009). "Hunch: Flickr Founder to Turn Indecision into Profits". Mashable. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "The Hunch Team". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ Official Forum Clarification on Hunch's History: "wikipedia article about hunch could use some improvement!". Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ↑ Wales, Jimmy (December 7, 2009). "What's new for me: Hunch". blog.jimmywales.com. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Hunch". Mashable. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hunch Blog | Goodbye topic-specific questions, hello tags". Blog.hunch.com. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ "eBay Buys Hunch To Improve Long-Tail Shopping Recommendations". TechCrunch. November 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ↑ "List of Hunch Reports". Retrieved 2010-03-01.