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Too Tired to Think? Let Hunch.com Decide.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

I am always on the lookout for new concept websites. Today marked the release of a new website called Hunch.com. When I visited the site, I was presented with a series of twenty questions with everything from “Do you sing in the shower?” to “Which french fries do you prefer to munch?”.Once my answers were given, I was released in to the website. You can choose a variety of topics and after answering a few more questions pertaining to that topic, you are presented with their suggestion based on your personality.

Hunch.com was created by Caterina Fake,who was also co-founder of the photo-sharing community Flickr. She says she created Hunch not because people need help with emotional decisions but because it’s too tough to find smart information online. I wanted to test it out, so after their server had stabilized, the first topic I chose was “What funny video should I watch?”. A few questions later, I was watching a cat fight a copy machine on Youtube.com, complete with sound effects. I found the clip pretty funny and proceeded to watch a few other suggested clips, that were entertaining as well. It turns out that I should also be leaning towards designer Marc Jacobs’ clothes, adding an adopted Saint Bernard to our brood and choosing a Chevrolet Corvette for my next car. Whereas all of the choices didn’t necessarily fit my tastes, it was on cue more often than not and was an entertaining website.