Hound Dog at Your Service
Finding good content on Steemit among thousands of posts published each day can be exhausting. But don't you worry, I can help! My name is @hounddog and I am your personalized post recommender. I hunt and track down posts that you like based on your previous upvotes and interests. I read through every pulication and, by using Natural Language Processing, can support you to discover content that is right for you! It's very easy and the only thing I want in return is a vote from you.
How It Works
- Upvote this post, giving a 100% upvote
- optionally follow me
- and resteem this post
- Reply to this post
- with just @hounddog to get personalized recommendations based on your last 5 upvotes
- or with @hounddog https://steemit.com/steemit/@myfavoriteauthor/my-favorite-post to find similar posts to the one in your comment
- Wait for about a minute and refresh this webpage
- I will recommend new, recent posts to you
- 3 recommendations for your vote
- 5 if you additionally follow me
- or even 10 if you upvoted, followed, and resteemed this post
Please, give only 100% upvotes, anything less won't get you very far!
You can get multiple recommendations if you upvote my recommendations to you and reply to this post with @hounddog another time. Make sure to vote on other posts in between, otherwise you may get the same recommendations again!
IMPORTANT: Recommendations are given until 27.03.2018 (UTC). Find a newer post of mine after that date for new recommendations.
Example
Here is an example using the trending post Busy v2.4 Release: New features that will make you love Busy.org by @busy.org. Let's say you upvoted my post, followed me, and replied with:
@hounddog https://steemit.com/steemit/@busy.org/busy-v2-4-release-new-features-that-will-make-you-love-busy-org
I would recommend the following posts:
1: Why Im Moving To Busy.org by @jrswab (61% match)
2: How to Show your Steemit Posts on your Website? by @gmichelbkk (60% match)
3: Steem Sincerity Simple Spam Filtering Chrome Extension for Steemit.com by @andybets (62% match)
4: How Im giving back to Steemit Mountains Minnow Guide and New User Support by @mountainwashere (64% match)
5: SteemPlus Minnow Upvote Proposal Upvoting high quality minnow posts based on Utopian model by @steem-plus (70% match)
FAQs
Are you related to @trufflepig?
Yes, I am designed and coded by his developer @smcaterpillar, too. And yes, I even do use parts of @trufflepig's codebase. However, he tries to satisfy the taste of the masses whereas I try to cater to your needs only.
Can I use your service if I sold my vote to services such as @smartsteem?
Well, you can give it a try. But my suggestions are based on the upvotes of your account. If your account voted for crap, you will get crap in return. Your vote on Steemit counts, so think twice about whether you sell it to a bot! Alternatively, you can add an example post (like @hounddog https://steemit.com/steemit/@myfavoriteauthor/my-favorite-post) and I will search for other posts similar to your example.
Can I get some more recommendations?
Yes, just upvote my first recommendations to you and reply to this post with @hounddog again.
Can I send you SBD to get even more recommendations?
Well, no! Sure send me some SBD if you have no use for them, but do not expect anything in return. You pay for this service with your vote only. This is recommendation socialism, baby! If you can give a lot, you have to give a lot, if you cannot, you only have to give a little!
How do you give recommendations?
In a nuthsell, I read all posts of this week and, first, filter all short ones, non English ones, and publications drowning in spelling mistakes. Secondly, I extract the essence out of each contribution. I do this by projecting the posts into a low dimensional vector space using Latent Semantic Analysis. Next, I look up the last 5 posts you voted for (or, alternatively, just read the example post you provided) and project these into the space, too. Finally, I search the space for the articles closest to your choice by maximising the Cosine Similarity between your votes (or the example post you gave) and this week's publications.
Best with barks,
HoundDog
@hounddog <--- Call me like this after you upvoted my post!
I will answer your call as fast as I can:
Hi @hounddog, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: SteemEngine Stats 20180315 by @steemengineteam (58% match)
2: SteemEngine Stats 20180314 by @steemengineteam (58% match)
3: SteemEngine Stats 20180316 by @steemengineteam (58% match)
4: The cloak of visibility Bidbots and other lies by @tarazkp (66% match)
5: Steem Voting Activity Steem Health Part 2 by @eroche (66% match)
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The Daily Sneak 11 March 2018 with guest curator sharoonyasir by @sneakyninja (69% match)
2: 4 Simple Ways to Crank That SBD Payout by @kenmelendez (80% match)
3: See How Your Steemit Posts Are Doing with SteemWorld.org by @gmichelbkk (78% match)
4: My Suggestion to Fixing the Promote Feature Lets Make SBD Burning Great Again by @schattenjaeger (67% match)
5: The Daily Sneak 10 March 2018 with guest curator randomwanderings by @sneakyninja (69% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/loveitshoveit/@doctorcrypto/love-it-or-shove-it-challenge-hmmmm-what-do-i-hate
Hi @hounddog, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: You can never prove your love to those who doubt it A painful lesson I have learned throughout the years by @nomad-magus (68% match)
2: Pros Cons of the Game of Love by @globetrottergcc (68% match)
3: What is love and the story of my love by @ionutciobanu (67% match)
4: It was not the love you received from others that matured you, but the love you gave to the world by @mindtrap (65% match)
5: Reflections on loving Part 5 How the media corrupts our views on romance, relationships and marriages by @steemityourway (66% match)
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: beautiful wings by @melianna (65% match)
2: Refreshment by @naim62 (59% match)
3: Ill be first in line! by @jgullinese (58% match)
4: Random Thoughts of Poetry Untitled Poems36 by @themanualbot (58% match)
5: Discover the pathway to Success Join the biggest movement on Steemit by @tomilolafadipe (57% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/busy/@busy.org/busy-v2-4-release-new-features-that-will-make-you-love-busy-org
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: Getting a fun win in the 20v20 mode on Fortnite! by @deadspace (83% match)
2: suggesting pop up and autofill of names when inputting names of beneficiaries using the steemplus extension. by @kodeblacc (77% match)
3: Capsules by @galione (70% match)
4: Montserrat, Catalonia The Surreal Mountain Monastery by @energyaddict22 (68% match)
5: Harry Styles Live Tour Basel 2018 by @minatubo (69% match)
hmmm ok doc2vec doesn't really work^^ back to the LSA :-D
@hounddog
Hi @trufflepig, thanks for voting! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: Rotational Grazing VS. Mowing? Homesteading Chores by @daddykirbs (58% match)
2: THE MINNOW SCHOOL Steemit, Unemployment and Government Hypocrisy by @bait002 (57% match)
3: An accident that could have been easily averted by @tagsplanet (61% match)
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: Bounty 20 Steem Should we fix SBD? by @knircky (57% match)
2: See How Your Steemit Posts Are Doing with SteemWorld.org by @gmichelbkk (64% match)
3: 4 Simple Ways to Crank That SBD Payout by @kenmelendez (65% match)
4: My Suggestion to Fixing the Promote Feature Lets Make SBD Burning Great Again by @schattenjaeger (52% match)
5: All You Need to Know About Your Votes on Steemit! by @gmichelbkk (53% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/busy/@busy.org/busy-v2-4-release-new-features-that-will-make-you-love-busy-org
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: Why Im Moving To Busy.org by @jrswab (53% match)
2: Steemit Guide Quick Start Guide for all New Steemians by @jcpuzs1 (64% match)
3: Add feature Top PayoutReputationCommentsMost recent for you to the ones you Followed by @chuuuckie (69% match)
4: The Beginners Guide to Steemit, Part 1 Steemit QuickStart Guide by @ethandsmith (51% match)
5: SteemPlus 2.5.2 by @steem-plus (56% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/busy/@busy.org/busy-v2-4-release-new-features-that-will-make-you-love-busy-org
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: Another 1 for Busy.org Shows relevant cryptocurrency prices by @ashe-oro (58% match)
2: Invite Your Friends To Busy.org, Earn A Bonus Equivalent To A Percentage Of Their Rewards! by @lexiconical (61% match)
3: Steemit Guide Quick Start Guide for all New Steemians by @jcpuzs1 (61% match)
4: SteemPlus Minnow Upvote Proposal Upvoting high quality minnow posts based on Utopian model by @steem-plus (51% match)
5: Features That Will Make You Fall In Love With Busy.Org Why I Love Busy.Org by @neupanedipen (55% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/blockchain/@jaimewilliam/04-books-to-learn-about-decentralization-and-blockchain
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: My impressions about the book Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari by @laxam (59% match)
2: Want to Start reading up more? Start with these books! by @samboy (59% match)
3: How to Write Your First Ebook in 7 Days or Less! Chapter 1 by @markrmorrisjr (58% match)
4: Amusing Anecdotes Library Edition by @generikat (56% match)
5: Announcement! Book Published! Happiness! by @nobyeni (57% match)
Thanks for the recommendation!
@hounddog https://steemit.com/steem/@tarazkp/looking-for-a-good-bidbot-mathematician
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The cloak of visibility Bidbots and other lies by @tarazkp (100% match)
2: The SBDSTEEM debt and payouts by @tarazkp (100% match)
3: New Theory On STEEM Dollar Demand by @brianphobos (80% match)
4: ** Steemonomics TIL Why are we suddenly getting liquid STEEM rewards?!** by @fraenk (88% match)
5: Why is SBD the primary currency on the STEEM Blockchain. What if all bid bots started accepting bids in STEEM only? by @bmj (100% match)
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The Daily Sneak 18 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (88% match)
2: The Daily Sneak 17 March 2018 with guest curator paradigmprospect by @sneakyninja (79% match)
3: The SBDSTEEM debt and payouts by @tarazkp (48% match)
4: Whats with my Author Rewards??? Whats the point of getting payed in STEEM?? Should SBD be forced to be valued at 1 USD? by @vimukthi (47% match)
5: What is Steemit and How Do I Get Started? by @energyaddict22 (44% match)
@hounddog https://steemit.com/steemit/@trufflepig/i-have-problems-sending-and-claiming-sbd-i-need-your-help-rpcerror-bad-cast-invalid-cast
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
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@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The Daily Sneak 18 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (87% match)
2: The Daily Sneak 17 March 2018 with guest curator paradigmprospect by @sneakyninja (77% match)
3: The SBDSTEEM debt and payouts by @tarazkp (55% match)
4: Whats with my Author Rewards??? Whats the point of getting payed in STEEM?? Should SBD be forced to be valued at 1 USD? by @vimukthi (51% match)
5: What is Steemit and How Do I Get Started? by @energyaddict22 (47% match)
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The Daily Sneak 11 March 2018 with guest curator sharoonyasir by @sneakyninja (88% match)
2: The Daily Sneak 14 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (92% match)
3: The Daily Sneak 10 March 2018 with guest curator randomwanderings by @sneakyninja (88% match)
4: The Daily Sneak 18 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (87% match)
5: The Daily Sneak 17 March 2018 with guest curator paradigmprospect by @sneakyninja (77% match)
@hounddog
@hounddog
Hi @smcaterpillar, thanks for voting and following! I used the following post(s) to find recommendations for you: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5.
Based on your interests I recommend the following articles:
1: The Daily Sneak 11 March 2018 with guest curator sharoonyasir by @sneakyninja (88% match)
2: The Daily Sneak 14 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (92% match)
3: The Daily Sneak 10 March 2018 with guest curator randomwanderings by @sneakyninja (88% match)
4: The Daily Sneak 18 March 2018 by @sneakyninja (87% match)
5: Whats with my Author Rewards??? Whats the point of getting payed in STEEM?? Should SBD be forced to be valued at 1 USD? by @vimukthi (52% match)