What I am thinking about is a page within Amigofish where I can load up my currently subscribed list of podcasts and display only these. because these are the podcasts that are currently the most important to ME.

So as you say if I have rated something as a 1 or 2 either I just don’t like my ears or I have unsubscribed. I just don’t want to see these on my personalised Amigofish list. The more I try the more shows are going to get dropped on the rated but not-subscribed pile and the longer my ratings list will become. That is a good thing in itself, but it is not what selfish ME wants to look at.

So imagine that next to each podcast title there is a “subscribed” check-box that indicates that it is what I am listening to. Then… if there was a tab that said “my subscriptions” it would have on it all the podcasts that have the ’subscribed’ checkbox ticked.

The last thing that I like about the selfish “My Podcasts” page is that using the cool export function I can update ‘Ipodder juicer X lemon’ (or what ever they will be called eventually) by exporting the OPML file. What is more I can export these and share MY recommendations with a friend.
(see, not so selfish after all)

–nick coster

Nick – I’m not sure what you think is funky. It sounds like you are using it exactly correctly. In general I think of it as 1 and 2 star ratings being for the things you tried and didn’t stick to. It’s hard to imagine wanting to rate something 1 star and still sticking with it.

I first learned of Dave Slusher’s AmigoFish project while talking to him on the way back from the Portable…

-k-

instead of trolling through mundane listings of podcasts created by mass appeal, why not have recommendations of only those podcasts that algorithmically should interest you based on your current likes and steer you away from others based on your current dislikes – brilliant…

Aslo just wanted to draw attention to American Edit, the mash up of American idiot, I’ve blogged about it was going to post it to you direct but thought itd just be spamish. anyhows its there, on boing boing and at

Keep podcasting otherwise I start to go into withdrawl!

It would be good to add a list of “My Podcasts” in addition to those that I have rated there. For example I liked Adam Curry show but after a while it just got dull (to my ears anyway). So I ditched it. I have rated that one a 2 Star, but I don’t listen any more. I imagine that this difference could effect the “amigo rating” if it was included.

There is my backfeed anyway..

–nick coster