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Comments on MetaFilter post A Butler...For You Head!Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:33:17 -0800Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:33:17 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60A Butler...For You Head!
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head
<a href="http://www.headbutler.com/">Hey, let's ask the Head Butler!</a> A newish site devoted to giving you book, music, and film recommendations, and more. (more inside)post:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:28:29 -0800braun_richardrecommendationsbookmusicfilmBy: braun_richard
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872419
Not sure how well this will work, but I'm willing to give it a shot. The <a href="http://www.headbutler.com/whatis/index.asp">what is Head Butler page</a> promises a lot.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872419Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:33:17 -0800braun_richardBy: rooftop secrets
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872448
'Jack of all trades, master of none' comes to mind here, since I have sites that do an excellent job prioritizing my media in each specific category (music, movies, books, etc.). It basically looks like a guy is starting a spiffy blog to share his opinion on 'good' stuff...not exactly a new idea. I'm not trying to be snarky, but a glance at each page reads like a "My Recent Favorite Movie/Album/Etc." list from someone's blog.
It's still early though, so who knows? Maybe this will be the new media sorting juggernaut of the world wide web. Until then, you'll find me at Pitchfork/AMG/PopMatters, Rotten Tomatoes/Mr. Filthy, hell...even Amazon's recommendations can be pretty good. But thanks for the heads up braun_richard.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872448Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:49:39 -0800rooftop secretsBy: matildaben
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872494
Not to mention metacritic.
Also, he doesn't publish an RSS feed, which makes it less useful to me.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872494Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:31:38 -0800matildabenBy: monju_bosatsu
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872502
<em>Head Butler is a full-service concierge. At your request (and for an appropriate fee), he will suggest books, music and DVDs for gifts, create a library or collection, and lecture on a variety of topics.</em>
Super! There's a real shortage of recommendation engines on the web, you know. Having Metacritic, Amazon, Netflix, Last.fm, Musicplasma, Upto11, AskMe and others at my fingertips simply isn't enough.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872502Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:38:44 -0800monju_bosatsuBy: Keith Talent
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872506
You've got to admire someone though that has the audacity to request payment for their sharing their opinions.
If everyone sends me a fiver, I'll let you know what I think about the state of the NHL lockout.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872506Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:45:46 -0800Keith TalentBy: crunchland
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872522
Hey! Who do you think you are? Kottke?comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872522Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:05:29 -0800crunchlandBy: TheDonF
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872550
Is this like a wine waiter, but for more adult pleasures? "Butler: more head".comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872550Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:33:19 -0800TheDonFBy: mhh5
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872566
Um... Ask Jeeves lawsuit on the way? Hello?comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872566Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:56:19 -0800mhh5By: NickDouglas
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872667
<em>Also, he doesn't publish an RSS feed</em>
Unless you can turn his e-mail subscription into an RSS feed, but that's a matter for AskMe.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872667Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:21:47 -0800NickDouglasBy: vacapinta
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872712
I dont know...I find it kind of cute and hopeful in that early Web kind of way.
If its the Jesse Kornbluth I think it is, he's a respected journalist who's been around a while (I'd say he's probably around 60 yrs old or so) and so his opinions do carry a bit more weight than your average blogger. Its more like Gladwell putting up his own content site.
But yeah, how dare he not understand that we dont need him because we have metacritic. Him and his naive hopefulness should just go away. /sarcasmcomment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872712Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:59:44 -0800vacapintaBy: braun_richard
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#872821
Yup, it's the same Jesse Kornbluth.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-872821Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:49:15 -0800braun_richardBy: Grand Wahzoo
http://www.metafilter.com/40253/A-ButlerFor-You-Head#873552
Jesse blogs as Swami Uptown on BeliefNet. IMO it's better than the butler.
Not sure about a home URL, but start at the newest post <a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/story/145/story_14546_1.html">here</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2005:site.40253-873552Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:33:43 -0800Grand Wahzoo
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