Right, I totally understand that. Users will be able to set their preferences (Mexican, Acai, etc) and show interest in vendors by saving their profiles and wri

Right, I totally understand that. Users will be able to set their preferences (Mexican, Acai, etc) and show interest in vendors by saving their profiles and writing positive reviews. Recommendations will mostly be based on these data points - specified preferences and demonstrated interest. In most cases, the algorithm will be similarity-based (comparing trends between users). In searches, users will be able to choose the method through which vendors are sorted (location, rating, etc), and there will be a separate section on the homepage for food trucks recommended by our algorithm. I will note as well that we do not look at nor share any information regarding individual users or even trends, aside from simple view/visit metrics.