The problem I see is that it forces the user to pick a 'nanogenre', a set of 3 arbitrary characteristics - what if I'm looking for a mix of charateristics from

The problem I see is that it forces the user to pick a 'nanogenre', a set of 3 arbitrary characteristics - what if I'm looking for a mix of charateristics from within the different nanogenres? It won't let me choose the exact mix of characteristics I want and instead, restricts me to the ones it displays. I understand that recommendation engines need to work within certain predefined parameters, but that's exactly why they'll usually disappoint - you can't categorise a person's preferences into predefined parameters. Most of the time, there's no real reason why someone likes a movie and hates a logically related movie. Personally, I prefer clerkdogs.com