FindShare.COM:Help

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Revision as of 23:25, 7 June 2014

How do I get recommendations?
- You can get recommendations by logging in using your Facebook account or by listing your top 3 favorite restaurants. If you log in using facebook, FindShare will use information from your activity stream to create your initial preference profile. You are encouraged to update the default ratings of 3 stars. After which, select recommendations tab to view restaurant, hotel and attraction recommendations. If you are listing your 3 favorite restaurants, you must select the matching restaurant from the drop down menu. After which, select the recommendations tab for FindShare's list of restaurant, hotel, and attraction recommendations.

How do I create my preference profile?
- The easiest way to create your preference profile is logging in using your Facebook account. FindShare will create an initial profile based on your activity stream. You can also augment your profile by importing your account from TripAdvisor, by rating establishments being recommended by FindShare, and by entering the name of the establishment you would like to rate.

How are recommendations made?
- FindShare makes recommendations by matching users with similar preference profile. If you are similar with another user, there is a high probability that the likes of the other user will be recommended to you. Big data algorithms are used to match a user's preferences with the millions of user profiles in the the FindShare system.

What deals are available in FindShare?
- FindShare aggregates deals from numerous sites such as Groupon, Living Social, Travelzoo, and Viagogo. A deal is listed in a recommendation if it is related to the restaurant, hotel, or attraction. A user can request for recommendations that all have deals.

How can FindShare help restaurant and hotel owners?
- FindShare is a unique recommendation service for restaurants and hotels since it only collects ratings, favorite dishes, and top features from users. It does not collect actual reviews. Ratings are only used to match the establishments’ loyal client base with other potential customers with similar profiles through big data algorithms. No aggregate rankings or ratings are shown. Hence, FindShare is a positive only recommendation service that restaurants and hotels can confidently promote to engage their customer base and to find new clients. There is no risk of negative publicity with FindShare.

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 === Recommendations ===
+*'''How are recommendations made?'''
+** FindShare makes recommendations by matching users with similar preference profile. If you are similar with another user, there is a high probability that the likes of the other user will be recommended to you. Big data algorithms are used to match a user's preferences with the millions of user profiles in the the FindShare system.
 === Deals ===
+*'''What deals are available in FindShare?'''
+** FindShare aggregates deals from numerous sites such as Groupon, Living Social, Travelzoo, and Viagogo. A deal is listed in a recommendation if it is related to the restaurant, hotel, or attraction. A user can request for recommendations that all have deals.
 === Network ===