To me it seems that NLP is the follow up to ML.
I'm taking ML like you and NLP seemed to address the next question: how do you deal with text based data.
Looks really good for alpha. I like the simple layout.
Being able to visualize the location I'm going from and to and the nearby airports is pretty neat. I haven't seen the competition but this is something I'd use when I travel.
Eventually there will be a relevant and non-obtrusive text(?) based ad in the email.
There already is a Like link there...but that needs a little tinkering to get it to behave like I envisioned. Will need to add +1 since that's getting popular. Another one I've been contemplating is to add Twitter link as well.
I think your idea of turning this into a game like experience is brilliant. One thing I've noticed with emails of this nature is that after a while you start to ignore them. Letting readers keep score of the reps/tasks completed would hopefully entice them to keep opening the emails and, more importantly, keep them exercising.
If you don't mind, could you reply to those emails please - that will send them to my inbox, will need to take a look.
I suspect there's an issue either with the MapReduce library processing your email more than one time or there's something with App Engine's email service (Mail API).
Yeah, that's what I did initially with my "daily exercise you can do at work email" site.
I decided to spend a minimum amount of time on it to just test it out: just a form and a little description. The only decoration was that the text was centered and navy :)
Results: only 4 sign ups over 3 months..mostly from friends and family.
Then I made a nicer design, added content, and voila got about 30 sign ups in about 1 month through google search results. Added benefit is that now I'm not embarrassed to promote the site which of course has yielded many more sign ups.
To sum up: an effort invested in design pays off since good looks provide a hint of legitimacy. Generally speaking :)
Additional plans include:
- home work help, maybe even proper homeschooling classes;
- setups for public school teachers to run their classes (I hear the current experience leaves a lot to be desired).
If someone has public school teacher contacts interested in experimenting with delivery, I'd love to talk to them.