How It Works
Service Interactions work by recording the services you click on and the frequency of those clicks. We understand that some logged-in users might not want to disclose their interactions, therefore you have the ability to Opt Out. Opting out automatically deletes your file.
The main reason your UserID is recorded is so that a ‘Recently Used’ algorithm can potentially be implemented using the same file. In the future, we plan to have a separate JSON file without UserID records for all non-registered and opted out users.
The Algorithm in Four Simple Steps
Step 1: Your UserID is retrieved, which is used to identify you as a user on this website. Note that non-registered users are not part of this algorithm, so for now the trending results are limited to logged-in users.
Step 2: Now when you click on any ‘.website-item’, ‘.pin’ or ‘.share-tool’ elements, the following data is collected:
- User-Related Data:
- Count (the number of times the specific service was clicked, stored as an integer)
- Shares (the number of times the specific service was shared, stored as an integer)
- Timestamp (the time when you most recently clicked the specific service)
- Bookmarked (true or false depending on if you bookmarked the specific service)
- Service-Related Data (only to identify services):
- Service ID (e.g., 219)
- Service Name (e.g., Instagram)
- Service Date Created (e.g., 2018-01-16)
- Service Date Updated (e.g., 2023-11-17)
- Service Grade Letter (e.g., E)
- Service Link (e.g., https://instagram.com)
Step 3: A .json file is created in our database with your UserID in the filename for identification. This file is both readable and writable but is only accessible to authorized administrators and the user themself. You do have the ability to delete your file. *Note that the file is only created if the user has interacted with at least one service. This file will stay with us until you either delete the file yourself or tell us to here*
Step 4: All JSON files are merged into one centralized file where Timestamp and Bookmark data is NOT included. Then, the services are sorted in descending order with services with the highest count shown on top. Lastly, data is fetched back from this file and the most popular services are displayed when you first open the Simplifier page.
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