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# Using intentional data becomes routine
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/using-intentional-data-becomes-routine/
- Published: 2007-02-28T22:51:17.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:36:31.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Books, UX

I notice that [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) has had a facelift. We use it a lot to see what folks think of movies – before renting or borrowing DVDs. We have a rule – rarely enforced 😉 – that we only watch movies with a score of 7 or over.  
A part of the overhaul is the introduction of recommendations – “if you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends’. It is not clear to me upon what data the recommendations depend …  
I tried it with a few titles to see what the results were like. Worth having, I thought, although it is a little hidden on the end of the page.  
I wonder have we now arrived at a stage where people expect this type of additional hint?  
Related entries:

- [Intentional data and emergent knowledge](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001236.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)
- [Circulating intentional data](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000875.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)

Update: Davey Pattern picks up this note and [observes](https://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/186/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) some other features including a keyword in cloud feature (see [London](https://www.imdb.com/keyword/london/?ref=lorcandempsey.net)). His note to this blog did prompt an interesting thought: good recommendations are good; other recommendations are sometimes interesting, and probably better than nothing. As part of the [rich texture of suggestion](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000966.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) we are becoming accustomed to.