FindLikes is a service that lets you find music and videos that you like based on what you’ve liked on Facebook. Not only does FindLikes find your own Likes from Facebook, but it pulls in all the stuff your friends like. This is a great way to expand your horizons and get direct referrals and recommendations from your friends.
When you first hit FindLikes, you’ll need to connect your Facebook account. This pulls in all the Movies, Music, and TV Shows from your profile that you’ve said you like. These show up as a grid of thumbnails organized by category. Clicking on any thumbnail brings up a list of videos related to that subject. For instance, if you said you liked Tupac, You’d get a huge list of Tupac-related videos. These play continuously if left alone, but you can also choose which video to play from the list. You also have the option to save the video you’re watching for later, which adds it to your personal playlist. The Facebook page related to what you’re watching shows up on the right. If you prefer YouTube and have a new channel our you are just trying to grow your channel you can now buy youtube views.
Now comes the fun part. You already know what you like and now have access to just about as much video as you could shake a stick at on those topics, but what if you want to branch out? If you jump over to the Movies, Music, Videos, or Photos tab, you can do just that. These all show stuff your friends like, which could lead you to finding something awesome. Hitting a topic on these pages lets you browse the related videos, see which of your friends Like it, and you can hit Like yourself if you find something cool.
FindLikes is a great concept and definitely has potential. There are a few odd quirks about the interface, but these are minor. For instance, clicking on a Liked item opens up the list of media in a new window. There is no way to get back to the main FindLikes site from this new window as the huge FindLikes logo at the top links to the Facebook page. I also noticed that your Facebook connection can time out after a while, requiring you to login with Facebook again.
Overall, the service is awesome and worth a look. Users have watched well over 4500 hours of video on the site. Founder Dexster Smith is a serial entrepreneur who previously served as President and Co-Founder at Doubletwist, Digiscents, and Upstream Biosciences.