Here’s the actual PHP code, weighing in at 18Mb. It’s probably the best way to get a feel for what it was, and it might help you decide what to do.
It includes:
most of the site code—This code is from about a month before I moved onto a more rewarding project, but it’s the last full set I have.
automatic stylesheets/icons for iPhone and Android (not an application, but did create an icon on the home screen)
a bunch of draft banner ads—the animated GIFs summarize how the site worked
a research folder with information on SRS publications
screenshots of other SRS engines
This version may not have the correct repetition calculation. Due to the inherent time factor, it was a hassle to test, so I didn’t fix that part of the code until later.
It was admittedly an ugly (but fast loading) site. After a few weeks of cheap banner ads and seeing the minimal reuse, I just set it to coast until the year ran out.
I did do some A/B testing with email notifications about a month in. It didn’t have a measurable effect of return use.
Monetization was via banner ads. Via A/B testing, the best location for the ad was under the card’s question. Once flipping the card, the ad was hidden. I also deactivated the ads for awhile too see if they were too intrusive; return visitors didn’t improve.
I also incorporated graphics and audio, since the most successful SRS systems seem to revolve around vocabulary. I personally used it to help learn basic Mandarin for use with my in-laws… but it is a boring way of learning a language. While it is much more effective than Rosetta Stone, it is very difficult to stay engaged.
“Remember what you read”
If you take a look at a newer version of SuperMemo, it has this feature.
Here’s the actual PHP code, weighing in at 18Mb. It’s probably the best way to get a feel for what it was, and it might help you decide what to do.
It includes:
most of the site code—This code is from about a month before I moved onto a more rewarding project, but it’s the last full set I have.
automatic stylesheets/icons for iPhone and Android (not an application, but did create an icon on the home screen)
a bunch of draft banner ads—the animated GIFs summarize how the site worked
a research folder with information on SRS publications
screenshots of other SRS engines
This version may not have the correct repetition calculation. Due to the inherent time factor, it was a hassle to test, so I didn’t fix that part of the code until later.
It was admittedly an ugly (but fast loading) site. After a few weeks of cheap banner ads and seeing the minimal reuse, I just set it to coast until the year ran out.
I did do some A/B testing with email notifications about a month in. It didn’t have a measurable effect of return use.
Monetization was via banner ads. Via A/B testing, the best location for the ad was under the card’s question. Once flipping the card, the ad was hidden. I also deactivated the ads for awhile too see if they were too intrusive; return visitors didn’t improve.
I also incorporated graphics and audio, since the most successful SRS systems seem to revolve around vocabulary. I personally used it to help learn basic Mandarin for use with my in-laws… but it is a boring way of learning a language. While it is much more effective than Rosetta Stone, it is very difficult to stay engaged.
This is great—I’m going to take a look through the code and see if I can get it running on a test server.