Trendulum - Taste Architect for Creators

🎯 Project Overview

Trendulum is an AI-powered platform that empowers niche content creators to deeply understand their unique audience's evolving tastes, generate hyper-personalized content ideas, and unlock new monetization opportunities through Qloo's Taste AI™.

🚀 Core Features

• Audience Taste Profiling: Analyze creator's audience using Qloo's Taste AI™ to identify cross-domain affinities
• AI-Powered Content Generation: Generate hyper-personalized content ideas using LLM integration
• Monetization Insights: Discover brand collaboration opportunities aligned with audience tastes
• Creator Dashboard: Comprehensive analytics and idea management

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend

• FastAPI - Modern, fast web framework for building APIs
• PostgreSQL - Robust relational database
• Qloo Taste AI™ API - Cross-domain taste intelligence
• OpenAI GPT-4 - Content generation and creative strategy

Frontend

• React 18 - Modern UI framework
• TypeScript - Type-safe development
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first styling
• React Query - Server state management
• React Hook Form - Form handling

Deployment

• Docker - Containerization
• Vercel - Frontend hosting
• Railway/Render - Backend hosting

🏃‍♂️ Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+ Python 3.9+ (ensure compatibility) Node.js 18+ (ensure compatibility) PostgreSQL (ensure compatibility) Qloo API Key (store in .env, never commit) OpenAI API Key (store in .env, never commit)

Backend Setup

cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys
uvicorn main:app --reload
 # Edit .env with your API keys (do NOT commit .env)

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your backend URL
npm run dev
 # Edit .env with your backend URL (do NOT commit .env)

📱 Demo

Visit: [Demo URL will be added after deployment]

🎥 Demo Video

[Video URL will be added after recording]

🔑 API Integration

Qloo Taste AI™

• Analyzes audience preferences across multiple domains
• Identifies cross-domain taste affinities
• Provides cultural context for content strategy

OpenAI GPT-4

• Generates personalized content ideas
• Creates brand collaboration suggestions
• Provides creative strategy insights

💡 Innovation Highlights

1. Cross-Domain Taste Intelligence: First platform to leverage Qloo's unique taste profiling for content creators
2. Hyper-Personalization: Content ideas tailored to specific audience taste profiles
3. Cultural Context: Understanding of cultural trends and preferences
4. Monetization Alignment: Brand partnerships based on genuine taste affinity

🚀 Future Roadmap

• Multi-platform social media integration
• Advanced analytics dashboard
• Team collaboration features
• Brand matchmaking marketplace
• Mobile application

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🤝 Contributing

This project was built for the QLOO Hackathon. For questions or collaboration, please reach out to the development team.

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Built with ❤️ for the QLOO Hackathon