ReactTube – Official Team

We believe emotion is the driving force in what people makes decisions. This philosophy plays heavily into the video production industry ranging from comedy skits to political speeches. However, verbal ratings or comments on the internet tend to fall into the fallacy of being biased. Our problem statement looked into removing this bias for fairer reviews based on initial emotional reaction. ReactTube captures viewers’ emotions in real time and provides a fairer review system for content creators of all sorts. This feedback provides a pure result and allows for content creators to understand exactly what they need to do to improve their content. We believe ReactTube is a game changer from people who are involved in the multi-billion advertising agencies all the way for people looking to start up a career in creating meaningful content. On the flip side, viewers can also learn from their own data and receive video recommendations catered to specifically what they enjoy. Here at ReactTube we understand how important our five senses are, but we exist to revolutionize the way people look at the sixth one, emotion.

Dominic Dabish and Safwaan Menk (“ReactTube – Official Team”) met through Facebook and came together at MHacks X at University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in September 2017 to work on a hackathon project. Together they wanted to build a project using AI, Machine learning, and Microsoft technologies. This was to build an innovative project that would have the potential to make a large impact. Dominic and Safwaan knew they were going to be great partners together because their skillsets compliment each other, with Dominic’s technical background and business mindset with Safwaan’s deep understanding of user experience and analytics. After receiving a message from Christina from Microsoft on the DevPost submission, Dominic and Safwaan accepted the invitation to participate in the Imagine Cup because they saw the revolutionary potential in the project and the opportunity that the Imagine Cup brings.