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Shelter area: Astoria, Queens, New York Change

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A name from local taste data. An introduction from the shelter's records. A plan for getting her seen.

A common pet name from a fixed list, not from Qloo. An introduction from the shelter's records. A plan for getting her seen.

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From Qloo taste data for Astoria: the titles behind 2 of the 3 names, 3 places to ask and the map. How Namesake made this

From Qloo taste data for Astoria: 3 places to ask and the map. How Namesake made this

Her introduction

She is strong but gentle and leans on people for attention. She is a 4-year-old female dog, a large mixed breed with a short brindle coat and a broad head. She needs an owner comfortable with a big dog. She knows basic commands and walks well on a lead. She rides calmly in the car and takes treats gently. She settles quietly indoors after a long walk. She gets on with dogs. She is house-trained. She has no bite on record.

Written by Namesake's AI from the shelter's records; code adds the confirmed answers and checks every sentence. 81 words.

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  • Not yet known, so not mentioned: children and cats.
  • Backstory and time in the shelter stay out of the listing.

Both versions share the same bio. The one with Qloo adds a name from a title Qloo returned and one line saying where the name comes from; it is called local only when Qloo's data for the area backs that title.

Help her story travel

How fans of pet-themed titles compare around Astoria, and the places to ask.

The map

About this map

Fans of Bluey and Dogs in Space rank 2 of the 7 cells with a comparison higher than fans of this area's top shows do. Both sides are ranked among the same cells, so this compares parts of Astoria, not how many fans live there. Colours: warm where fans of Bluey and Dogs in Space rank this part of Astoria higher than fans of this area's top shows do; cool where lower, or level; grey where only the pet-themed titles have a score. Where several shows scored a cell, their scores are averaged, then ranked among the cells scored for both, so they compare parts of this area, not other cities. The numbered places are ranked by Qloo separately from the cells, so they need not sit in a warm cell.

Places to ask

  1. 1Socrates Sculpture Park Popular nearby generally

    Astoria, 32-01 Vernon Blvd Astoria, NY 11106

    Qloo: 1st of 15 · near the top of Qloo's list

    Namesake's AI: Free waterfront public park open daily that could host an outdoor adoption event.

    Why this place

    Qloo: Waterfront public park showcasing large-scale, site-specific sculpture and multimedia installations on a reclaimed former landfill, free and open daily for exhibitions, events, and community programs. Ranked 1st of 15 places near Astoria for fans of Bluey, Dogs in Space and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend; also 2nd for fans of this area's top shows.

    Namesake: OpenStreetMap places it outside the mapped cells. 1.2 km from the shelter in a straight line, about 14 min on foot.

  2. 2Tea and Milk Stands out for fans of pet-themed titles

    Astoria, 32-02 34th Ave Queens, NY 11106

    Qloo: 7th of 15 · middle of Qloo's list

    Namesake's AI: Counter-serve spot for teas and coffee that could display a flyer.

    Why this place

    Qloo: Minimalist counter-serve spot offering seasonal concept teas, bubble and milk teas with coffee, sandwiches and quick bites. Ranked 7th of 15 places near Astoria for fans of Bluey, Dogs in Space and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend; not among the 15 places for fans of this area's top shows.

    Namesake: OpenStreetMap places it outside the mapped cells. 0.6 km from the shelter in a straight line, about 7 min on foot.

  3. 3Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company Stands out for fans of pet-themed titles

    Astoria, 35-05 Broadway Astoria, NY 11106

    Qloo: 8th of 15 · middle of Qloo's list

    Namesake's AI: Casual self-serve cafe for bagels and coffee that could display a flyer.

    Why this place

    Qloo: Kettle-boiled bagels and assorted spreads served with coffee and breakfast sandwiches in a casual self-serve cafe. Ranked 8th of 15 places near Astoria for fans of Bluey, Dogs in Space and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend; not among the 15 places for fans of this area's top shows.

    Namesake: On the map, which compares areas rather than places, OpenStreetMap places it where fans of pet-themed titles rank this part of Astoria lower than fans of this area's top shows do (-0.14, worked out from Qloo's maps). 0.3 km from the shelter in a straight line, about 4 min on foot.

Namesake: Qloo was asked only for cafes and breweries, bookshops and pet shops, and community places, and national chains Namesake knows by name and places OpenStreetMap puts more than 5 km from the shelter are left out. Qloo's places are the area's, shared by every dog at this shelter; the name and the listing are this animal's.

How these places were chosen

Namesake: Asked for: cafes and breweries (people linger, and many host local events), bookshops and pet shops (they take a flyer; pet shops reach pet owners), and community places (centres, libraries, parks: open to everyone). Not asked for: arenas and stadiums (ticketed), bars and clubs (not for all ages), gyms (members only), and restaurants and hotels (no room for a stand); Qloo's tags are broad, so a few others can appear. Namesake's AI is asked to pass over fast food.

Other ways to help: get her seen

  1. Research Share the listing through the personal networks of foster carers and volunteers.
  2. Research Take the dog on an outing or to an event in an “Adopt Me” vest.
  3. Research In US shelter data, adoptions cluster on Saturdays, where shelters open then, and between 5 and 8 pm: time posts and events for then.
  4. Research Send the listing to rescue partners and foster recruiters: in New York they take more of the city shelter's dogs than walk-in adopters do.
  5. Qloo Ask Socrates Sculpture Park, Tea and Milk and Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company (picked by Namesake's AI from Qloo's list) about hosting an adoption event or a flyer.

How Namesake made this

What came from Qloo, what Namesake's AI did with it, and what code checked.

  1. Start with the facts

    The shelter's record supplies every sentence of the introduction, written by Namesake's AI. Anything not recorded stays unsaid.

  2. Add local context

    Qloo returned lists of titles people around Astoria tend to like, asked with its pet tags, its list of titles watched around Astoria, its ranking of 3 titles here, 15 places near the shelter for fans of Bluey, Dogs in Space and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend and 8 map cells within Astoria.

  3. Interpret and check

    A classifier (TypeSafe's Jev) sorted the titles in Qloo's lists and kept the clear pet titles; Namesake's AI added 1 title of its own and picked 3 of the places to ask; Namesake's AI chose the names and wrote the introduction; code kept a title only with Qloo's evidence for the area, checked that every place came from Qloo, screened the names and traced every sentence to the record.

How this run went, step by step (9)
  1. Code Using the saved profile for dogs in Astoria
  2. Code Writing the listing and name options for the dog
  3. Namesake's AI Namesake's AI looks up “Scooby-Doo” (movie) in Qloo: Scooby shares this dog's look (large mixed breed, broad head)
  4. Qloo Found “Scooby-Doo”
  5. Namesake's AI Namesake's AI looks up “Turner & Hooch” (movie) in Qloo: Hooch shares this dog's look (large mixed breed, broad head)
  6. Qloo “Turner & Hooch” is ambiguous: 2 candidates
  7. Namesake's AI Namesake's AI answered: the names Bluey, Rin Tin Tin and Scooby, and a draft introduction
  8. Code Listing checked: built from the recorded facts, names pass the screen
  9. Qloo Asking Qloo who tends to like the 3 titles the names come from
Why these names?

Blueypicked

Qloo returned Bluey: Pet-themed title, ranked 2nd of 3 here by Qloo.

Qloo returned Fans of Bluey lean toward ages 35 to 44 (+0.19) and 45 to 54 (+0.35), and are more often women (+0.16), across all of Qloo's audiences.

Namesake's AI picked Bluey, after Bluey, a dog in Bluey. The character is Namesake's AI's reading of the title. A short name, easy to say.

Rin Tin Tinpicked

Qloo returned Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend: Pet-themed title, in Qloo's list for this area, asked with its pet tags.

Qloo returned Fans of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend lean toward ages 55 and over (+0.50), and are more often women (+0.28), across all of Qloo's audiences.

Namesake's AI picked Rin Tin Tin, after Rin Tin Tin, a dog in Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. The character is Namesake's AI's reading of the title. A short name, easy to say.

Scoobypicked

Qloo returned Scooby-Doo: Title found.

Qloo returned Fans of Scooby-Doo lean toward ages 24 and under (+0.35) and 25 to 29 (+0.28), and are more often women (+0.26), across all of Qloo's audiences.

Namesake's AI picked Scooby, after Scooby, a dog in Scooby-Doo. A lookalike, matched on this animal's recorded look (large mixed breed and broad head). A short name, easy to say.

Who tends to like each title is Qloo's skew by age and gender against its average audience, from −1 to +1, across all of Qloo's audiences everywhere, not this area's. Only leans of +0.15 or more are shown, and none of it plays a part in choosing names.

Gaps in the data

  • Qloo returned no map cells for Dogs in Space.
Everything Qloo returned, and how Namesake read it

What Qloo returned

Scooby-Doo (film)
Found in Qloo. Scooby-Doo (2002), directed by Raja Gosnell and adapted from the classic animated series, stars Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Isla Fisher, Rowan Atkinson, and Neil Fanning (voice).
Bluey (TV show)
Qloo has 2 entries with this name. Bluey (2018) is an Australian preschool animated series created by Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio that follows a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy and her family.
Dogs in Space (TV show)
8th of 20 in Qloo's list of TV shows people around Astoria tend to like, asked with Qloo's pet tags. Dogs in Space (2021) is an animated family sci‑fi adventure starring Haley Joel Osment, Sarah Chalke, and Kimiko Glenn that follows a fleet of genetically enhanced dogs sent to find a new planet for humanity.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend (book)
2nd of 20 in Qloo's list of books people around Astoria tend to like, asked with Qloo's pet tags. Allegedly found in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel in France during World War I, then brought to Los Angeles by Lee Duncan, the soldier who found and trained him, by 1927 Rin Tin Tin had become Hollywood's number one box-office star.
A Dog's Way Home (film)
7th of 20 in Qloo's list of films people around Astoria tend to like, asked with Qloo's pet tags. A Dog's Way Home (2019), directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King and Edward James Olmos, is a family adventure-drama about a dog separated from her owner who embarks on a 400-mile journey across Colorado to be reunited.
Pose (TV show)
Pose (2018) is an American drama created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals that dramatizes New York’s late‑1980s and early‑1990s ballroom culture.
Insecure (TV show)
Insecure (2016) is an American comedy-drama created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore and led creatively by showrunner Prentice Penny, featuring Issa Rae in the central role alongside a core ensemble including Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, and Amanda Seales.
15 places near Astoria
Ranked for people who like Bluey, Dogs in Space and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend; 9 of them also rank for fans of this area's top shows.
8 map cells within Astoria
Scored by Qloo from 0 to 1, as ranks over the cells it maps for each title.
qloo recommend
Pet-themed TV shows people around Astoria tend to like, with its pet tags: ok, 20 results.
qloo recommend
Pet-themed films people around Astoria tend to like, with its pet tags: ok, 20 results.
qloo recommend
Pet-themed books people around Astoria tend to like, with its pet tags: ok, 20 results.
qloo describe
Look up Lassie, a title Namesake's AI proposed: needs_input, 0 results.
qloo describe
Look up Paw Patrol, a title Namesake's AI proposed: needs_input, 0 results.
qloo describe
Look up Bluey, a title Namesake's AI proposed: needs_input, 0 results.
qloo describe
Look up Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, a title Namesake's AI proposed: needs_input, 0 results.
qloo recommend
TV shows people around Astoria who like Dogs in Space also like (a search Namesake's AI chose): ok, 20 results.
qloo recommend
Books people around Astoria who like Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend also like (a search Namesake's AI chose): ok, 20 results.
qloo recommend
Films people around Astoria who like A Dog's Way Home also like (a search Namesake's AI chose): ok, 20 results.
qloo rank
Rank 6 titles for Astoria (titles Namesake's AI chose): ok, 3 results.
qloo recommend
Venues near Astoria for fans of the area's top shows: ok, 15 results.
qloo recommend
Venues near Astoria for fans of pet-themed titles: ok, 15 results.
qloo where_popular
Where fans of Bluey are, within Astoria: ok, 8 results.
qloo where_popular
Where fans of Pose are, within Astoria: ok, 20 results.
qloo where_popular
Where fans of Insecure are, within Astoria: ok, 20 results.
qloo where_popular
Where fans of Dogs in Space are, within Astoria: empty, 0 results.

How Namesake read it

Why Scooby-Doo
Scooby in it shares this dog's recorded look: large mixed breed and broad head. That match is the reading of Namesake's AI; Qloo confirmed the title, not how its animals look.
Why Bluey
A pet-themed pick: It follows a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy and her family. Chose the 2018 preschool animated series about a Blue Heeler puppy over the 1976 crime drama of the same name.
Why Dogs in Space
A pet-themed pick: It follows a fleet of genetically engineered dogs on a family sci-fi adventure.
How Dogs in Space was sorted
A classifier (TypeSafe's Jev) read Qloo's description and kept it as clearly pet-themed: about pets 0.98, dogs 0.97, cats 0.03, family audience 0.94, real people 0.02 (each a probability from 0 to 1).
Why Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
A pet-themed pick: It tells the life and legend of Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd found in a World War I dog kennel.
How Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend was sorted
A classifier (TypeSafe's Jev) read Qloo's description and kept it as clearly pet-themed: about pets 0.98, dogs 0.98, cats 0.01, family audience 0.66, real people 0.75 (each a probability from 0 to 1).
Why A Dog's Way Home
A pet-themed pick: It is a family adventure-drama about a dog's journey home.
How A Dog's Way Home was sorted
A classifier (TypeSafe's Jev) read Qloo's description and kept it as clearly pet-themed: about pets 0.99, dogs 0.99, cats 0.01, family audience 0.92, real people 0.07 (each a probability from 0 to 1).
Who chose
Qloo listed titles people here tend to like, asked with its pet tags, and a classifier sorted them; Namesake's AI judged the unclear ones, could add its own, settled ambiguous names and picked the venues. Code chose which titles the venues were asked for, by Qloo's evidence, and checked that each came from Qloo. The order of the titles is Qloo's ranking for this area.
Why compare with this area's top shows
Pose and Insecure: the TV shows Qloo ranks highest for people around Astoria, leaving out any whose name or description mentions animals, a religion, race or politics. A place or map cell that ranks high for their fans too is popular here generally, not because of pets.
Kinds of place asked for
Namesake asked Qloo for these kinds only: cafes and breweries (people linger, and many host local events), bookshops and pet shops (they take a flyer; pet shops reach pet owners), and community places (centres, libraries, parks: open to everyone). Not asked for: arenas and stadiums (ticketed), bars and clubs (not for all ages), gyms (members only), and restaurants and hotels (no room for a stand). Without them Qloo's list near a spot is mostly what is popular there, such as an arena, whatever the titles. Qloo tags places broadly, so a few others come through; the code screen and Namesake's AI judge each.
Left out as national chains
Starbucks Coffee Company, McDonald's and Starbucks Coffee Company.
Lift on the map
The pet-themed titles' score minus the score for fans of this area's top shows in the same cell. Each is averaged over the shows that scored it, then ranked again among the cells scored for both, since Qloo ranks each title over its own cells. It is relative: where in this area fans of pet-themed titles stand out, not how many there are.
The places on the map
Qloo gives each place an address but no point on the map, so Namesake looked the suggested places up once in OpenStreetMap (Photon), by name and address. Where a pin falls among the cells, and its distance from the shelter, are Namesake's reading.

Does the local version help? Nobody has tested it yet. Namesake records each approved version so a shelter network could: generic against local, assigned at random, measured in days to adoption, with about 190 adoptions to detect a 50% faster rate, more if several shelters take part. How the trial would work