Someone posted a question on Quora asking how Netflix tags its movies as inputs for its categorization and recommendation engine. Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer at Netflix, answered.
There’s another question of how the Netflix recommendation engine works.
Hunch has put together a new demonstration of their service in the form of a game. They’ve taken lots of questions answered by their users and found correlations. The game tests your ability to pick the right answer. Give the correlation game a try. Here’s the Hunch blog post with more info.
Darren Vengroff, chief scientist at RIchRelevance, explains how he is working to make recommendation systems smarter. Check out the Fast Company article.
Read Write Web compiled some information about recommendation engine provider, Choicestream, and what they can do for online advertising.
