Comments on: Inside the Netflix Recommendation Engine

By: Caleb

Caleb — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Jenny, you realize of course that Netflix doesn’t create the ads that show up online. It’s generally companies like doubleclick and others who actually create the ads and pop-ups…not the company paying for the ad. So, you’re boycott is targeting the wrong people. Pepsi has pop-up ads too, so do Toyota and pretty much any other big business…are you going to boycott all of them too just because you once saw a pop-up ad?

By: Trena

Trena — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:44:00 +0000

Thanks for the update on the NetFlix Prize. Every now and then it crosses my mind.

Personally, I think they need to take a Pandora.com approach and give movies human-generated attributes.

By: Reechard

Reechard — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:32:00 +0000

I’ve always been fascinated by the system. For me, it’s quite accurate with the exception of indie comedies. They always seem to assume I’ll like it but it’s always a crapshoot. A very interesting article and I plan to work on the problem myself as soon as finals are over!

By: TCMolson

TCMolson — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:35:00 +0000

Netflix adds can be annoying but it’s a very convenient service, especially if all of the brick and mortar DVD rental stores around you have closed.

As for the article…, very interesting. Even more interesting is that I have rated 1180 DVDs on Netflix and Netflix returns zero recommendations. Perhaps my tastes are to eclectic for those dang old algorithms.

By: kat

kat — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:51:00 +0000

that’s too bad jenny because netflix is awesome! it’s a great alternative to being a slave to tv.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:46:00 +0000

The word “Netflix” caught my attention because there are quite a few websites (Snopes.com is one of them) where Netflix pops up even with a pop up blocker. I refuse to ever purchase anything from them for this reason.