Friday, June 22, 2012

Netflix goes 'beyond five stars' in a more detailed explanation of recommendations

Netflix goes 'beyond five stars' in a more detailed explanation of recommendations

The Netflix Tech Blog produced part one of a deep dive into how its recommendations work back in April and now the team is back with the other half. If you're among the many wondering why certain movies get pushed to the front of your recommendations and others don't, the key is their attempt to predict, mostly based on data from other users, what you will both play and enjoy. The most interesting bit we found. There's a lot more at play here than just popularity, as one graph shows ratings plus the team's other optimizations improving rankings over the baseline by 200+ percent.

Engadget , Netflix goes 'beyond five stars' in a more detailed explanation of recommendations, Netflix goes 'beyond five stars' in a more detailed explanation of recommendations

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