Comments on: Pushing the Limits of the Netflix Prize http://www.psfk.com/2008/11/pushing-the-limits-of-the-netflix-prize.html Good Ideas Report Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:28:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nicko http://www.psfk.com/2008/11/pushing-the-limits-of-the-netflix-prize.html/comment-page-1#comment-234927 Nicko Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:47:19 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=18559#comment-234927 Dale, that's a really great point. I think a lot of the concern with movies, in particular, is that so much of the influence comes from cultural impacts. From a raw data perspective that is hard (if not impossible) to predict more accurately. Thanks for your comments. Dale, that’s a really great point. I think a lot of the concern with movies, in particular, is that so much of the influence comes from cultural impacts. From a raw data perspective that is hard (if not impossible) to predict more accurately. Thanks for your comments.

]]> By: Dale http://www.psfk.com/2008/11/pushing-the-limits-of-the-netflix-prize.html/comment-page-1#comment-234000 Dale Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:15:44 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=18559#comment-234000 "Can computers accurately predict taste" If the taste buds of the renter are permanently programmed based on flavours of the past then the answer would be yes absolutely... however with patterns of permanency continually being disrupted wouldn't the next step for renters be to choose an outcome from the imagination and have a say in the creative process of 'movies'? Ultimately to step into the theatre of life and play a part - consciously vs as an observer. With that I imagine computers could come up with a multitude of choices based on flavours of the past. "I know what you've seen and I REALLY think you'd like this". “Can computers accurately predict taste” If the taste buds of the renter are permanently programmed based on flavours of the past then the answer would be yes absolutely… however with patterns of permanency continually being disrupted wouldn’t the next step for renters be to choose an outcome from the imagination and have a say in the creative process of ‘movies’? Ultimately to step into the theatre of life and play a part – consciously vs as an observer. With that I imagine computers could come up with a multitude of choices based on flavours of the past. “I know what you’ve seen and I REALLY think you’d like this”.

]]> By: Wordgeek http://www.psfk.com/2008/11/pushing-the-limits-of-the-netflix-prize.html/comment-page-1#comment-229516 Wordgeek Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:48:50 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=18559#comment-229516 As a Netflix user I have successfully found movies to watch based off their suggestions. However, their method is not nearly as accurate as another media site I love: Pandora. While not perfect (It thinks I will like Phil Collins and Elton John because I like Sting, but I don't), it is more refined and produces more suggestions of bands that I will actually like. Could this work for Netflix? Could I set up a "JUNO" genre and have it populate titles that I'd like based off multiple aspects of the movie Juno? Currently, it seems that Netflix is a very "digital" method of like/dislike for recommendations. Whereas Pandora as a more "analog" method that seems to produce more accuracy. As a Netflix user I have successfully found movies to watch based off their suggestions. However, their method is not nearly as accurate as another media site I love: Pandora.

While not perfect (It thinks I will like Phil Collins and Elton John because I like Sting, but I don’t), it is more refined and produces more suggestions of bands that I will actually like.

Could this work for Netflix? Could I set up a “JUNO” genre and have it populate titles that I’d like based off multiple aspects of the movie Juno?

Currently, it seems that Netflix is a very “digital” method of like/dislike for recommendations. Whereas Pandora as a more “analog” method that seems to produce more accuracy.

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