Comments on: Netflix recommendation system improvements http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/22/netflix-recommendation-system-improvements/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:44:26 -0500 hourly 1 By: A competitor http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/22/netflix-recommendation-system-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-1024708 A competitor Sat, 23 May 2009 17:58:10 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=91376#comment-1024708 Leafar, Netflix encourages using all sorts of information. Several competitors harvested the types of movie attributes that you mention from IMDB, Netflix.com, etc. It's all part of the competition. And, BTW, those movie attributes were found much less helpful for predicting customer ratings, compared to Netlfix's provided ratings. Leafar,

Netflix encourages using all sorts of information. Several competitors harvested the types of movie attributes that you mention from IMDB, Netflix.com, etc. It’s all part of the competition. And, BTW, those movie attributes were found much less helpful for predicting customer ratings, compared to Netlfix’s provided ratings.

]]> By: leafar http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/22/netflix-recommendation-system-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-1024580 leafar Sat, 23 May 2009 07:16:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=91376#comment-1024580 It's a one million prize. Better progress could be made outside the netflix contest because you can work on other way to harvest ratings, more infrmation driven from the content itself (cast, director, music ...etc). It’s a one million prize.
Better progress could be made outside the netflix contest because you can work on other way to harvest ratings, more infrmation driven from the content itself (cast, director, music …etc).

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