Comments on: Netflix Prize’s Next Challenge: Demographic and Behavioral Recommendations http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Netflix Settles Privacy Lawsuit, Cancels Prize Sequel http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/#comment-476109 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:54 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=31789#comment-476109 [...] recommendation algorithms by 10 percent. The competition went on for three years, but Netflix eventually awarded the prize last September to a group that dubbed itself “BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos.” The second [...]

]]> By: Whenever ad networks talk about their “targeting” remember the Netflix prize | Igniting Startups - nPost http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/#comment-476108 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=31789#comment-476108 [...] That’s probably wrong, and let me tell you why, based on the recent announcement of the Netflix prize [...]

]]> By: Is the New Netflix Prize a “Multi-Million Dollar Privacy Blunder”? http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/#comment-476107 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:01:21 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=31789#comment-476107 [...] the New Netflix Prize a “Multi-Million Dollar Privacy Blunder”? Netflix’s newly announced Netflix Prize 2 would challenge competitors to recommend movies based on demographic and behavioral [...]

]]> By: Eric Siegel, Ph.D. http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/#comment-476106 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:18:54 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=31789#comment-476106 Here’s an interesting interview with the “Pragmatic” laymen sub-team that I published (if the URL link below is missing, find it on my Predictive Analytics World blog).

Casual Rocket Scientists:
An Interview with a Layman Leading the Netflix Prize, Martin Chabbert

A couple of non-analytical laymen launched a mission to win the Netflix Prize, arguably the most high profile analytical competition to date. And these “casual part-timers” have succeeded – they compose one of three teams that together won the Prize. Martin Chabbert provides a tell-all interview, advocating adept engineering over innovative science. Their work and this competition as a whole are so cutting-edge, they make the space race look like good ol’ “Flash Gordon”.

For the full article, see:
http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/layman-netflix-leader.php

]]> By: Whenever ad networks talk about their “targeting” remember the Netflix prize | Andrew Chen (@andrew_chen) http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/netflix-prizes-next-challenge-demographic-and-behavioral-recommendations/#comment-476105 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:00:35 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=31789#comment-476105 [...] That’s probably wrong, and let me tell you why, based on the recent announcement of the Netflix prize [...]

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