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Recommendation algorithm wants to show you something new (arstechnica.com)
3 points by edw519 on Feb 26, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



This reminds me of UltraGleeper, a recommendation system with "indie rock" sensibilities:

http://www.crummy.com/software/UltraGleeper/IntroPaper.html

Past a certain threshold, additional links to an item decrease its score rather than increase it. This is useful because you've probably already heard of (or will hear of) the most popular stuff. The recommendation system instead tries to find things that you aren't already finding on your own.




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