Comments on: How can we best measure how good people think our recommendations are?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:46:47 +0000

Well, if you can avoid releasing enough data that you compromise privacy, there’s the equivalent of the netflix prize: http://www.netflixprize.com/index

By: Finding interesting new programmes – trial results | NoTube

Finding interesting new programmes – trial results | NoTube — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:49:38 +0000

[...] This experiment complements the work of several of our NoTube colleagues, who are also exploring the role of serendipity in using Linked Data techniques to suggest programme recommendations that are diverse, unfamiliar and ‘surprisingly good’ - difficult as this is to measure. [...]

By: On serendipity | NoTube

On serendipity | NoTube — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:46:44 +0000

[...] Recommendations as research topics, the theme of serendipity is of particular relevance to us. As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the things we want from a good recommendation system is for it to help us broaden our [...]