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Group submits entry for $1 million Netflix prize

article published on 30 June, 2009

In 2006, the popular online movie rental company Netflix started a contest to see who could improve its recommendations by 10 percent. Today, a "multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers" has submitted their entry, and are well on their way to winning the $1 million dollar prize. Because the team was the first to submit, competitors now have a 30 day window to get ... [ read the full article ]

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Exactly how can you tell if the recommendations have actually improved, and by how much? I can see how you can improve it, but how can anyone quantify it? If a recommendation is "good" or not is entirely in the eye of the beholder.
I've been hoping they would improve their rating system somehow. The first thing I would do would add another "star" or two. There you go, I improved the rating system by 20%. I win! Now where's my million dollars Netflix?
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