Cinematch: The Full Story
"Cinematch is the bit of software embedded in the Netflix Web site that
analyzes each customer’s movie-viewing habits and recommends other
movies that the customer might enjoy. (Did you like the legal thriller
“The Firm”? Well, maybe you’d like “Michael Clayton.” Or perhaps “A Few
Good Men.”) The Netflix Prize goes to anyone who can make Cinematch’s
predictions 10 percent more accurate. One million dollars might sound
like an awfully big prize for such a small improvement." (Clive Thompson, The New York Times)
Outstanding piece on Netflix recommendation system.
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