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Please don't reveal intellectual property secrets on HN. It sounds like you got that information from a privileged source. (EDIT: I was wrong; this algorithm i
by gcr 10y ago
Please don't reveal intellectual property secrets on HN. It sounds like you got that information from a privileged source.
(EDIT: I was wrong; this algorithm is public knowledge.)
- mikeash 10y agoIf they didn't tell this person not to share the info, then the problem rests with whoever divulged this information in the first place. Once it's out, it's out.
- karim 10y agoHa, those algorithms are far from trade secrets! Here's one of the Discover Weekly developers talking about how they implemented this feature: https://atscaleconference.com/videos/creating-and-scaling-spotifys-discover-weekly-playlist/ https://atscaleconference.com/videos/creating-and-scaling-sp.... If you're interested, here's a deeper technical explanation of the algorithm used: http://www.columbia.edu/~jwp2128/Teaching/W4721/papers/ieeecomputer.pdf http://www.columbia.edu/~jwp2128/Teaching/W4721/papers/ieeec...
- gcr 10y agoI see. Pardon, my mistake.
- hbosch 10y agoIt is common knowledge[0] that Spotify peruses and pilfers songs from users with similar listener profiles and trades them around under "Discover Weekly". There aren't any closely guarded IP secrets in the GP comment here. - 0. http://qz.com/571007/the-magic-that-makes-spotifys-discover-weekly-playlists-so-damn-good/ http://qz.com/571007/the-magic-that-makes-spotifys-discover-...