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Netflix have said for years that the star ratings they gather are not actually very good indicators for their recommendation engines compared to implicit signal
by sweezyjeezy 10y ago
Netflix have said for years that the star ratings they gather are not actually very good indicators for their recommendation engines compared to implicit signals such as - 'did the user watch the show / film to the end?' If they still believe this, it seems fairly irrelevant what they use.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> implicit signals such as - 'did the user watch the show / film to the end?' I hope their version of that signal is better than what they're presenting in the UI. I have a few movies Netflix shows me as not finished, becaue I closed them just as the ending credits started.
- always_good 10y agoAlso, it seems incredibly delicate. Upon finishing the final season of Dexter, I clicked on an episode in the first season to look up something. I jumped to the 18 minute mark and watched about 10 seconds and closed the tab. Now Netflix asks me every time if I want to continue watching Dexter from where it now thinks I left off in season one even though I spent a whole year watching all of the seasons. So I have the same concern. If they have a more sophisticated model, it certainly doesn't get reflected in the UI...
- sundvor 10y agoThe UI... They can't even make an 'f' shortcut key in the Win10 app (app, not browser) to go fullscreen. And they force 21:9 movies to be played back inside the 16:9 portion of a 21:9 ultrawide monitor, with massive black borders as a result where there should be none. I'm seriously unimpressed with Netflix as a company, for what they do with all their resources. Sometimes the MVP just isn't good enough.