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An intriguing hypothesis, is there any data to support this theory ?
by j7ake 7y ago
An intriguing hypothesis, is there any data to support this theory ?
- 6nf 7y agoYouTube's algorithm shows people more of the stuff they like to watch. The most popular content on Youtube is primarily driven by demand, not by execs at Youtube.
- pasquinelli 7y agoIs that what it does? I find it likes to recommend stuff i absolutely hate because i've, what's the word, engaged too much in the past with videos i hate, and people like me tend to engage too much with videos they hate too.
- lanevorockz 7y agoGoogle is being pressured by politicians to replicate the results they want. Slowly YouTube is becoming a huge real life social experiment, where Google is trying to control public opinion through censorship and the recommendation engine.
- kuu 7y agoGoogle is trying to earn money, as much as they can. No need to imagine a conspiracy about censorship and control public opinion...
- cyborgx7 7y agoI am sure that is the goal, on some level. But it is not good at that goal.
- trevyn 7y ago>YouTube's algorithm shows people more of the stuff they like to watch. More of the stuff that will increase a user’s watch time; subtle difference. I’d be surprised if they haven’t also experimented with adjusting for overall ad revenue; some specific ads pay more than others.
- lanevorockz 7y agoThere is not only a hypothesis but there is a whole science behind it. That's part of the PhD research of Larry Page for the PageRank algorithm. It's pretty much like a modified way of Academic Paper ranking. Innovators, Influencers, Advocates, Envangelists are all terms used to qualify the types of edges on a social graph.
- TelmoMenezes 7y agoNot really. PageRank is a centrality measure for networks, not a sociological theory / hypothesis. It is very useful in finding the most popular nodes in a network, but it says nothing about whether this popularity is byproduct of culture or the other way around.