"They did not implement the winning solution as is" Shortly after that contest finished Netflix removed the five star rating system, and dramatically subdued t

"They did not implement the winning solution as is" Shortly after that contest finished Netflix removed the five star rating system, and dramatically subdued the recommendation engine. Now the vast majority of the content surfacing is universal beyond some small category filtering (e.g. You like crime dramas and horrors so here's a bunch of the most popular stuff from those categories). Now they have a "match" rating that I have not met a single person who finds useful (it is almost at the point of farce and seems more like a randomization engine). A lot of money and talent went into something that Netflix clearly decided just wasn't important or useful enough for them. Now they just push Don't F*ck With Cats on everyone.