> Why do so many people at the same time get a recommendation for one specific item? Because of the large audience size for another item that is triggering the

> Why do so many people at the same time get a recommendation for one specific item? Because of the large audience size for another item that is triggering the recommendation. Also for “weird recommendations” it is good to know that social networks use a percentage of the recommendation budget for further exploration of your interests (~5%), rather than purely elongating short term engagement.