> the first company that really focused on algorithmically recommending content to people was not hosting user-generated content, but rather was Netflix Does t

> the first company that really focused on algorithmically recommending content to people was not hosting user-generated content, but rather was Netflix Does that sound right to anyone? Netflix's online movie incarnation started in 2007, which sounds a bit late for really being the most prominent pusher of algorithmic feeds. Amazon for example has been trying to sell stuff through its website from much earlier 2000's, and Youtube launched in early 2005.