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Top Internet Trends of 2000-2009: E-commerce
Written by Richard MacManus / November 22, 2009 7:36 PM / 22 Comments
Over the past decade, Amazon.com and eBay have continued to dominate the online retail market in the United States. However, there have been signs that more social and distributed forms Continue reading »


Shazam Now Doing Recommendations with Newly Launched App
Written by Sarah Perez / November 9, 2009 7:53 AM / 2 Comments
Shazam, the music discovery iPhone application which gained widespread adoption thanks to its appearance in an iPhone TV commercial, is now getting a ton of new features thanks to the Continue reading »


Should YouTube Scrap its Ratings System and Rely on Implicit User Data?
Written by Richard MacManus / September 28, 2009 8:36 PM / 14 Comments
Last week YouTube blogged that it is considering moving away from the familiar 5-star system of reviews. According to YouTube product manager Shiva Rajaraman, the stars system is being used Continue reading »


My6Sense: A Smarter Feed Reader for the iPhone
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 30, 2009 9:10 AM / 6 Comments
Google Reader offers a nifty mobile interface, and apps like Byline (iTunes link) and NetNewsWire (iTunes link) are well-designed native apps that allow iPhone users to keep up with their Continue reading »


What Wine Goes With That Meal? Snooth Now Powers Recommendations
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 15, 2009 3:35 PM / 8 Comments
Leeks, celery, carrots, cannellini beans and some herbs. Epicurious says put all that together and you'll have an excellent vegetarian cassoulet. User comments strongly suggest using vegetable stock instead of Continue reading »


They Did It! One Team Reports Success in the $1m Netflix Prize
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 26, 2009 6:43 PM / 3 Comments
In October 2006 online movie rental company Netflix announced a contest called The Netflix Prize; any team that could beat its in-house recommendation engine by 10% in predicting which movies Continue reading »


LouderVoice Releases Android Application
Written by Doug Coleman / May 24, 2009 5:55 PM / 3 Comments
This weekend Ireland based reviewing platform LouderVoice announced that it has launched its first private beta application for the Google Android platform. It is the first Irish Android application and Continue reading »


Is Facebook Working on a Recommendation Technology?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 15, 2009 11:48 AM / 9 Comments
Given how much user activity goes on every day on Facebook, the company has to be working on some kinds of recommendation technologies. Charming invisible robots that say, "If you Continue reading »


The Robot Made Me Do It: Comparing Three New Cyborg Q&A Services
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 30, 2009 6:53 PM / 13 Comments
One part people, one part machine. Is that a formula for more effective decision making? A number of high-profile entrepreneurs believe it is, and they are starting companies based on Continue reading »


StumbleUpon's Web Toolbar Gets Smarter
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 27, 2009 9:56 AM / 1 Comments
StumbleUpon, the popular content recommendation service, just launched a major new version of its web toolbar, which brings the StumbleUpon experience to users without having to install a browser extension. Continue reading »


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