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Netflix is Making a Major Change to Help You Find What to Watch Next - by Megan Friedman/ Entertainment/ News/ Esquire/ esquire.com
"Because you will need a new TV show eventually.
Ever wonder how Netflix figures out what to show you on its homepage? Like most major websites, it's the combination of several complicated algorithms. But Tech Insider reports that the site has decided to let users around the world help show you what to watch.
Up until December, your recommendations were limited by where you live. So the movies that popped up on your page were ones that were popular only in your home country. But now that Netflix is available in more than 190 countries, the company is currently factoring in the global response to a TV show or movie when it figures out what to recommend. "Intuitively, this makes sense," Netflix engineers wrote in an announcement. "If a member likes sci-fi movies, someone on the other side of the world who also likes sci-fi would be a better source for recommendations than their next-door neighbor who likes food documentaries." ..."
Richard
"Because you will need a new TV show eventually.
Ever wonder how Netflix figures out what to show you on its homepage? Like most major websites, it's the combination of several complicated algorithms. But Tech Insider reports that the site has decided to let users around the world help show you what to watch.
Up until December, your recommendations were limited by where you live. So the movies that popped up on your page were ones that were popular only in your home country. But now that Netflix is available in more than 190 countries, the company is currently factoring in the global response to a TV show or movie when it figures out what to recommend. "Intuitively, this makes sense," Netflix engineers wrote in an announcement. "If a member likes sci-fi movies, someone on the other side of the world who also likes sci-fi would be a better source for recommendations than their next-door neighbor who likes food documentaries." ..."
Richard