Comments on: Netflix and the $1 Million Prize http://weseed.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/netflix-and-the-1-million-prize/ The Stock Market for the Rest of Us Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:59:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cportocarrero http://weseed.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/netflix-and-the-1-million-prize/#comment-82 cportocarrero Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:47:03 +0000 http://weseed.wordpress.com/?p=476#comment-82 Ryan, you make a solid point. This is probably one of those things that Wall Street analysts might look at and say: "this won't have a good ROI*—bad move for this stock." When in reality it's about giving customers something useful that makes the Netflix experience more enjoyable. And that focus on the customer is something that, in the long run, will benefit a company. *ROI: Return on Investment Ryan, you make a solid point. This is probably one of those things that Wall Street analysts might look at and say: “this won’t have a good ROI*—bad move for this stock.”

When in reality it’s about giving customers something useful that makes the Netflix experience more enjoyable. And that focus on the customer is something that, in the long run, will benefit a company.

*ROI: Return on Investment

]]> By: Ryan Scott Scheel http://weseed.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/netflix-and-the-1-million-prize/#comment-81 Ryan Scott Scheel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:48:29 +0000 http://weseed.wordpress.com/?p=476#comment-81 Hey, do remember that even if it does not bring profits just from the recommendations, which I doubt it will, they will have developed software that makes usage easier, and at the same time, since this is a popular feature, they can sell it to make some cash off of it. Selling movies frontend and selling code backend. Hey, do remember that even if it does not bring profits just from the recommendations, which I doubt it will, they will have developed software that makes usage easier, and at the same time, since this is a popular feature, they can sell it to make some cash off of it. Selling movies frontend and selling code backend.

]]> By: michael papish http://weseed.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/netflix-and-the-1-million-prize/#comment-80 michael papish Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:22:29 +0000 http://weseed.wordpress.com/?p=476#comment-80 Whether an "improved" algorithm will actually improve Netflix's end product is a very interesting question. Does the main question from the contest even map to the most interesting questions concerning recommendations? <a href="http://www.mediaunbound.com" rel="nofollow">MediaUnbound</a> is tackling these questions in a series of articles over the next 27 days called <em>Countdown to 10%</em>. You can find the series <a href="http://blog.mediaunbound.com/?p=419" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Whether an “improved” algorithm will actually improve Netflix’s end product is a very interesting question. Does the main question from the contest even map to the most interesting questions concerning recommendations? MediaUnbound is tackling these questions in a series of articles over the next 27 days called Countdown to 10%. You can find the series here.

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