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The Official Netflix Blog: Netflix Prize Update - 0 views

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shared by Johann Höchtl on 13 Mar 10 - No Cached

In the past few months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked us how a Netflix Prize sequel might affect Netflix members' privacy, and a lawsuit was filed by KamberLaw LLC pertaining to the sequel.
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In light of all this, we have decided to not pursue the Netflix Prize sequel that we announced on August 6, 2009.We will continue to explore ways to collaborate with the research community and improve our recommendations system so we can constantly improve the movie recommendations we make for you. So stay tuned.
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Johann Höchtl on 13 Mar 10

Netflix Prize sequel discontinued

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Netflix Partner Says Comcast Fee 'Threatens' Open Internet - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Netflix Partner Says Comcast Fee 'Threatens' Open Internet - NYTimes.com

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thinkahol * on 30 Nov 10

Level 3 Communications, a central partner in the Netflix online movie service, accused Comcast on Monday of charging a new fee that puts Internet video companies at a competitive disadvantage.

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Netflix's Secret Special Algorithm Is a Human - The New Yorker - 0 views

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Johann Höchtl on 29 Jan 15

I do not doubt that companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google rely more on data every day. But the best human curators still maintain their supremacy. Data may help, but what may matter more is a sense of what appeals to the hearts of obsessive people, and who can deliver that. And what that suggests is that competition will remain possible for companies that aren't Amazon or Netflix, without massive piles of data on hand.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I do not doubt that companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google rely more on data every day. But the best human curators still maintain their supremacy. Data may help, but what may matter more is a sense of what appeals to the hearts of obsessive people, and who can deliver that. And what that suggests is that competition will remain possible for companies that aren't Amazon or Netflix, without massive piles of data on hand.</div>

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