Reflection: GroupLens<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The paper discusses \u201cGroupLens\u201d as \u201cAn Open Architecture for\nCollaborative Filtering of Netnew\u201d. As I read this articile I began thinking of\nall the popular recommendation apps that are out there today such as Netflix,\nHulu, Amazon,Youtube, etc and realized\nhow they all have the same key fundamental principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Openness: There are currently dozens of\nnews clients in common use, each with a strong following among its user\ncommunity. Any or all of these clients can be adapted to participate in\nGroupLens. GroupLens also allows for the creation of alternative Better Bit\nBureaus that use ratings in different ways to predict user interest in news\narticles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ease\nof Use: Ratings are easy to form and communicate, and predictions are easy to\nrecognize and interpret. This minimizes the additional burden that\ncollaborative filtering places on users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compatibility: The architecture is compatible\nwith existing news mechanisms, Compatibility reduces user overhead in taking\nadvantage of the new tool, and simplifies its introduction into netnews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scalability : As the\nnumber of users grows, the quality of predictions should improve and the speed\nnot deteriorate. One potential limit to growth will be transport and storage of\nthe ratings, if GroupLens grows very large. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Privacy:\nSome users would prefer not to have others know what kinds of articles they\nread and what kinds they like. The Better Bit Bureaus in GroupLens can make\neffective use of ratings even if they are provided under a pseudonym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though I enjoy these recommendations, a part of me would\nlike to see the other spectrum on things that the are the bottom of the recommendation\nlist. Part of me believes I might actually enjoy some of those recommendations.\nPersonally, I enjoy watching and viewing things that are out of the norm, so\nthough it is great to view activities that I may <\/em>like, I also enjoy the option\nof viewing things that the recommendation system might not necessary believe is\nfor me. I believe a balance has to be made between allowing users to stay within\na certain \u201cbubble\u201d and allowing that user to also branch out and experience things\nout of the normal from which a system believes they would enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reflection: GroupLens The paper discusses \u201cGroupLens\u201d as \u201cAn Open Architecture for Collaborative Filtering of Netnew\u201d. As I read this articile I began thinking of all the popular recommendation apps that are out there today such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon,Youtube, etc and realized how they all have the same key fundamental principles: Openness: There are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":270,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.vt.edu\/cscw2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}