Netflix Prize lessons for the rest of us

For the last few weeks I’ve been in the throes of running a contest as part of my day job. Perhaps that was why this look at the disappointing results of one high profile contest caught my eye. Netflix’s Xavier Amatriain and Justin Basilico provide the history: In 2006 we announced the Netflix Prize, a machine learning and … Continue reading »

Netflix and Amazon join Video Download party

Video Business reports that Netflix and Amazon will soon join the video download market. Hopefully, their initial receptions will be better than those given Google Video.