Comments on: Could Advertising Optimization Algorithms Be Crowdsourced? http://www.conversionrater.com/2008/03/05/could-advertising-optimization-algorithms-be-crowdsourced/ A discussion of ecommerce, online advertising, Web 2.0, web entrepreneurship, and just making the web convert for your goals. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:44:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Pat McCarthy http://www.conversionrater.com/2008/03/05/could-advertising-optimization-algorithms-be-crowdsourced/#comment-246195 Pat McCarthy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:40:45 +0000 http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2008/03/05/could-advertising-optimization-algorithms-be-crowdsourced/#comment-246195 Hi Manuel, Unfortunately I haven't followed Netflix as a company that closely so I don't really have any insight or opinion on the issues you raise. From the sound of the article it appears that Netflix is already using certain elements that teams have come up with, and I think they'd probably be crazy to not use a better recommendation engine if a team comes up with one. But, I'm an outsider with no details... Hi Manuel,

Unfortunately I haven’t followed Netflix as a company that closely so I don’t really have any insight or opinion on the issues you raise.

From the sound of the article it appears that Netflix is already using certain elements that teams have come up with, and I think they’d probably be crazy to not use a better recommendation engine if a team comes up with one.

But, I’m an outsider with no details…

]]> By: manuel http://www.conversionrater.com/2008/03/05/could-advertising-optimization-algorithms-be-crowdsourced/#comment-246185 manuel Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:22:25 +0000 http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2008/03/05/could-advertising-optimization-algorithms-be-crowdsourced/#comment-246185 You mean being dishonest and unethical? Sure it works--for a while. I can't think of any company better suited at using underhanded tactics than Netflix. They wrote the book on shilling, spyware, and hacking Web sites. The truth is Netflix's million dollar contest for a better search engine is a PR stunt. You mean being dishonest and unethical? Sure it works—for a while. I can’t think of any company better suited at using underhanded tactics than Netflix. They wrote the book on shilling, spyware, and hacking Web sites. The truth is Netflix’s million dollar contest for a better search engine is a PR stunt.

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