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Netflix Prize Update: I am Not Alone

Posted on November 22, 2008 by

Looks like most other folks still messing around in the netflix competition are in a similar situation as myself. This new article on NYtimes gives some decent insight into the folks still working on it and the remaining challenges to … Continue reading →

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Netflix Prize Progress

Posted on July 27, 2008 by

Well I’m in the process of getting somewhere finally, let’s put it that way.  My initial efforts were piss poor with only slightly interesting improvements using some ad hoc messing with means and brute force approaches.  Nothing I did would … Continue reading →

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Netflix Prize Nearly Solved

Posted on May 9, 2008 by

http://www.netflixprize.com/leaderboard Check out the leaderboard.  The recent progress by the top four teams has been impressive recently. BellKor should win this within 2 months.  They also showcase a key point in their blog.  To achieve practical results you don’t need a … Continue reading →

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Netflix Prize – I’m Going For It

Posted on February 24, 2008 by

In October of 2006, Netflix released a $1,000,000 contest to improve their rating prediction/movie recommendation algorithms.  No one has won the prize yet (surprisingly). I read the latest wired mag (i know, i know) which featured a contestant.  I’m easily … Continue reading →

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