tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477329189905907968.post41724387295344351..comments2023-05-31T11:46:50.421+02:00Comments on Financial Translation Blog: Seth Godin, Sturgeon’s Law, and the Content TsunamiMiguel Llorens M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06617102771655076833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477329189905907968.post-868086509961988762012-03-19T17:33:25.962+01:002012-03-19T17:33:25.962+01:00That is where we differ in a generational sense. I...That is where we differ in a generational sense. I am much less impressed by social media algorithms. I have been feeding information to Amazon for well over a decade and its recommendations still suck. It is the stupidest algorithm I have ever seen. I type Jean-Paul Sartre "Nausea" and I get a recommendation "maybe you would like Albert Camus's 'Myth of Sysyphus.'" Seriously, we needed a half a billion dollars of research into computer science for that? That's the brave, new world of the future? Please...Miguel Llorens M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06617102771655076833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477329189905907968.post-49827398943268920922012-03-19T12:17:32.972+01:002012-03-19T12:17:32.972+01:00I thought it unlikely that someone like Mr. Godin ...I thought it unlikely that someone like Mr. Godin would have said that he could read most of sci-fi when we was in High School, so I had to go and check the reference. He does say something like that. Hmm. I am not a fan of him at all, I do not even read him at all, but he is supposed to be kind of a big shot in the intertubes. Hmm.<br /><br />Anyway, he is right in one regard. It was easier to read the important books in one genre before ebooks than after their coming. With the Web 2.0 and all, everyone's a writer and can potentially reach millions. But those millions have a harder time picking out the good stuff. Thankfully, there is still only one novel getting a Hugo or a Nebula per year, though, so that keeps things under control, partially.<br /><br />Anyway, algorithms are useful if they are properly thought out and are provided with enough data. I can compare my library with a likely-minded friend's in Goodreads and see which books I might be missing. Amazon does a good job over time at suggesting stuff I might like, comparing my past purchases with other people's. Still, the best way to get me to read a book is to recommend it to me personally, but machines do help.Jordi Balcellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200189720838442406noreply@blogger.com