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Trax: How Netflix knows what to recommend …

August 15, 2013

Consider this …

In March, Netflix shipped its 4 billionth DVD.

In the first quarter of 2013 alone, it streamed more than 4 billion hours.

The company estimates that 75 percent of viewer activity is driven by the company’s algorithmic recommendation.

 

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Here’s some skinny on how Netflix works the numbers  …

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