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05:52 pm: In which I stare in amazement at Amazon's suggestions
Amazon has suggestions for me. They concern opera.

Because I bought Boris Gudenov they suggest...Madama Butterfly
Because I bought Elisabetta, Regina d'Ingleterra (Rossini) they suggest...Parsifal
Because I bought Tamerlano (Handel) they suggest...From the House of the Dead(Janacek)

WTF???????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Connection not seen. You fail at recommending.

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From:[info]totnesmartin
Date:April 29th, 2009 05:15 pm (UTC)
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It's all just "opera" to them...
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From:[info]iain666
Date:April 29th, 2009 09:21 pm (UTC)
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Amazon's recommendations are mostly based on "people who bought X tended to also buy Y" rather than any kind of editorial decision - same as the "people who bought what you just bought also bought these:" page you get after you buy anything. Clearly Amazon's customers fail at being discerning consumers of opera.
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From:[info]rainofthenight
Date:April 30th, 2009 10:57 am (UTC)
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Yep, that's how they do it. Sometimes it works for me, but sometimes I just get recommendations of the same novel I bought in twenty different editions...
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