Re: [Neo4j] Re: Avoiding feedback loop in recommendations system?

2014-01-03 Thread Javad Karabi
Michael, very good point. thank you David, I am simply asking from a general perspective, in a recommendations based system, how does escape from the feedback loop that is generated from a successful recommendations engine suggesting clothes, then those clothes get purchased more, then the recom

Re: [Neo4j] Re: Avoiding feedback loop in recommendations system?

2014-01-03 Thread Michael Hunger
Also the data the recommendation is based on is not static and not only relying on the recommendations. So there are people buying, liking etc. new products come in some are promoted, there are hypes etc. Lots of variables that affect the data that is fed into the recommendation, and then peop

[Neo4j] Re: Avoiding feedback loop in recommendations system?

2014-01-03 Thread M. David Allen
Javad, The graph database would probably just store the list of things you could choose amongst for your recommendations; a graph database doesn't do recommendations, and hence whether or not those recommendations would reenforce one another would depend on the kind of algorithm you're using f