Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

Interesting. I can't see a rational explanation for that UNLESS Amazon is now SELLING product placement in "Recommended" based on keywords in your search/viewing history. If Canon is paying the most for those keywords, they may get "inexplicable" representation in your search results. On Sat, Sep

Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

"Well, nobody's perfect!" Amazon might assign some [slightly] higher weight in their suggestions to certain products over some other products (still fitting the same relational criteria) based on other commerical interests. But I don't think that Amazon, who is considered one of the

Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

Where's Cotty? Frankencamera anyone? Cheers, frank On 26 September, 2015 2:01:11 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >Now I've never bought any Canon centric equipment from Amazon, and I >often, search for Pentax gear to check competitive prices, so what it >Amazon's

Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

Now I've never bought any Canon centric equipment from Amazon, and I often, search for Pentax gear to check competitive prices, so what it Amazon's top recommendation based on my searches and what I've told them? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NI3BZ5K/ref=pe_851860_150924160_em_1p_0_lm

Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

Amazon is always experimenting. I wrote SEO copy for them a couple of years ago and they asked me for a wide range of formats with different repetition patterns, related words and other strategies aimed at triggering google algorithms. Paul via phone > On Sep 26, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Igor

Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

My love/hate affair with Canon goes back a long way, dating from the day almost 40 years ago that I was lent a Canon, FTb with a couple of breach lock lenses to shoot an event by the newspaper where I was hanging my hat at the time. (I needed a Telephoto to cover the event and my Super Takumar