This is brilliant; honestly I hadn't recognized the implications or potential application until you pointed it out. It's algorithmic scoring of the value of a bit of content, using social input, in real-time.
But that's an unnecessarily geeky way to say it.
Now, imagine: - a similar system for any type of content - if the chart was customized for me based on the same inputs but their relation to me; possible to compute, but incredibly hard to execute at scale
brooksjordan
· 5 months ago
Yep an "algorithmic scoring of the value of a bit of content, using social input, in real-time," nicely said.
Now, how could the chart be customized so that the inputs relate to me or you?
Taylor Davidson
· 5 months ago
One of many attempts to measure value using authority and popularity; at it's heart, that what PageRank does, just with different inputs, on a different schedule, with a different output, right?
How could the chart be customized?
I may care about authority and popularity different than other people; in fact, I may only care about a song's popularity within my social circle, or I may only care about certain authority figures: particular critics, friends, or people with notably good / similar taste.
I may want my chart to reflect what you care about and rank your vote higher than someone else's vote, simply because I like your taste, despite the overall rankings.
It's just a more algorithmic approach to the social filter we have always and will always use.
Is it computationally possible? Yes, but hard to do at scale. Is it truly valuable? Dunno.
brooksjordan
· 5 months ago
Mm, very intriguing, "page rank" for social content.
viicOop
· 5 months ago
wOw:!..U ar3 a geek:!..Lolzz ('am saying iit iin a gOod waii ;)
brooksjordan
· 5 months ago
Are you one, too, viicOop? You're practically writing in Perl, right? :)
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But that's an unnecessarily geeky way to say it.
Now, imagine:
- a similar system for any type of content
- if the chart was customized for me based on the same inputs but their relation to me; possible to compute, but incredibly hard to execute at scale
Now, how could the chart be customized so that the inputs relate to me or you?
How could the chart be customized?
I may care about authority and popularity different than other people; in fact, I may only care about a song's popularity within my social circle, or I may only care about certain authority figures: particular critics, friends, or people with notably good / similar taste.
I may want my chart to reflect what you care about and rank your vote higher than someone else's vote, simply because I like your taste, despite the overall rankings.
It's just a more algorithmic approach to the social filter we have always and will always use.
Is it computationally possible? Yes, but hard to do at scale. Is it truly valuable? Dunno.
('am saying iit iin a gOod waii ;)