System & method for influencing recommender system
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1. A method of influencing behavior of an electronic recommender system, which recommender is used for suggesting items of interest to a community of online subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying trendsetters, said trendsetters being individuals who are characterized as relatively early adopters of items that later become relatively popular within the community of subscribers;
(b) measuring an adoption rate by said trendsetters for a particular item;
(c) modifying recommendations provided by the recommender system for items, including said particular item, based on a value of said adoption rate.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing/influencing a recommender system which provides recommendations to users based on characteristics of certain trendsetters within a member population. The trendsetters are determined by studying historical adoption behavior of a group within the member population, or by reference to known indicia.
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1. A method of influencing behavior of an electronic recommender system, which recommender is used for suggesting items of interest to a community of online subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying trendsetters, said trendsetters being individuals who are characterized as relatively early adopters of items that later become relatively popular within the community of subscribers;
(b) measuring an adoption rate by said trendsetters for a particular item;
(c) modifying recommendations provided by the recommender system for items, including said particular item, based on a value of said adoption rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of influencing behavior of an electronic recommender system, which recommender is used for suggesting items of interest to a community of online subscribers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying trendsetters, said trendsetters being individuals who are characterized as relatively early adopters of items that later become relatively popular within the community of subscribers;
(b) measuring a trendsetter rating for a particular item provided by said trendsetters;
(c) modifying a user rating for said particular item for other subscribers based on said trendsetter rating;
wherein said trendsetter rating is used as part of generating recommendations for items to a user requesting a suggestion from the electronic recommender system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system for providing recommendations of items of interest to a community of online subscribers, the system comprising:
(a) a software module which is adapted for;
i. identifying trendsetters, said trendsetters being individuals who are characterized as relatively early adopters of items that later become relatively popular within the community of subscribers;
ii. measuring an adoption rate by said trendsetters for a particular item;
iii. provided recommendations for items, including said particular item, based on a value of said adoption rate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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