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robinbloke ([personal profile] robinbloke) wrote2004-10-01 07:40 am
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Amazon's 'you may also like...' feature is evil, I have just ordered a pile of CD's by people I have never heard of before, because... well, why not?
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[identity profile] crocodilewings.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I spent about an hour a few months ago letting Amazon know that all the things on their "you may also like..." list were things I already own.

It does occur to me that Amazon is slowly building up a list of every book and film I own. Imagine how dangerous that information could be in the wrong hands...

[identity profile] squirmelia.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't tend to spend money on Amazon's recommendations, but I do go to the library sometimes and look for books that it recommends.

[identity profile] sea-cucumber.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Scary, I was just doing that earlier, looking at recomendations. They are surprisingly accurate, they recommended me a bunch of dodgy occult books, Doom 3, Star Wars DVDs and Hellblazer comics. All good, I would say!
sooo dangerous, though. *keeps card away*

[identity profile] vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It is evil but not for the same reason. It keeps ordering me to buy Whitley Striber books. ACK!

[identity profile] silja.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep yep- I have suffered from that feature many times!

[identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com 2004-10-01 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Fortunately, most albums have little Real Audio snippets. However, if those sound good, it's too late. I found Unheilig that way.

[identity profile] kittenonthekeys.livejournal.com 2004-10-02 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
*babbles about your listed music instead*

I LOVE A=HA.
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