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by mabbo 3271 days ago
Just think: all those things you can't stand the Amazon's recommendation engine does, here's your chance to fix it for everyone.
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Given how long some of these problems have been going on, it may be a chance to learn why it's not possible to fix them within their current organizational structure.
"Oh wow, so you have discovered that after someone buys something, and you keep recommending the same thing, a large number of people go out of their way to buy other stuff to remove the recommendation. So we actually make more money recommending the last thing that they would want to buy?"
Are they hiring a product manager?