While visiting Youtube today I saw this recommendation at the top of my feed. Through the readings and our discussions in class I’ve become much more aware of how personalized my internet experience has become. I’m not sure if Youtube recommended me this video only because I watched “Nas-the message” or if they may also have an algorithm based on the types of videos in my history and subscriptions I have. Either way I felt extremely elated when I saw this in my feed. It was a perfect combination of my interests in science and hip hop. Being able to see a celebrity of science interview one of my favorite rappers made my night.
In our class and readings we mostly focus on the negative aspect of personalization; but my discovery today is a perfect example of how it can be used to enhance our experience.
How do you feel about personalization with what you know so far?
I thought the interview was a little bland but here’s the link to the video if you want to watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHfdd-PQVwo
Personalization is good depending on what werbsite you are on. For example whenever I’m on Youtube listening to a song or watching a music video, they’ll usually get it right with suggesting what kind of music I like or sometimes they’ll suggest a song or video that I haven’t heard since I was in middle school, and there’s nothing wrong with a good throwback. But taking this class, has made me realize how invasive personalization could be and wether they get it right or wrong it could be kind of annoying.