Blockbuster culture’s next rise or fall: the impact of recommender systems on sales diversity

Fleder (2009) · Management Science · Read the paper

Analytical model and simulation; recommenders can push each person to new products but often push users toward the same products; individual diversity can rise while aggregate diversity falls; design choices shape the outcome.

Analytical model and simulation; recommenders can push each person to new products but often push users toward the same products; individual diversity can rise while aggregate diversity falls; design choices shape the outcome.

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doi:10.1287/mnsc.1080.0974. Abstract read: analytical model and simulation; recommenders can push each person to new products but often push users toward the same products; individual diversity can rise while aggregate diversity falls; design choices shape the outcome.