Serendipity happens when we stumble upon an unknown book or album tucked away on the shelves... and it thrills us. In this session, we will use the online music community What.CD as a model for thinking about how to mea…

Intermediate

Presenters

Paul Vinelli

Next Generation Recommendations: We live in a world where search is dead. Consumers are most responsive to personalized, content-driven and curated experiences and are no longer as willing to take the time to search and …

Intermediate

Presenters

Hayley Barna, Katrina Lake, Ruzwana Bashir, Todd Yellin

We live in a world of data overload. When it comes to keeping up with the news, people don't want more content – they want what they need to know. To stay current and up to date, people need distilled, coherent informat…

Intermediate

Presenters

Jim Spencer, Steve Rosenbaum

Music discovery used to be simple. Tastemakers, usually DJs, introduced us to new artists. Times have changed. Some argue that the advent of collaborative filtering and data mining has made it easier to find and discover…

Presenters

Chris Becherer, Eric Bieschke, Ian Rogers, Marc Ruxin, Tim Quirk, Stephen White