Will recommenders kill search? Recommender Systems - An industry perspective

Abstract

At the 2010 annual ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2010) a panel addressed emerging topics regarding recommender systems as a whole and specifically their role in industry. This report summarizes answers from a distinguished group of industry leaders representing different industries in which recommender systems are highly relevant. Panel members discuss questions regarding the role of recommender systems in their own industry area, killer applications, opportunities, and future directions. Copyright 2010 ACM.