http://glen-campbell.com/2009/08/09/the-problem-with-personalization/ the ergonomic blog of the former slide rule team member Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:12:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://glen-campbell.com/2009/08/09/the-problem-with-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-149 tiffanybbrown Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:32:10 +0000 http://glencampbell.name/?p=309#comment-149 <p>They have, but you have to manage that option. If you go to Your Account > Improve Recommendations, you can check items that were gifts and / or say "Don't use for recommendations." But really? Who wants to do all that work just so Amazon can sell you more stuff?</p> They have, but you have to manage that option. If you go to Your Account > Improve Recommendations, you can check items that were gifts and / or say "Don't use for recommendations." But really? Who wants to do all that work just so Amazon can sell you more stuff?

]]> http://glen-campbell.com/2009/08/09/the-problem-with-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-145 glenc Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:30:00 +0000 http://glencampbell.name/?p=309#comment-145 <p>Yes, that's absolutely true. I use Amazon for a ton of purchases, and many of them are not for me. I know that companies are very big into "passive" personalization (i.e., it happen automatically without request), but there's a lot more power in "active" personalization (where the user can control what's happening). IMHO companies should provide both.</p> Yes, that's absolutely true. I use Amazon for a ton of purchases, and many of them are not for me. I know that companies are very big into "passive" personalization (i.e., it happen automatically without request), but there's a lot more power in "active" personalization (where the user can control what's happening). IMHO companies should provide both.

]]> http://glen-campbell.com/2009/08/09/the-problem-with-personalization/comment-page-1/#comment-144 cecily Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:23:54 +0000 http://glencampbell.name/?p=309#comment-144 <p>I would've thought Amazon had gotten smarter about their recommendations, but it seems they haven't. I wish they would let you distinguish between something you're buying for yourself versus something you're buying as a gift. I don't like seeing recommendations based on items I purchased for my 76-year old mother. Makes a girl feel old before her time. :D</p> I would've thought Amazon had gotten smarter about their recommendations, but it seems they haven't. I wish they would let you distinguish between something you're buying for yourself versus something you're buying as a gift. I don't like seeing recommendations based on items I purchased for my 76-year old mother. Makes a girl feel old before her time.

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