I mentioned this to Otis but thought I'd expand it -- As some of you may know I am actually an MBA student. I have worked on the collaborative filtering portion of Mahout (formerly called Taste) for several years. I have always been curious to know what, exactly, enterprises need out of collaborative filtering. What product would they like to see?
Now I have the opportunity to use this as the basis of a business school project. So I am wondering if anyone can comment on any of these questions, without naming names if it's confidential -- - What do enterprises imagine they can get out of collaborative filtering? - At what stage is the interest -- barely know about it, ready to use it, other? - What do people use to solve these needs today, custom code, other products? - What's the biggest need enterprises have from collaborative filtering products or services? - What's the one product or feature an enterprise would love to see in the market, in terms of CF? Thanks for any thoughts, folks! Sean
