Interestingness recommendations in a computing advice facility
The present disclosure provides a recommendation to a user through a computer-based advice facility, comprising collecting topical information, wherein the collected topical information includes an interestingness aspect; filtering the collected topical information based on the interestingness aspect; determining an interestingness rating from the collected topical information, wherein the determining is through the computer-based advice facility; and providing a user with the recommendation related to the topical information based on the interestingness rating.
1. A method of providing a recommendation to a user through a computer-based advice facility, comprising:
collecting topical information, wherein the collected topical information includes an interestingness aspect, the interestingness aspect being based on the similarity to a user's taste profile and based on newness of the topical information, wherein the interestingness aspect of the topical information is an indication that the topical in has some aspect of newness;
filtering the collected topical information based on the interestingness aspect;
determining an interestingness rating from the collected topical information, wherein the determining is through the computer-based advice facility; and
providing a user with the recommendation related to the topical information based on the interestingness rating.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interestingness aspect is derived from social activity of another individual that indicates a recommendation for a topic.
3. The method of claim 2 , the other individual is a friend.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the other individual is a famous person.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the other individual is an authoritative person.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the other individual has similar tastes to the user.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the social activity is saving a recommendation.
8. The method of claim wherein the social activity is at least one of commenting and discussing a recommendation actively.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the social activity is collected from sources on the Internet.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the newness is an indication that the topical information is new topical information over a predetermined period of time.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the newness is an indication that the topical information is newly popular.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein newly popular is determined from an activity level on the web.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interestingness aspect of the topical information is from at least one of a review, recommendation, blog entry, tweet, authoritative source, news source, and e-publication.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interestingness aspect is time data.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the time data is a release date.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the release date is a release date of a movie.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the release date is a release date of a product.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the time data is an event opening.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the opening is a restaurant opening.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the opening is a cultural event opening.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interestingness aspect is how frequently the topical information is referenced in online sources.
22. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interestingness aspect is related to a user interaction with a computer device.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the user interactions are interpreted by the machine learning facility as user behavior that indicates a preference level for the topical information by the user.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the user interaction is selection of a web link.
25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the user interaction is at least one of tapping, touching, and clicking on the computer device screen.
26. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer-based advice facility includes a machine-learning facility.
27. The method of claim 1 wherein the computer-based advice facility includes a recommendation facility.
28. The method of claim 1 , wherein the filtering is collaborative filing.
29. The method of claim 1 , wherein recommendations are sent to a user's mobile communications facility to provide recommendations in the user's current geographic area.
30. The method of claim 29 , wherein there is a graphical user interface on the mobile communications facility that provides the user with the ability to refine provided recommendations to the user.
31. The method of claim 29 , wherein the recommendations show the user at least one of items to buy, events to go to, and things to see.
32. The method of claim 29 , wherein the recommendation is related to a local store.
33. The method of claim 29 , wherein the recommendation is related to a local restaurant.
34. The method of claim 29 , wherein the recommendation is related to a local bar.
35. The method of claim 29 , wherein the recommendation is related to entertainment.
36. The method of claim 29 , wherein recommendations are further filtered to the user based on interestingness specific to the geographic area.
37. The method of claim 29 , wherein a recommendations feed is sent to the user for the current geographic area the user is located In.
38. The method of claim 29 , wherein recommendations are only sent to the user that meet a threshold in confidence and in how much the system predicts the user will like the recommendation.
39. The method of claim 38 , wherein the threshold in confidence is related to the interestingness rating.
40. The method of claim 38 , wherein the threshold in confidence is determined by a machine learning facility based on past behavior of the user as related to previous recommendations provided by the system.
41. The method of claim 29 , wherein the user is able to save recommendations to at, least one of storage on the mobile communications facility and storage with the computer-based advice facility.
42. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
collecting topical information, wherein the collected topical information includes an interestingness aspect, the interestingness aspect being based on the similarity to a user's taste profile and based on newness of the topical information, wherein the interestingness aspect of the topical information is an indication that the topical information has some aspect of newness;
filtering the collected topical information based on the interestingness aspect;
determining an interestingness rating from the collected topical information, wherein the determining is through the computer -based advice facility; and
providing a user with the recommendation related to the topical information based on the interestingness rating.
43. A system comprising:
a machine including a memory and at least one processor; and
a computer-based advice facility, executable by the machine, configured to:
collect topical information, wherein the collected topical information includes an interestingness aspect, the interestingness aspect being based on the similarity to a user's taste profile and based on newness of the topical information, wherein the interestingness aspect of the topical information is an indication that the topical information has some aspect of newness;
filter the collected topical information based on the interestingness aspect;
determine an interestingness rating from the collected topical information, wherein the determining is through the computer-based advice facility; and
provide a user with the recommendation related to the topical information based on the interestingness rating.