Algorithmic Recommendation Egnines – Is it good

The LA times reviews the the algorithmic approach of many online recommendation engines and their pitfalls. It is bang on the target, the article references Brynjolfsson and his latest paper “Global Village or CyberBalkans: Modeling and Measuring the Integration of ElectronicCommunities“. Brynjolfsson’s is the new age guru on Information economics. (Kind of Successor to Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian)