David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
AMAZON.COM'S RECOMMENDATION ALGORITHM APPLIED TO LIFE EVENTS
BY MARIBETH MOONEY
Customers who just got fired also had this happen:
Customers who had just broken up with their boyfriends also had this happen:
Customers who had just been asked to be bridesmaids for the ninth time also had this happen:
BY MARIBETH MOONEY
Customers who just got fired also had this happen:
- The commencement of a vigorous job search
- An abundance of time to travel
- An unappreciated talent for heavy drinking and sleeping until noon
- The stealing of condiments and toilet paper from the neighborhood diner
- Make appointments with headhunters
- Renew their passports
- Get out of their pajamas before 9 p.m.
- Community service due to incriminating surveillance footage
Customers who had just broken up with their boyfriends also had this happen:
- A discovery of newfound freedom
- An appreciation for having loved and lost
- An intense desire for ice cream, vodka, and revenge
- A charge of stalking and a subsequent warrant for their arrest
- Go out and have fun with girlfriends
- Take up a new hobby
- A series of 12-step programs
- One to three with good behavior
Customers who had just been asked to be bridesmaids for the ninth time also had this happen:
- A deepening of their friendship bond
- A belief that a soulmate really does exist for all
- A sudden fear of harming oneself and others
- An overnight stay for psychiatric evaluation
- Excitedly plan a shower and a bachelorette party
- Try on dresses and shoes
- Two milligrams of Xanax twice a day
- Shun sharp objects, line-dancing, and calligraphers