The Findory's fixation on Britney Spears' privates
I've been using the Findory lately as
personal newspaper of sorts - the findory keeps track of which stories
and blog posts I read and based upon these stories gives me new related
content every time I visit. I don't have to explicitly rate
stories, the Findory just figures things out based upon what I've
read. One neat thing about the Findory is that next to most
stories there's a little icon:
that tells me that the story was selected just for me - if I click on
the icon, the Findory will tell me why that story was selected.
The Findory also mixes in other stories that are not recommended
specifically for me, I assume because they are of general interest.
This
week, there have been an overabundance of stories about Britney
Spears and her lack of underwear on the Findory page. Looking at
the Findory right now I see 8 non-personalized general interest stories -
4 of them - are about Britney Spears' privates. Perhaps the
Findory is just reflecting what is going on in the blogosphere at large -
but I really wish there was a way I could tell the Findory that I am
not now, nor will I ever be interested in this kind of celebrity
news. Perhaps, the Findory will eventually figure out that I never
click on these stories and will eliminate them, but I wish I could just
make them go away now. So Greg, what can I do?
Posted by Greg Linden on December 01, 2006 at 04:50 PM EST #