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MyMedia» Steven Harrison» Project
Management2» 17/11/2010
Research and Evaluate: MyMedia» MyMedia: Developing an Open Source
Recommender System for Broadcast Media: » A conglomeration of the European Microsoft
Innovation Centre, BBC Research, BT Research, Microgénesis, Telematica Instituut and the Universities of Hildesheim and Eindhoven
Information Overload OR The Crisis of Choice» With approximately 281,000,000 Terabytes of
new information being created in 2007. There has to be a way of sorting out the “noise” from the relevant and required information that end users require.
» Hence the MyMedia project!
Example of one of MyMedia Field Trials (MSN ClipClub Germany)» MyMedia Engine is currently being used in a
social media networking trail in German only
MSN Clip Club using MyMedia Recommender
Allows to rate media and recommend media to others on the network to name just a couple of feedback options.
Quality Plan Summary» Quality control procedures» The MyMedia Project has included the following
quality control activities in the project work plan:» Creating an updated standard (TV Anytime), that
will» Allow for greater deliverable uptake by end-users» Creation of an open source “recommender”
software solution
DR Summary» Functions: testing and consumer uptake» Critical project components:
o Critical Data: Broadcast Feed(s) and Metadata e.g. Media Tags
» Possible threats and Risks to the system’s development
o Lack of user participation or user Involvement in MyMedia
Lessons Learnt Summary
Project Success Factors That Supported SuccessUpdating TV Anytime Standard Successful Research into recommender systems and
their application(s)MSN Clip Club Solid .NET programming development of MyMedia’s
Engine
Project Shortcoming Recommended SolutionsUse of .NET as Primary Development Platform
Use open source community in addition to .NET programming
Potential User participationMake the use of the MyMedia software as transparent and simple as possible (adopt “standards based” as opposed to proprietary based) to the user e.g. TV Anytime Standard
Project Shortcomings and Solutions
Project Success Factors That Supported Success
Updating TV Anytime Standard Successful Research into recommender systems and their application(s)
MSN Clip Club Solid .NET programming development/integration of MyMedia's Engine
MyMedia
Top Project Successes
Project Highlights
Summary of MyMedia Project» The MyMedia engine
˃ Feedback – User Generated and Distributer Generated Feedback˃ Recommendations from end users to other end users
» TV Anytime standard˃ Expect to see in PVRs and TVs etc.
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