AMAZON RECOMMENDER WEEK 10

For the past two weeks instead of searching for photography related items I tried searching soemthing new to see how good Amazon can give me recommendation. I find GPS systems very interesting so decided to test Amazon. My search consisted of car GPS units by TOM TOM, GARMIN and other companies. I was particularly interested in TOM TOM because I had one. I wanted to see what Amazon had to offer. I noticed Amazon was trying to sell me more than just GPS. The recommendation that came out of the search inluded books such as Washing Post Dining Guide, Innoncent Man by Tom Selleck or Magnum PI. All the books were on the last recommendation page. I figure Amazon wanted to present something that was of interests to me and keep my intrest while trying to sneek some books in. I've never bought a book from Amazon so maybe it was trying to sell me or get me to start buying books.

During my one week searching for GPS related equipment I noticed Amazon too picked up on what I wanted to see. When I simply type street map Amazon presented me with car unit GPS devices along with GPS maps. With only one week Amazon picked up on my taste as it did with photography. In my mind I knew I wanted to see some GPS units when I type in street map. I wanted to see how smart Amazon was. I have to say simply by typing closely related words Amazon was able to present me at least with a page or two of items that I wanted to see. Again, I think it has to do with keeping my intrestes alive while trying to sneak in something new.