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YouTube's new recommendation engine knows me all too well

By Jackson West, 9:00 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008, 1,031 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Pop17's perky vlogger Sarah Meyers sent us a link that allows access the new customized YouTube homepage beta, which includes a video recommendation engine. You need to be logged in, otherwise you'll be redirected to the regular YouTube homepage. The company has been rolling out the new homepage design to random users (a link near the top allows those selected to opt out of the beta). Frankly, I'm a little scared at just how well YouTube knows me.

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