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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:
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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 oLack of user participation or user Involvement in MyMedia
Lessons Learnt Summary • MyMedia • Project Highlights • Top Project Successes • Project Shortcomings and Solutions
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. • CLOSE