Angie Waller
Data Mining the Amazon, 2003
Book, archival inkjet prints
Pages: [52] p.
Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 23 x 14.5 cm.
Cover: Paperback
Binding: glue bound
Process: offset-printed
Color: color
Edition 500
This project involved the collection and cross-referencing of a selection of Amazon.com recommendations, resulting in amusing lists of CD recommendations for political conservatives and liberals. The main section of the book is a set of colorful complex diagrams* linking politically “conservative” books with the most popular CDs bought by the same customers. This is juxtaposed with similar lists for a “liberal” audience. The final section of the book presents a direct sampling of Amazon’s “Purchase Circles” and shows items uniquely popular to the US Military, the UN, Arthur Andersen Consulting, Nike and others.
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