Gender differentials and implicit feedback on online video content: enhancing user interest evaluation

Woonkian Chong*, Simon Rudkin, Junhui Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Purpose: Exponential growth in online video content makes viewing choice and video promotion increasingly challenging. While explicit recommendation systems have value, they inherently distract the user from normal behaviour and are open to numerous biases. To enhance user interest evaluation accuracy, the purpose of this paper is to comprehensively examine the relationship between implicit feedback and online video content, and reviews gender differentials in the interest indicated by a comprehensive set of viewer responses. Design/methodology/approach: This paper includes 200 useable observations based on an experiment of user interaction with the Youku platform (one of the largest video-hosting websites in China). Logistic regression was employed for its simple interpretation to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings: The findings demonstrate gender differentials in cursor movement behaviour, explainable via well-studied splits in personality, biological factors, primitive behaviour and emotion management. This work offers a solution to the sparsity of work on implicit feedback, contributing to the literature that combines explicit and implicit feedback. Practical implications: This study offers a launch point for further work on human–computer interaction, and highlights the importance of looking beyond individual metrics to embrace wider human traits in video site design and implementation. Originality/value: This paper links implicit feedback to online video content for the first time, and demonstrates its value as an interest capturing tool. By reviewing gender differentials in the interest indicated by a comprehensive set of viewer responses, this paper indicates how user characteristics remain critical. Consequently, this work signposts highly fruitful directions for both practitioners and researchers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1128-1146
Number of pages19
JournalIndustrial Management and Data Systems
Volume119
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gender differentials
  • Implicit feedback
  • Online video
  • User experience
  • User interest

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