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The Grapevine calculates an influence score that is context based — eg, Alice’s Grapevine tells her that Bob is awesome at rating movies in the comedies genre, so he gets a high score in that context, which means if she’s looking for a comedy to watch tonight, his ratings of comedies are weighted heavily. Problem: how to calculate the Influence score in a way that doesn’t give undue influence to Bob just because he has a zillion followers? The Grapevine’s solution:

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