Sotheby's plans to launch the online service-рекомендаций
ARTinvestment.RU   07 ноября 2018

Observers suggest that the auction house is testing the service, reminiscent of Sportify. Only he would pick up the user music taste, and pictures which he most likely will like it

did Not have time to fall silent discussion the first blockchain-торгов Christie's, as their plans for the development of the online began to intrigue "Sotheby's".

About the upcoming changes to the Chapter "Sotheby's" Tad Smith told simultaneously with the announcement of financial results for the third quarter. There were no sensations, third quarter auctions are often complicated. This time costs money, too. Shares of Sotheby's, which even in the summer cost around $50-56, in November fell to $40. One of the reasons was the decline in sales in mainland China, but that's all boring details.

But the future and the chosen development vector — yeah, that's interesting. However today it is not necessary to be a futurist to foresee that the auctions will flock to online. Even the most conservative. It's all everywhere. First, they asserted that the Internet art can not be sold in principle. Then he said that a lot of the Internet — is small sales cheap items. And now everything is thrown powerful resources to develop their own online services.

thus, the "Sotheby's" in 2019, plans to launch mobile and web-платформу Appraise ("Assessment") for operational work with deliverers under the simplified scheme. This is likely to be the tool for rapid assessment of the proposed to sale of lots. In addition, the head of the auction was given to understand that they are seriously considering ways to use blockchain technology for their work (with no details). But most importantly, what was said to the journalists artnet, — is the beginning internal testing "service recommendations." It obviously is about adaptive selection of the proposals of paintings based on the analysis of the known preferences of the client. Conventionally, time collector like Rabin, you can try to offer him Nemukhin and Rukhin, and it is better that-нибудь in dark tones. But those who buys Zvereva, most likely, will become interested and Yakovlev, too. This, of course, rude and grotesque, the algorithm can be more refined. But, in General, approximately so.

the Future is coming rapidly. Sellers ask collectors seldom get up from the sofa, so as not to be distracted. All will find and bring yourself. I have time only to pay her bills.

V. B., AI

Source: news.artnet.com

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