Nov 25, 2024 19:00:00

Review of the browser extension 'Amax' that adds products with 'classic' and 'classic high rating' tags to Amazon's recommended column

When you open a product page on Amazon, sponsored products may be recommended as 'products related to this product' or 'products frequently viewed by other customers.' However, some of the recommended products may be from unreliable and suspicious companies. The Google extension ' Amax ,' released by

Ryoma Sato of the National Institute of Informatics, allows you to display carefully selected products in the recommendations section in addition to sponsored products.

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To install Amax, first click the link below in Chrome to access the distribution page.

Amax: A Chrome extension that lets you enjoy finding great products - Chrome Web Store
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/amax%EF%BC%9A%E8%89%AF%E3%81%84%E5%95%86%E5%93%81%E3%81%8C%E 6%A5%BD%E3%81%97%E3%81%8F%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8B-chrome/higdbjpnbnljfkikmgneiffikknicipm

Once you access the distribution page, click 'Add to Chrome.'

Click 'Proceed to installation'.

When the installation confirmation pop-up appears, click 'Add extension'.

When the following pop-up appears in the upper right corner of the screen, the Amax installation is complete.

Before installing Amax, the recommendation column for ' Nintendo Switch (OLED model) Joy-Con (L) / (R) White ' looked like this. The seller may be an Amazon Marketplace seller, or items that are not directly related to the product may be displayed.

When I installed Amax and checked the same product, the 'Recommended by Amax' column appeared, as shown below, and products tagged as 'Classic' and 'Highly Rated Classic' were displayed.

Similarly, before installing Amax, the recommendations section for '

SSD External SSD 30TB Type-C Newly upgraded portable external SSD High-speed transfer Waterproof IP6 HDD External/Lightweight/Splash-proof/Dust-proof/Shock-resistant/High-speed transfer Shock-resistant ' looked like this.

When I installed Amax, it started recommending standard products from well-known manufacturers.

Amax can also be used in the book category, and the following books were recommended on the '

Gas Company! ' page:

According to Mr. Sato, Amax has realized this by using the technology of ' user-side recommendation system ' that creates a recommendation system by legally accessing Amazon's database that is originally accessible only to Amazon personnel. This makes it possible to set up a column introducing recommended products without violating 'the modification of official functions' prohibited by Amazon. Mr. Sato also said, 'If the displayed recommendation is not good, please try reloading the page.'