4 things you should know about personalization | Content on content | Scoop.it
Developing a personalization strategy for your website requires more than just a good ontology and some sophisticated algorithms (although those definitely help).

Website segmentation: Creating segments that take customers through different navigation paths

Behavioral targeting: Matching marketing messages to customers whose behavior implies interest in a product or service

Recommendation engines: Showing related products (or content, in the case of publishers) based on purchase history or past site visits

Content customization: Dynamically serving content based on past browsing behavior