There was a TED talk where a woman tried to crack the algorithm for a dating site - and succeeded.  She tried things like creating fake profiles to identify popularity-provoking words (like &quot;fun&quot;), and eventually succeeded in creating the site&#x27;s #1 most popular site, drawing thousands of responses.<p><pre><code>  https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=d6wG_sAdP0U</code></pre>