In one embodiment, a method of controlling a user interface can include: displaying a plurality of objects on a display screen, where each of the plurality of objects represents media content; accepting, by a computing device, a signal indicating user selection of an object from the plurality of objects; determining personal relevancy data associated with the selected object, where the personal relevancy data is determined by using a recommendation engine and at least in part by accessing content from a social network; playing the media content represented by the selected object, where the media content is displayed in a background on the display screen; and displaying the personal relevancy data in a foreground on the display screen.