I've always complained about last.fm's recommendation radio; how it failed me after its first and only victory: The Magnetic Fields, but the fact is, that if anything, I have failed last.fm.
For those not in the know, last.fm is a social music platform that allows you to share what you're listening on your computer (and now ipod) with your friends by "scrobbling" your latest tunes. After you've listened to a few hundred tracks or so, it'll also start giving you recommendations for new music, as well as compiling a radio of "your favorite music". Awesome? Yeah.
Except for the fact that I haven't gotten a recommendation that I've agreed with in the last two years. So what's up with that? last.fm uses the music you've played before to give you new recommendations. But it interprets the music not by dsp but by user tags given to the song / artist / album. I have not tagged more than 3 artists. How should I expect good recommendations from last.fm? In fact, like any collaborative, I will get more out of this if I put more into it.
So...go! get a last.fm account! tag everything! Results will be better! Tailored to you! to the collective conscious!
it's free! it's fun!
You can find my music at: last.fm/user/pencilshavings , if you so want.
(picture taken from www.school-for-champions.com)
1 comment:
Thanks for explaining last.fm for me, I always think about getting around to making an account but had forgotten or just not known enough to care about it. I think I will make an account! I'll let ya know my username and such.
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