Recent Issues with Scrobbling
Around about two weeks ago I started experiencing problems with Last.fm’s scrobbling service. Scrobbling tracks what songs and albums users listen to and suggest similar music that the listeners may also like.
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Comments on the Music Genome Project
For those who don’t know, the Music Genome Project is the database behind Pandora’s streaming service. Unlike many services that follow the recommendation format of “you like song ‘a’, and Bob likes song ‘a’ and song ‘b’, so you are likely to enjoy song ‘b’ as well”, Pandora’s algorithm is “you like song ‘a’, and song ‘b’ sounds like song ‘a’, so you will probably like song ‘b’ as well”. This method, at least to me, seems to be much more accurate.
Video Analysis: Pork and Beans
It has been awhile since I have posted a video review and I am way overdue for another one. So without further ado, I bring you my analysis of Weezer’s fantastic video "Pork and Beans".
Deezer Review
Several months ago, a reader suggested that I try the Deezer music service. I signed up for an account shortly after that, but have not really checked it out until tonight.
Pandora and Last.fm Mashup
For those who wish to scrobble (add to Last.fm statistics) music listened to in Pandora, there is web application to do just that. From what I understand, this site has been around for a couple of years, but it is new to me.