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.
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.
Site News 2010-07-13
It has been a couple of weeks since I posted anything, so I felt it necessary to say that I have not abandoned this Music Discussions. Also, I wanted to fill everyone in on what has been happening with the site.
Albums for Review 2010-07-07
It is time once again to list my recently acquired albums, and albums that I plan to buy at a later date. I intend to review all of these albums on Music Reviews at some point in the future.
The HTC EVO 4G as a Music Player
In the last several years, the lines between phone, music player, PDA, hand-held gaming system, and GPS have blurred as phones now are capable of being an all-in-one portable electronic device. Because of this, it seemed appropriate to review the new EVO 4G with regards to its music capabilities