Comments on: Cool new service http://www.mymotech.com/cool-new-service/ Addicted to Web Analytics Since 2004 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:59:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter Kim http://www.mymotech.com/cool-new-service/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Peter Kim Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mymotech.com/wp/?p=18#comment-35 Yeah, one of my coworkers told me about that recently. I think it's kinda neat, but I think I prefer Amazon.com's recommendation engine. Maybe this is the anti-geek/pro-artist side of me speaking but I kinda cringe at the idea that we can represent artistic expression with some sort of formula that we can use to determine what music people would probably like. I'm not sure if they have enough of a business model to have it be successful as a standalone application. I think it'd be interesting if they sold their services as a web application component or a web service so that online music vendors can display results from pandora on a particular product page. I've discovered a lot of great music by checking out the "Customers who bought this album also bought" section on the amazon.com product page. The reviews are also extremely helpful. What kind of music are you into by the way? Yeah, one of my coworkers told me about that recently. I think it’s kinda neat, but I think I prefer Amazon.com’s recommendation engine. Maybe this is the anti-geek/pro-artist side of me speaking but I kinda cringe at the idea that we can represent artistic expression with some sort of formula that we can use to determine what music people would probably like.

I’m not sure if they have enough of a business model to have it be successful as a standalone application. I think it’d be interesting if they sold their services as a web application component or a web service so that online music vendors can display results from pandora on a particular product page.

I’ve discovered a lot of great music by checking out the “Customers who bought this album also bought” section on the amazon.com product page. The reviews are also extremely helpful. What kind of music are you into by the way?

]]> By: mymo http://www.mymotech.com/cool-new-service/comment-page-1/#comment-36 mymo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mymotech.com/wp/?p=18#comment-36 Thanks for the comment. But let's be honest, I have never been the music lover that you are. The nice thing about this pandora thing is that I can get exposure to artists that I might like before I go drop $10 on iTunes to buy their album. Decoding the music genome while sounding scientific and all has to be the work of some pretty serious music lovers. As for your last question, read my next few posts. Thanks for the comment. But let’s be honest, I have never been the music lover that you are. The nice thing about this pandora thing is that I can get exposure to artists that I might like before I go drop $10 on iTunes to buy their album.

Decoding the music genome while sounding scientific and all has to be the work of some pretty serious music lovers.

As for your last question, read my next few posts.

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