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Comparison of Pandora and Last.fm

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the tell-me-what-i-like dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Blogger Steve Krause takes an interesting look at how music recommenders Pandora and Last.fm work, including some algorithmic strengths and weaknesses. Although he seems to think Last.fm is better now, his punchline is that a combination of their approaches will eventually be the real winner and for that, Pandora can more easily become like Last.fm than the other way around."

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  1. Perfect timing by xoran99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This article has perfect timing; I go to Last.fm only to find that their streaming servers are down for upgrades...

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    Karma: Bad (mostly due to all those "In Soviet Russia" jokes)

  2. easier by method77 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pandora is much easier to use for dumb people like me so I prefer that

  3. Re:2 Downloads for LastFM by utexaspunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    id est

  4. Re:Leakage by Imsdal · · Score: 2, Funny
    The moral of the story is that Pandora rocks well, but entirely fails to lull.

    The moral of the story is that Pandora tried to give you a clue and improve your taste in music...