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I'm finding less time to update my blog these days, but my flickr photostream is often updated.

Playing in my house right now...


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At 00:00 GMT on Thursday I was listening to:


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More of what I've been listening to

Latest pictures from my phone

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Thursday December 9 2004 at 01:55 GMT

Part of the last.fm fun is that it gives recommendations to you of artists to check out -- essentially 'it' is learning from all the different members about who likes what and what else they like. For the first time I had a look at my 'recommended' page, and it is pretty spot on. Based on the tiny sample I've given it, the albums it thinks I've missed, I've actually got. They're the core of my collection, almost. My playlist definitly needs some more electronica (and last.fm needs to recognise it, too), and *then* I'll be interested to see what it's advising me!


Comments


I remember being very impressed by what last.fm recommended for me too - and instantly adding a dozen or so new albums to my collection.

Have you listened to your profile radio? That's another good way of discovering new tracks.
Stuart Mudie | Thursday December 9 at 08:38 GMT | Web| Comment permalink


what the hell have you got in your collection that it recommended 4 sting albums as being similar?!
allan | Thursday December 9 at 12:51 GMT| Comment permalink


Stuart -- yeah, my profile radio was good, but a little bit too much like listening to all my own CDs!

Allan -- not sure, exactly. Do you think I should take it personally? ;-))
Martin Little | Tuesday December 14 at 10:07 GMT | Web| Comment permalink

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