tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post2401337746289299487..comments2023-05-16T11:30:02.330+01:00Comments on Radio To Go: Spoonfed by robots: What do we get from music streamers... and what do we give?Radio To Gohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-81871516836468075132013-08-12T14:19:37.320+01:002013-08-12T14:19:37.320+01:00The whole issue of Spotify, streaming services in ...The whole issue of Spotify, streaming services in general & internet radio is interesting. <br /><br />I use Spotify (and pay for it so I can use it on my phone/tablet) and it's completely changed how I buy music ie I don't. Unless it's a local or small artist and I'm basically making a point of supporting them I don't buy music anymore. <br /><br />Even though it's excellent on the 'give me music now' front, Spotify's completely useless at pointing me at new music, and with Google doing their 'AllAccess' service I imagine there are tidal waves of panic going through the Spotify offices. With Google's ability to track, analyse and push targeted advertising at people I imagine they'll be a lot better at suggesting new and interesting music to people in a way that makes a lot more sense than Spotify's poor system.<br /><br />That aside, we host a relatively large internet radio station based in London and we're planning on expanding our web radio work - looking at the stats piles of the listeners are connecting via their phones. I suspect internet radio and local DAB stations are going to do really, really well over the next few years and will need to be very mobile focussed in future.David Moorehttp://www.carouseldigital.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-83207078792974558032013-08-12T07:31:26.223+01:002013-08-12T07:31:26.223+01:00"So you do all the work to build someone else..."So you do all the work to build someone else's database. Then their algorithms can swoop in and maybe thrill you with a treasure you don’t know about. That’s a bit rich." This is the most important paragraph in your piece, Robin. There will always be a disconnect between algorithms, current 'data', and 3rd-party interpretations of personal taste because of human error (business managers and programmers, to start), human expectations (marketing departments, to start), and attenuation (basic physics) - the further away energy is from its source, the less substance it has to measure, period. Global business marketing models refuse to acknowledge this last point, which only amplifies those inherent human error/expectation issues. Big data is big and getting bigger. We're lucky we can move it and store it without blowing the power grid, let alone glean something truly personal from a construct so ginormous and inherently noisy...So sick of seeing ads from pre-fab pop idols and gewgaws I'll never click on. I'd much rather hear what YOU have to say about that band your friend recommends, and then make my own choice to seek them out.Chris Bnoreply@blogger.com