tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post3271742059441543590..comments2023-11-02T05:46:17.571-07:00Comments on QuantumDice: Signal to noise: filtering and finding what you wantHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-20649691053720116112008-10-13T14:55:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:55:00.000-07:00Google reader already does a super basic version o...Google reader already does a super basic version of the filtering/suggesting for you when you use it as your RSS reader. It will offer suggestions of other feeds that have similar content to ones you already read.<br><br>Also Microsoft with their new Zune update added a feature like the I-Pod Genius feature that gives you not only related artists but also other users in their social network that have that artist as a favorite so you can start to explore based on others tastes.<br><br>But I agree, one person can only find so much on their own, if we were to improve our ability to analyze usage and slowly expand outward towards stories that have similar interests it could be a very good place for newspapers and media to head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-69193316768249510772008-10-14T12:17:00.000-07:002008-10-14T12:17:00.000-07:00I surprised you didn't mention Slacker (http:/...I surprised you didn't mention Slacker (http://www.slacker.com) as another great alternative. I recently discovered this site and love it. Similar idea to Pandora but way more genres to choose from, ability to make stations based on one artist or as many artists as you want and other settings to tweak like Popularity, Artist Discovery and Year. It also lets you request songs, heart or ban songs, ban artists and skip songs.<br><br>And, the best part is that they have a portable player that will let you take your stations wherever you go.<br><br>BTW - It's also free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-69716618268220282182008-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:002008-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:00If you go to http://www.favtape.com/ you can type ...If you go to http://www.favtape.com/ you can type in your Pandora url and get direct access to your favorite bookmarked Pandora songs. This way you can listen to them over and over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com