Comments on: Profile - Last.fm http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Harley http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-1122693 Harley Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:25:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-1122693 Last.fm has a great system. I was very fond of it until they banned me for listening to European nationalist bands. Too bad. Rap and hip hop glorifying gang violence, drugs, pimping whores & violence against women is still a-ok of course. Last.fm has a great system. I was very fond of it until they banned me for listening to European nationalist bands. Too bad. Rap and hip hop glorifying gang violence, drugs, pimping whores & violence against women is still a-ok of course.

]]> By: Joe B http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-345634 Joe B Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-345634 OK, figured I'd give both sites a test. One of my favorite artists is Otis Taylor. Pandora has him. Last.fm does not. Guess who I registered with. OK, figured I’d give both sites a test. One of my favorite artists is Otis Taylor. Pandora has him. Last.fm does not. Guess who I registered with.

]]> By: frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger : last.fm - the social music revolution http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-200857 frankarr - an aussie microsoft blogger : last.fm - the social music revolution Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:50:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-200857 [...] And, as a good next gen web service, there's tags, blogs, friends, groups, neighbours and lots of other web 2,0 goodness. Tech Crunch has a good review [...] [...] And, as a good next gen web service, there’s tags, blogs, friends, groups, neighbours and lots of other web 2,0 goodness. Tech Crunch has a good review [...]

]]> By: Michael Garcia Novak http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-188874 Michael Garcia Novak Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:40:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-188874 Aparently the way we understand, use and consume music is suffering tremendous and interesting changes. Ever since the digital revolution, the music industry has been seriously afected, since napster and limewire facilitated mp3 files exchange, the way we listen and buy music is not the same. Then comes personalized radio wich is very welcomed, since my music library, exceeds 5 thousand legaly purchased tracks, and creating playlists that suit my different moods becomes very important, but it can be a full time job! Then services like Last.FM and Pandora are great when you have a party or when working on you computer, its music you like with little effort. Aparently the way we understand, use and consume music is suffering tremendous and interesting changes. Ever since the digital revolution, the music industry has been seriously afected, since napster and limewire facilitated mp3 files exchange, the way we listen and buy music is not the same.

Then comes personalized radio wich is very welcomed, since my music library, exceeds 5 thousand legaly purchased tracks, and creating playlists that suit my different moods becomes very important, but it can be a full time job!

Then services like Last.FM and Pandora are great when you have a party or when working on you computer, its music you like with little effort.

]]> By: konhj http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-155927 konhj Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:46:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-155927 "good idea,good site !"said by <a href="http://www.0755plane.com/index7.htm" rel="nofollow">机票查询</a> “good idea,good site !”said by 机票查询

]]> By: kayla http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-91419 kayla Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:21:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-91419 does any1 no any meebo sites, school keeps blocking them. grrrrr. email me on michealamillican@hotmail.com does any1 no any meebo sites, school keeps blocking them. grrrrr. email me on michealamillican@hotmail.com

]]> By: MetaTagger http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-37962 MetaTagger Mon, 08 May 2006 17:13:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-37962 Along similar lines as Last.fm radio, is <a href="http://BeeThere.net/" rel="nofollow">BeeThere.net</a>, which delivers concert events in a similar fashion to how Last.fm delivers radio. There are Artist Images, full tour dates, and of course, recommendations for concerts in your area, based on the artists in your iTunes collection. Along similar lines as Last.fm radio, is BeeThere.net, which delivers concert events in a similar fashion to how Last.fm delivers radio.

There are Artist Images, full tour dates, and of course, recommendations for concerts in your area, based on the artists in your iTunes collection.

]]> By: jose http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-24396 jose Sat, 01 Apr 2006 17:26:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-24396 merger ? look at this pic carefully http://www.flickr.com/photos/16306713@N00/121308854/ merger ?

look at this pic carefully

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1.....121308854/

]]> By: Cafe del Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-22929 Cafe del Marketing Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:08:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-22929 <strong>Last.fm...</strong> De nieuwste iPod ad: 1000 songs in your pocket Zelf kiezen, zelf customizen. Het jaar van ik en wij, van mass-customization en social networking. Last.fm combineert beide op het gebied van de muziek. “You get your own online music profile that y... Last.fm…

De nieuwste iPod ad: 1000 songs in your pocket
Zelf kiezen, zelf customizen. Het jaar van ik en wij, van mass-customization en social networking. Last.fm combineert beide op het gebied van de muziek.
“You get your own online music profile that y…

]]> By: jānis http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-11861 jānis Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:48:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-11861 jyyo98i[pouiytg jyyo98i[pouiytg

]]> By: ChristopheDucamp http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-9879 ChristopheDucamp Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:04:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-9879 Nice post. FYI, I'm a french newbie on last.fm and could be addicted soon. Frederico, this comment is just to let yu know I used your original writing to <a href="http://xtof.viabloga.com/news/116.shtml" rel="nofollow">translate/adapt a post in french</a> dedicated to a small french audience. Thanks for all. Nice post. FYI, I’m a french newbie on last.fm and could be addicted soon. Frederico, this comment is just to let yu know I used your original writing to translate/adapt a post in french dedicated to a small french audience. Thanks for all.

]]> By: DavidC http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-9810 DavidC Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:52:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-9810 LastFm has the advantage over Pandora that it addresses classical music. Unfortunately it reckons that each piece is the work of one artist. I think of classical works as having two artists, the composer and the performer, and I am equally interested in the two angles. Addressing this simplification would greatly increase LastFm's usefulness to me. LastFm has the advantage over Pandora that it addresses classical music. Unfortunately it reckons that each piece is the work of one artist. I think of classical works as having two artists, the composer and the performer, and I am equally interested in the two angles. Addressing this simplification would greatly increase LastFm’s usefulness to me.

]]> By: radar is dead at quintal do xanato http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-8820 radar is dead at quintal do xanato Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:23:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-8820 [...] para quem quiser saber mais sobre este assunto, e aconselho mesmo este assunto, podem ir ler o que se escreveu no techcrunch (onde se descobrem muitas outras maravilhas da web2.0) e aos do costume, na wired. [...] [...] para quem quiser saber mais sobre este assunto, e aconselho mesmo este assunto, podem ir ler o que se escreveu no techcrunch (onde se descobrem muitas outras maravilhas da web2.0) e aos do costume, na wired. [...]

]]> By: Kristofer Carlson http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-7479 Kristofer Carlson Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:21:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-7479 I've been a member of Last.fm since April of 2004. It has been a vehicle for musical discovery, expanding my musical experience and knowledge. It is interesting to view other people's profiles and discover what people around the world listen to. It is also somewhat disheartening to discover that people in the Netherlands and Japan often listen to purely American music. This cultural hegomony is disturbing. While I was working on my Masters, I contacted the Last.fm staff with some technical questions. They originally used PHP, but quickly discovered some problems. PHP didn't scale well, so some of their routines had to be rewritten in Java. Since PHP is interpreted, it is computationally intensive. They used an open source opcode cache to improve performance, but in practice it caused a number of problems. The PHP opcode cache from ZEND may have improved matters, but Last.fm is run on a shoestring budget. The Java tools were free and solved the problem. (I mention this in a paper I wrote---it's on page 3: ). The Last.fm team appears to have made the conservative and wise choice---they didn't let their devotion to their beloved PHP stand in the way of solving their technical issues. I’ve been a member of Last.fm since April of 2004. It has been a vehicle for musical discovery, expanding my musical experience and knowledge. It is interesting to view other people’s profiles and discover what people around the world listen to. It is also somewhat disheartening to discover that people in the Netherlands and Japan often listen to purely American music. This cultural hegomony is disturbing.

While I was working on my Masters, I contacted the Last.fm staff with some technical questions. They originally used PHP, but quickly discovered some problems. PHP didn’t scale well, so some of their routines had to be rewritten in Java. Since PHP is interpreted, it is computationally intensive. They used an open source opcode cache to improve performance, but in practice it caused a number of problems. The PHP opcode cache from ZEND may have improved matters, but Last.fm is run on a shoestring budget. The Java tools were free and solved the problem. (I mention this in a paper I wrote—it’s on page 3: ). The Last.fm team appears to have made the conservative and wise choice—they didn’t let their devotion to their beloved PHP stand in the way of solving their technical issues.

]]> By: Paul Fisher http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-5046 Paul Fisher Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:18:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-5046 Last.FM is exciting becuase it can make medium-term revenue, because it can become a de facto platform for music discovery and finally because it is an important mechaism in "next generation search".... http://paulfisher.typepad.com/growth_technology_venture/2005/12/why_is_lastfm_s.html Last.FM is exciting becuase it can make medium-term revenue, because it can become a de facto platform for music discovery and finally because it is an important mechaism in “next generation search”….

http://paulfisher.typepad.com/.....tfm_s.html

]]> By: Thoughts for food » Blog Archive » My source for music http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-4535 Thoughts for food » Blog Archive » My source for music Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:37:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-4535 [...] Last.fm (techcrunch profile) Makes recommendations based off of the music that you listen to. Integrates with a number of audio players, including iTunes and Windows Media Player. Also streams a radio station with your recommended songs. [...] [...] Last.fm (techcrunch profile) Makes recommendations based off of the music that you listen to. Integrates with a number of audio players, including iTunes and Windows Media Player. Also streams a radio station with your recommended songs. [...]

]]> By: zorax http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-3541 zorax Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:02:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-3541 one of the best sites for music, all the genras and the music you can handel.if it's out there last.fm has it give it a shot i bet you will love it one of the best sites for music, all the genras and the music you can handel.if it’s out there last.fm has it give it a shot i bet you will love it

]]> By: Philip Cowan http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-2423 Philip Cowan Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:16:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-2423 Well, for an old-timer like me (40) Last.com is simply incredible. I am glad that some kids have master maths and put it to good use. The issue is, of course, the degree of complexity and therefore how subtle the matching program can be. Is it be track or artist? If by artist, that is ok, but by track, now that is clever. Well, for an old-timer like me (40) Last.com is simply incredible. I am glad that some kids have master maths and put it to good use.

The issue is, of course, the degree of complexity and therefore how subtle the matching program can be.

Is it be track or artist? If by artist, that is ok, but by track, now that is clever.

]]> By: Avalúo y Tecnologías de Aprendizaje » Blog Archive » Pandora y Last FM : La música en la web 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-791 Avalúo y Tecnologías de Aprendizaje » Blog Archive » Pandora y Last FM : La música en la web 2.0 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:33:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-791 [...] Reseña de Pandora Reseña de Last. fm Technorati Tags: General [...] [...] Reseña de Pandora Reseña de Last. fm Technorati Tags: General [...]

]]> By: CapNemo http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-764 CapNemo Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:43:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-764 Frederico - thanks so much, yes more insights would be very helpful. I'm working on a concept involving a "social approach" to semiotic analysis. Paraphrasing a famous quote "the (semantic) network is the word significate". Great blog - you're permanent in my google.com/ig! Frederico - thanks so much, yes more insights would be very helpful.
I’m working on a concept involving a “social approach” to semiotic analysis. Paraphrasing a famous quote “the (semantic) network is the word significate”.
Great blog - you’re permanent in my google.com/ig!

]]> By: Brian Benzinger http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-756 Brian Benzinger Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:35:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-756 I love Last.fm. Have been using it for about 2-3 months now. I am very happy with it, accept sometimes the music gets a little repetitive. Otherwise, I highly recommend it. The Last.fm Player is also really neat. My Last.fm account is "bbenzinger". Check it out! I love Last.fm. Have been using it for about 2-3 months now. I am very happy with it, accept sometimes the music gets a little repetitive. Otherwise, I highly recommend it. The Last.fm Player is also really neat.

My Last.fm account is “bbenzinger”. Check it out!

]]> By: Al http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-755 Al Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-755 Awesome, thank you Frederico Had heard Scoble talking about Pandora but had not heard of this but I think these guys have nailed it, superb music recognition engine. And these guys are UK based superb very impressed. Regards Al Awesome, thank you Frederico

Had heard Scoble talking about Pandora but had not heard of this but I think these guys have nailed it, superb music recognition engine. And these guys are UK based superb very impressed.

Regards
Al

]]> By: Fred http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-754 Fred Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:21:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-754 CapNemo: they're clustering people by their musical tastes, not by what they buy. I don't agree that its "much more" complex, though, but still quite impressive and more dynamic than anything non-social network based like pandora. Implementing something like this is just like pattern recognition with folksonomies. If everybody is "tagging" something "apple" and "mac", and loads of people using "apple" and "mac" also use "macintosh", "machintosh" automatically becomes suggested. It's the same mechanism, actually. If you need any more insight on the implementation, I might be able to help you out. Take care. CapNemo: they’re clustering people by their musical tastes, not by what they buy. I don’t agree that its “much more” complex, though, but still quite impressive and more dynamic than anything non-social network based like pandora.

Implementing something like this is just like pattern recognition with folksonomies. If everybody is “tagging” something “apple” and “mac”, and loads of people using “apple” and “mac” also use “macintosh”, “machintosh” automatically becomes suggested.

It’s the same mechanism, actually. If you need any more insight on the implementation, I might be able to help you out. Take care.

]]> By: CapNemo http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-751 CapNemo Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:36:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-751 Question: are they clustering people with same musical tastes ("people who listen to the same things you do") or are they clustering music bought by the same people? The first route is much more computationally complex then the second one. If they've gone the first one, it would interesting to understand something more abount implementation. Question: are they clustering people with same musical tastes (”people who listen to the same things you do”) or are they clustering music bought by the same people?
The first route is much more computationally complex then the second one. If they’ve gone the first one, it would interesting to understand something more abount implementation.

]]> By: Christophe Badoit http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/15/profile-lastfm/#comment-749 Christophe Badoit Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:59:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=223#comment-749 It's good to note that some mp3 players make use of audioscrobbler, either with a plugin (for example winamp), or included, like Amarok. Amarok send the current playing song to audioscrobbler, and can get back a list of related music to auto complete the playlist ! see http://amarok.kde.org/content/view/51/1/ It’s good to note that some mp3 players make use of audioscrobbler, either with a plugin (for example winamp), or included, like Amarok.

Amarok send the current playing song to audioscrobbler, and can get back a list of related music to auto complete the playlist ! see http://amarok.kde.org/content/view/51/1/

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