Comments on: The Filter Launches, With A Message From Peter Gabriel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:05:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Russell W http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2364260 Russell W Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:53:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2364260 I'll try this out, but right now, there is no web service other than Pandora.com that can actually recommend music I've not heard of before on my own. Last.fm et al can only seem to tell me about music I'm already aware of. The clear difference is in their methods, with last.fm using the "neighbor" model (people who like what you like also like...) and Pandora actually employing a lot of DJs to catalog sound. They call it the music genome and its brilliant. Until computer algorithms are good enough to actually analyze the sound files and not just people's listening habits, foraging new frontiers is going to be very hard for them. I’ll try this out, but right now, there is no web service other than Pandora.com that can actually recommend music I’ve not heard of before on my own. Last.fm et al can only seem to tell me about music I’m already aware of. The clear difference is in their methods, with last.fm using the “neighbor” model (people who like what you like also like…) and Pandora actually employing a lot of DJs to catalog sound. They call it the music genome and its brilliant. Until computer algorithms are good enough to actually analyze the sound files and not just people’s listening habits, foraging new frontiers is going to be very hard for them.

]]> By: Ivan Pope http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2347136 Ivan Pope Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:29:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2347136 I think the operative term to Peter Gabriel is 'Go Fuck Yourself'. I think the operative term to Peter Gabriel is ‘Go Fuck Yourself’.

]]> By: sean coon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346764 sean coon Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:10:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346764 $8.5m to crash their servers on launch day? FAIL. $8.5m to crash their servers on launch day?

FAIL.

]]> By: jonanthan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346682 jonanthan Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:27:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346682 server down... Service Unavailable server down… Service Unavailable

]]> By: dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346296 dave Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2346296 oh yeah, i forgot, i need gabriel and his cohorts to tell me what's good...thanks. i'll pass. oh yeah, i forgot, i need gabriel and his cohorts to tell me what’s good…thanks. i’ll pass.

]]> By: Bernie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345896 Bernie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:53:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345896 Hi Jay, We're sorry about the useless genres. At the moment we use the AMG catalogue to power our database, covering things like the genres that artists/movies sit in and the artist biographies etc. This really isn't good enough for our needs as a longtail discovery service and creating usable, niche genres is something we're working very hard on at the moment. It's still a beta product, after all. Sorry about the speed of it all... even Twitter is loading faster than The Filter at the moment! Hi Jay,

We’re sorry about the useless genres. At the moment we use the AMG catalogue to power our database, covering things like the genres that artists/movies sit in and the artist biographies etc. This really isn’t good enough for our needs as a longtail discovery service and creating usable, niche genres is something we’re working very hard on at the moment. It’s still a beta product, after all.

Sorry about the speed of it all… even Twitter is loading faster than The Filter at the moment!

]]> By: Jay Adair http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345879 Jay Adair Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:41:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345879 Dave - He's British, we drink, get over it :) Okay, tried to sign-up but the first step stopped me in my tracks. It asks for three genres of music you like, but I like only two of those genres. Who picks those? Most aren't even relevant to my culture. What about the others I like? Whoops. Dave - He’s British, we drink, get over it :)

Okay, tried to sign-up but the first step stopped me in my tracks. It asks for three genres of music you like, but I like only two of those genres. Who picks those? Most aren’t even relevant to my culture. What about the others I like? Whoops.

]]> By: Charbarred http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345353 Charbarred Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:14:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345353 Sounds interesting but it's way too slow to be of any use at the moment. Sounds interesting but it’s way too slow to be of any use at the moment.

]]> By: Social Media is timely, get over it « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345332 Social Media is timely, get over it « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:57:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345332 [...] now Peter Gabriel launches a project with a title that could have easily been a bombastic pop song, “The Filter”. Each of these initiatives is providing us with yet another way of “discovering the things we [...] [...] now Peter Gabriel launches a project with a title that could have easily been a bombastic pop song, “The Filter”. Each of these initiatives is providing us with yet another way of “discovering the things we [...]

]]> By: Andy Channelle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345328 Andy Channelle Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:54:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345328 And, my god, is it slow! And, my god, is it slow!

]]> By: Andy Channelle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345326 Andy Channelle Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:53:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2345326 In my tiny experiments it doesn't compare well to Last.fm, Finetune or Imeem, mostly because its encumbered with the old media need to flog you as much stuff as possible, so even though I have The Killers (the album), The Filter wants me to buy it again, unless of course I'm happy listening to 30 second snippets of everything. May be I need an account to listen to full tracks? In my tiny experiments it doesn’t compare well to Last.fm, Finetune or Imeem, mostly because its encumbered with the old media need to flog you as much stuff as possible, so even though I have The Killers (the album), The Filter wants me to buy it again, unless of course I’m happy listening to 30 second snippets of everything.
May be I need an account to listen to full tracks?

]]> By: Andrew Vorobyov http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344999 Andrew Vorobyov Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:55:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344999 He is lying - his eyes go right-down corner... He is lying - his eyes go right-down corner…

]]> By: Jamie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344944 Jamie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:07:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344944 Sounds like he's describing Last.FM Sounds like he’s describing Last.FM

]]> By: altek http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344934 altek Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:59:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344934 server down server down

]]> By: Entertainment gets a buzz with Spiral Frog and The Filter | My Blog Posts http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344931 Entertainment gets a buzz with Spiral Frog and The Filter | My Blog Posts Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:55:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344931 [...] At The Filter Launches, With A Message From Peter Gabriel [...] [...] At The Filter Launches, With A Message From Peter Gabriel [...]

]]> By: Guillaume http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344919 Guillaume Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:49:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344919 Peter Gabriel looks like the priest in the Fifth Element... Sorry, that's the only thing I could think of when looking at this post. Peter Gabriel looks like the priest in the Fifth Element…

Sorry, that’s the only thing I could think of when looking at this post.

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344891 Dave Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:31:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344891 Gabriel's physical appearance would indicate some serious drinking -- isn't a bulbous nose a slight giveaway? Gabriel’s physical appearance would indicate some serious drinking — isn’t a bulbous nose a slight giveaway?

]]> By: BuzzCritic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344857 BuzzCritic Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:13:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/02/the-filter-launches-with-a-message-from-peter-gabriel/#comment-2344857 $8.5 million in funding, wow. That must buy allot of filtering 'algorithms'. $8.5 million in funding, wow. That must buy allot of filtering ‘algorithms’.

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