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Province of British Columbia Overwhelmed by Success of Online Gambling Site
What do you all think about this? I can understand why Kentucky is against it, but a little surprised that our Canadian friends would jump into it. I had no idea.
You already know Pandora is cool, now learn why...
On first listen, some things grab you for their off-kilter novelty. Like the story of a company that has hired a bunch of “musicologists,” who sit at computers and listen to songs, one at a time, rating them element by element, separating out what sometimes comes to hundreds of data points for a three-minute tune. The company, an Internet radio service called Pandora, is convinced that by pouring this information through a computer into an algorithm, it can guide you, the listener, to music that you like. The premise is that your favorite songs can be stripped to parts and reverse-engineered.
I have a friend we call Pandora, but this isn't about her. It's a great NY Times story about the other Pandora. It's enjoyable on a couple of levels, including the way the Times writes when it's trying to explain newfangled geegaws to people. for example:
"The company, an Internet radio service called Pandora, is convinced that by pouring this information through a computer into an algorithm, it can guide you, the listener, to music that you like."
Do tell. Hearing that Tim Westergren comes off like the head of a fan club is also funny.
In any event, I'm glad that Pandora and other "Internet radio services" did not die a horrible death-by-copyright as was feared not long ago. Viva!
