Ask YC: What are you working on these days?

Re:Ask YC: What are you working on these days? by JMiao on Tuesday October 14, 2008 @09:27PM (#332858)

typed in "frank sinatra" and got, among others: queen, bob dylan, and coldplay. one issue with music recommendation is how people (subjective creatures!) usually demonstrate low-tolerance for "bad" recommendations.

nevertheless, i love your vibe.

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Re:Ask YC: What are you working on these days? by maryrosecook on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @08:31AM (#333208)

Yep, that is a stinker.

I'm trying to skew the site towards unusualness and away from genres. Thus, the ways I link artists can produce some weirdness like the above. However, users can give feedback to help reduce the insanity quotient.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

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Re:Ask YC: What are you working on these days? by JMiao on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @02:30PM (#333580)

i'm with you on genres -- they're an anachronism invented by the record and retail companies back when music something you put on a shelf, but most ppl still seem to adhere vehemently to genre preferences.

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