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Re:Don't make fun of renowned author Dan Brown (2013) by andai on Monday February 03, 2025 @02:24AM (#42915809)
Did they ever make last.fm for books? Or other things? One of my ideas back in the day was "last.fm for meeting people", i.e. you could connect based on overlapping interests or aesthetic preferences in any dimension of life. That seems to have still not been invented yet?

I'm unconvinced by the profit motive argument: there's plenty of money to be made in the "long tail" of selling weird things (or experiences) to weird people!

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Re:Don't make fun of renowned author Dan Brown (2013) by abenga on Monday February 03, 2025 @03:37AM (#42916175)
Last.fm for books sounds like Goodreads, but not sure how Amazon buying it bodes for its future. It does attempt to make recommendations.
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Re:Don't make fun of renowned author Dan Brown (2013) by zgeor on Monday February 03, 2025 @03:57AM (#42916290)
Amazon has owned goodreads since 2013.I have been using thr platform for many years, and the service has been good. Having said that, I haven't seen much innovation being built but that might be a good thing with this product.
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