I found this blog post from Adrian really interesting as he explained how recommendation generators work. I am usually insulted by the dating website and dieting ad’s that pop up on my Facebook newsfeed as ‘recommended for you’, however I am enjoying Spotify Radio.
Spotify will take a track that you’re listening to and start a radio program (/playlist) of songs you might like based on the original song. Most of these tracks seem to be from similar artists or from a similar genre of music, but I have found it to be a new way to discover some sweet new tunes 🙂
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