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Spotify's recommendation system is so bad, that when I find a song I like, I put it into Pandora's free tier to find more songs. I hate how Spotify likes to pri
by stronglikedan 4y ago
Spotify's recommendation system is so bad, that when I find a song I like, I put it into Pandora's free tier to find more songs. I hate how Spotify likes to prioritize every other song from that artist, and every other song from that genre, over songs from other artists and genres that sound similar to the song I want recommendations for. Pandora seems to prioritize the sound of the song, and actually finds similar songs.
- winternett 4y agoSites like Pandora, and many other "underdog" sites, operate as expected because they are trying desperately to please users in a bid to capture market share. Once they gain market dominance they begin to operate in an unexpected/unfavorable manner, just like Spotify does now, because "tailored" recommendations (strategic content recommendations) generates the most annual revenue for them. The saying "power corrupts" applies to this circumstance perfectly. Spotify manipulates recommendations to what makes them the most money, not necessarily what is best for user satisfaction. They do it just enough to prevent users from cancelling their subscriptions as well (usually).
- nix0n 4y ago> Spotify manipulates recommendations to what makes them the most money, not necessarily what is best for user satisfaction. I was once a heavy user of Pandora, I am now a heavy user of Spotify, and I'm considering switching back. I think you're right. But, having experienced both services at the peak of their quality, I think "stronglikedan" is correct, that Pandora has a greater ability (in addition to a greater desire) to analyze the way that music sounds.
- stronglikedan 4y agoI think Pandora's Music Genome Project is just superior. It always has been for me, and more importantly, it's always been consistently superior.