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Algorithmic curation is in fact very good at analyzing things you like or habitually listen to, watch, read, or buy, and present you with other things you may l
by scelerat 11y ago
Algorithmic curation is in fact very good at analyzing things you like or habitually listen to, watch, read, or buy, and present you with other things you may like.
In the case of Apple Music, the curation is there primarily to take advantage of the trust factor to push product for business partners. It's not about exposing exemplary art, or presenting you music to your particular taste.
- gdubs 11y agoEveryone's experience will vary, but what has been suggested to me so far from Apple Music has been very relevant to my tastes. I definitely don't feel like I'm being pushed content to satisfy their business partners -- to the extent that every label and artist on the service is a "business partner." Of course, Beats One is going to be more mainstream -- it aims to be a radio station in very much the traditional model, complete with top twenty segments -- but I've even found that station interesting at times, discovering some Nigerian music, for instance. Yesterday I was suggested a mix of Autechre and Squarepusher to help me get through my afternoon's work -- which it actually did. The other day I was suggested the Beach Boys Smile sessions and over a hundred Smashing Pumpkins B-sides -- so, there's a lot of variety and it all feels relevant to me. I'm not getting Taylor Swift thrust on me, and so far I don't get the sense that corporate partners have some quota that I'm there to fill.