I got my invitation to the Peter Gabriel-backed music discovery service, The Filter, today. I am underwhelmed. There are some annoying display bugs on the Taste Profiler page, as you can see below. They don't have some artists in the database like Ben Folds Five (WTF?!). But worst of all, the music it plays are 30 second clips, and it's mono.
Also, after putting in my favorite artists (Ben Folds, Vertical Horizon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Guster, Counting Crows, Jason Falkner, Fountains of Wayne), it came back with... the Rolling Stones? and Van Morrison? Are you serious? I get better recommendations from Amazon than this. Even imeem or YouTube's related media is better than this.
And honestly if you want the best, you still can't beat Pandora. I really don't see myself using this service. Sorry Peter. You put your name on a piece of crap.
Also, after putting in my favorite artists (Ben Folds, Vertical Horizon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Guster, Counting Crows, Jason Falkner, Fountains of Wayne), it came back with... the Rolling Stones? and Van Morrison? Are you serious? I get better recommendations from Amazon than this. Even imeem or YouTube's related media is better than this.
And honestly if you want the best, you still can't beat Pandora. I really don't see myself using this service. Sorry Peter. You put your name on a piece of crap.
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