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General => The Lobby => Topic started by: Daddy on March 13, 2008, 12:47:55 PM

Title: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Daddy on March 13, 2008, 12:47:55 PM
I thought it was by number of artists shared, but according to the facebook app, it's not.

[IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/2vn2w7o.png[/img]


Has anyone figured out how they calculate this?
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: [REDACTED] on March 13, 2008, 01:27:34 PM
it's also factoring in similar genres or the frequency you listen to one artist, from the looks of it
Title: wut
Post by: Knig on March 13, 2008, 01:30:11 PM
How does Last.FM work at all?  doodthing;
Title: Re: wut
Post by: Socks on March 13, 2008, 07:44:49 PM
Quote from: Rycerz on March 13, 2008, 01:30:11 PM
How does Last.FM work at all?


Yeah, I'd like to hear this too.
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Samus Aran on March 13, 2008, 07:49:33 PM
Quote from: Rycerz on March 13, 2008, 01:30:11 PM
How does Last.FM work at all?  doodthing;


It keeps track of what you listen to on iTunes, an iPod, or WMP. I think one other program is compatible with it too.
Title: Re: wut
Post by: Daddy on March 13, 2008, 07:51:04 PM
Quote from: Socks on March 13, 2008, 07:44:49 PM
Yeah, I'd like to hear this too.
You download the client and use the plugin for your media player.

It will "scrobble" the tracks you listened to and save the stats.

Like, here are my last 10 tracks.
(http://imagegen.last.fm/basicrt10/recenttracks/JMV290.gif)  (http://www.last.fm/user/JMV290/?chartstyle=basicrt10)

My top 10 artists last week
(http://imagegen.last.fm/basic10/artists/JMV290.gif)  (http://www.last.fm/user/JMV290/?chartstyle=basic10)

You can also listen to tracks directly on the site.  You can go to the artist page and there are related artists, so you can find similar artists to ones you listen to.
It helps to find people who listen to similar music and find more music that you'd like.
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Socks on March 13, 2008, 08:10:06 PM
Thanks, I'm about to get that plugin.
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Daddy on March 13, 2008, 08:10:57 PM
Quote from: Socks on March 13, 2008, 08:10:06 PM
Thanks, I'm about to get that plugin.
http://www.last.fm/download/?showplatform=Windows

register nigga
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Socks on March 13, 2008, 08:17:33 PM
Quote from: JMV on March 13, 2008, 08:10:57 PM
http://www.last.fm/download/?showplatform=Windows

register nigga


I will negro.
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: me003 on March 13, 2008, 08:34:42 PM
Nice JMV, I've been listening to Eleventh Hour also.
Title: Re: How does Last.FM's music compatibility thing work?
Post by: Daddy on March 13, 2008, 08:45:07 PM
Quote from: MethreE on March 13, 2008, 08:34:42 PM
Nice JMV, I've been listening to Eleventh Hour also.
Great album.  I was going to review it but I'm lazy.  :(