Why it's better not to listen to Spotify playlists – two recent books reveal the business practices that influence the content offered by this music platform
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Is there any escape from the Spotify syndrome?
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The playlistification of music
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Discover the hidden gems on Spotify that would never normally get surfaced with their algorithms
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The woes of being addicted to streaming
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Do you prefer to hand-pick the music you listen to, or rely on curators/algorithms to decide?
The comments in the Spotify patent thread about their crappy recommendations got me thinking about this. Gonna leave my own answer as a comment below.
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YouTubecore: The old, ambient, largely-Japanese music that's become a smash hit on YouTube with the help of its discoverability algorithms
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Spotify announces that artists and labels will be able to select specific tracks for its algorithms to prioritize in exchange for being paid a lower royalty rate
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Music streaming services are gaslighting us
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