Comments on: Thomas Weisel Partners Conference – Pandora http://comparisonengines.com/2006/03/10/thomas-weisel-partners-pandora/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:27:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tony Brice http://comparisonengines.com/2006/03/10/thomas-weisel-partners-pandora/#comment-397 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:26:37 +0000 http://www.comparisonengines.com/?p=348#comment-397 I liked Pandora for the most part when I tried it last year. The only concern I had with it was its inability to incorporate the emotional aspects of a song (we can turn music into a science all we want but many music lovers, especially in genre’s such as country and folk, it’s about being touched in a place deep inside… a place where 1′s and 0′s have little, if any, meaning or value).

For example, when I search Pandora for Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been”. The message I receive talks about finding similar songs based on on tonality, tempo, etc. — digitization is probably ideal for making those associations.

The day Pandora can play “Where’ve You Been”, however, then have it recommend Patty Loveless’s “How Can I Help You Say Goodbye”, I’ll be sold. Although I could be wrong, I would also assume when that happens that it was a fellow human being who connected the two rather than any sort of “emotion detection” software.

]]> By: Brian Smith http://comparisonengines.com/2006/03/10/thomas-weisel-partners-pandora/#comment-396 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:26:12 +0000 http://www.comparisonengines.com/?p=348#comment-396 The only problem I’m having with Pandora is that it doesn’t include classical music…but I still have Classical 102.1. Listening to Mozart in the morning right now (weekdays at 9am).

It’ll be interesting to see how Pandora incorporates ads…they aren’t collecting user data in terms of preferences. If I remember correctly, they asked for my name (COPPA), email, zip code (internet radio regulations), and date of birth. If they want to add relevant ads, they are going to have to ask for a bit more.

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