Zach Klein's Blog

ZAK FM

heykurt:

466 people have listened for 20 minutes or more. 

and concludes 

People don’t need what’s best for them, just what’s good enough.

Don’t you think that this is at least partially because most of the people who go to Zak.fm go because of your tumblog, meaning most of the people know you, meaning most of them enjoy your same musical tastes?

Sure, but it doesn’t matter. I think it’s irrelevant to my insight that some group prefers the blanket decision solution I provide for them over highly-tailored alternatives like Pandora. They’re pleased without the need for a complex intelligence system, other than our social connectivity, to analyze their individual tastes beforehand. Could this be the serendipity factor?

BTW, I’m not claiming to have invented anything here. I know this is basic. I’m writing it out to remind myself.

Notes

1. mashburger reblogged this from peterberkman and added:

   i was just lucky i guess that that is the exact kind of music that i like. there’s a couple of songs in there that i...

2. gregb reblogged this from zachklein
3. msg reblogged this from zachklein and added:

   zak.fm now and am enjoying zach’s taste in music. More info about zak.fm — I really love

4. sostark reblogged this from zachklein and added:

   Feedback includes: “This site is replacing Hype Machine for me.” “I can’t wait to know who I’m listening to so I know...

5. synmirror reblogged this from soupsoup and added:

   music.” synmirrorThis only shows...zach has not used last.fm that often or did something...

6. blogthomas reblogged this from zachklein
7. soupsoup reblogged this from zachklein and added:

   I don’t find Last.fm to be cluttered. I really like their interface and love the ability to see what my friends are...

8. thebrianhayes reblogged this from zachklein and added:

   Think that the last paragraph here is dead on. Too many sites are trying to do mashups of different services that what...

9. raja reblogged this from zachklein
10. soupsoup reblogged this from zachklein and added:

    new. Many sites already have a ‘friend radio’ station. Last.fm for instance, does this.

11. peterberkman reblogged this from zachklein and added:

    same reason that someone would listen...a radio station?

12. zachklein reblogged this from heykurt and added:

    Sure, but it doesn’t matter. I think it’s irrelevant to my insight that some group prefers the blanket decision solution...

13. peterberkman reblogged this from zachklein and added:

    people and not gods thank you very much.

14. heykurt reblogged this from zachklein and added:

    Don’t you think...this is at least partially because most

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