forwarded from indie-list #44 :
Here's a new service that fans of idm could really add
something to (get something back) It's cool, try it!
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> From: shard@media.mit.edu (Upendra Shardanand)
> Subject: INFO: A Music Recommendation Service
> Originator: dallin@CS.ColoState.EDU
> Date: Sat Jul 02 17:52:59 EDT 1994
> Organization: MIT Media Lab (Music & Cognition)
> Followup-To: rec.music.misc
> Lines: 29
>
> Introducing.. RINGO, a personal music recommendation service, being
> created at the MIT Media Lab. You tell Ringo what kinds of music
> groups you like. Then you can query Ringo and ask for
> recommendations for artists you should check out or should avoid. Or
> you can find out how mainstream your tastes are. Or retrieve other
> information, like reviews and top 20 charts.
>
> HOW RINGO WORKS: How does it work? Well, how do you do it ordinarily?
> You listen to songs that some D.J. plays, or you hear about stuff
> from your friends who have tastes similar to your own.
>
> That's how Ringo does it. People all over the internet tell Ringo
> about their listening tastes. It then finds people who are similar in
> their tastes to you. If they really like some artists that you
> haven't heard yet, Ringo will recommend them to you.
>
> HOW TO USE RINGO: Send an e-mail to ringo@media.mit.edu, with only
> the word 'join' in the body. It will then send you a list of 125
> artists. You rate the artists that you are familiar with. Send it
> back. You will then receive a 'help' file describing how to use all
> the features of Ringo.
>
> The more users that use Ringo, the better Ringo's predictions. As
> time goes on and more people use it, you will find that the
> predictions become more accurate. So tell a friend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Upendra
[For my part, I gave this a shot. It's pretty easy to use, and an
interesting experiment if nothing else. Still, trust your friends,
not your computers... But experiment. -es]
[ There are vitually no idm artists in the database... -- lp ]
Greets,
Lawrence Pit
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