Question.2247 - Compare the personalization technologies of TWO Internet radio and streaming services (Pandora, Last FM, Spotify Radio, Apple Radio, etc.). Create a list of three music artists. No two of the artists should be performers within the same genre (for example, hip-hop, country, jazz, EDM, metal). Enter each performer's name into one of the sites' search engine, and record the first five recommendations it offers or plays you (feel free to skip through tracks). Then, do the same for the other radio site. Summarize your findings. Did the services offer the same, or comparable, recommendations? Within each service, how similar or different were the recommendations for each artist that you searched? Why are the recommendations different? What are some features of the underlying code and software that make Pandora and LastFM recommendations different? You will need to research these information online and/or using library resources. Create the report and submit it here on BB2. Lab resources: http:// (http://www.lastfm.com/) (http://www.lastfm.com/) www.lastfm.com (http://www.lastfm.com/) (http://www.lastfm.com/) ; http://pandora.com (http://pandora.com) (http://pandora.com) Example of how results should be listed (this example doesn't include the "answers" to why the questions are differnt; you may need to do a bit of online research to help you there): Madonna Genre: Pop LastFM: 1. Hollywood by Madonna 2. Welcome to Burlesque by Cher 3. Get Outta My Way by Kylie Minogue 4. Viva Forever by the Spice Girls 5. Candyman by Christina Aguilera Pandora: 1. Papa Don’t Preach by Madonna 2. Take on Me by A-ha 3. Just Dance by Lady Gaga 4. Love is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar ? https://canvas.uhd.edu/courses/20507/assignments/533920 2/2 5. Don’t Tell Me by Madonna
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Lab Assignment 5: Digital Audio The three selected music artists for the assignment are listed below: Kendrick Lamar (Hip-hop/rap) Taylor Swift (Pop/country) Daft Punk (Electronic/dance) The above-mentioned artists are searched on Last.FM and Pandora, thus their first five recommendations are noted and presented below: Last.FM Recommendations Pandora Recommendations Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar "DNA." by Kendrick Lamar "LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA." by Kendrick Lamar "King Kunta" by Kendrick Lamar "Money Trees" by Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)" by Kendrick Lamar "DNA." by Kendrick Lamar "King Kunta" by Kendrick Lamar "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco)" by Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift "Love Story" by Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco)" by Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift Daft Punk "Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)" by Daft Punk "One More Time" by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk "Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas)" by Daft Punk "Around the World" by Daft Punk "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk "One More Time" by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk "Instant Crush" by Daft Punk "Doin' It Right (feat. Panda Bear)" by Daft Punk Based on the above search results, it is apparent that the recommendations from Pandora and Last.FM are similar for each artist considerably. It is found that both these sites or applications seem to prioritize the most popular and famous tracks from each of the three artists, which is probably because of their recommendation algorithms based on factors such as play count, user ratings, and similarities between the tastes of the listeners (Kamehkhosh, Bonnin, & Jannach, 2020). However, it is also found that there are slight differences in the recommendations offered by Pandora and Last.FM. For instance, Last.FM recommended "LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA." sung by Kendrick Lamar, while Pandora did not include this track in its top five recommendations. Similarly, Pandora suggested "Doin' It Right (feat. Panda Bear)" by Daft Punk, but it is not included in Last.FM's recommendations for the same artist are in the top five list. These differences can be attributed to the primary recommendation algorithms used by each service. Pandora notably uses its Music Genome Project, which evaluates musical attributes to make suggestions based on similarities between songs (Pandora, 2022). Last.FM, on the other side, relies significantly on user data such as scrobbles (i.e., when a user listens to a track), user preferences, and social connections to generate suggestions (Flaneur, 2010). References Pandora, C. (2022). What is the Music Genome Project? https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Blog/What-is-the-Music-Genome-Project/ba-p/116426#:~:text=The%20Music%20Genome%20Project%20provides,%2Din%2Dclass%20recommendation%20algorithms. Kamehkhosh, I., Bonnin, G., & Jannach, D. (2020). Effects of recommendations on the playlist creation behavior of users. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 30, 285-322, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11257-019-09237-4 Flaneur. (2010). Yes, it does! https://blog.last.fm/2010/04/12/yes-it-doesMore Articles From Communication
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