Comment on Spotify re-invented the radio
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year ago… Except they gather your data and use it to try and make profit.
Say least radio required them to give genuine value to you. Radio had to give away shit and run contests to get caller info to figure out how many listeners they had, to get advertisers etc. It was a real business.
Spotify just buys the music catalogue and then forces you into their ecosystem.
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 year ago
Data gathered: you listened to the music we selected for you. Not the best data
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Your search data and history.
Listening profiles: what tastes do you have, and what other things do you like? If you like Ray Lamontagne and Taylor Swift what else might keep you on the platform?
What % of people like X? What sorts of trends are happening in music? Chord preferences, rhythms, bpm, etc
All of this aggregate data can be sold to different companies, record labels, etc.
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 year ago
Search data no History no Listening profile no What you like no
None of this can be sold if they never chose what to listen to. It’s data suicide
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You pick songs, they squeeze ads and other songs in between (IIRC) and can gather data from how you interact with all of that.
You’re understanding the value of big data.
It’s why I reject all of these services. CDs, baby!