Don't log into Last.Fm - It's great

Kris — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:14:46 +0100

There's something about last.fm that I really don't get.

If you don't know about it, the idea's simple: It takes note of what music you're playing in iTunes (or similar), tries to figure a pattern to what you're into, and creates a personalised internet radio station containing similar stuff.

It actually works really well - every time I switch on the Kris channel I hear loads of new stuff I really dig. It's particularly good at serving up songs I've never heard by bands I've always liked.

But - and this is the thing I don't get - not if I log in.

If I'm logged into their site, it tells me I can't hear my own radio station until I pay a subscription fee. If I log out, it'll let me hear it for free. You can listen to the music I'm into as long as you're not me. Or if you are me¹ you have to keep quiet about it.

Is that not bloody weird?

¹ And let's face it, I am.

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