# 2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Herald the Social Web  ## Metadata - Author: [[Hacker News]] - Full Title: 2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Herald the Social Web - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: In 2002 Last.fm and Audioscrobbler used collaborative filtering to track what people listened to and recommend new music. They let users share profiles and discover songs via other listeners instead of traditional radio. These projects anticipated the social web by turning collective listening data into social music recommendations. - URL: https://cybercultural.com/p/lastfm-audioscrobbler-2002/ ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > “The inherent problem with broadcast media is that basically, at the end of the day, it's always somebody else selecting the music for you,” said Stiksel. “So there's always a bunch of editors or programmers that picked the music and put them into into a program for you.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kcfd16retbvc3y7rfm7gxw5h))