Carl Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hi All. At Songfacts, you can learn all kinds of interesting facts about a song, get the lyrics, leave comments about it and find out how it charted. But we're not stopping there: we're going to find out what kind of people like that song, and what other songs you might like if you like that one. Registered users will fill out a short personality profile, which asks your favorite color, your zodiac sign, and lets you choose 3 characteristics that best describe you. Once you've filled out the profile, you can rate any song from 1-5 (you can only rate a song once). This information is used to develop the "Song Profile," which will be a composite of traits associated with users who like the song, and to generate a list of the top 3 songs most enjoyed by others who like the song. I view it as an interesting social experiment and have no idea what to expect. We'll find out is folks who like "Thunderstruck" are charming Capricorns, or if "Macarena" lovers prefer pink and also love certain Billy Joel songs. This was launched about an hour ago, so we'll keep an eye on it and see what develops. Once we know the code is running smoothly, we'll make some cosmetic enhancements. With many thousands of music savvy users, Songfacts is in a unique position to try something like this. When you get a chance, take a look at some songs and see what you think. It might take a while before most songs develop profiles, but you'll get the idea. As with any venture into the unknown, your feedback is appreciated and very important at this stage so we can get it sorted for the long journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I know I´m dumb but I´d rather ask... where´s the profile to fill? I like the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 It's a great idea and I'm busy right now with rating songs! Edna, you just have to go to a specific song on the mainpage. There is a new link above the facts that says 'Rate this song'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Oh, I see... Thanks Farin! Wow... there´s so many!! I wonder if I will have time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Well, you don't have to rate them all today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Well, you don't have to rate them all today... Oh, really?? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Carl, I remember we talked about this when you were here and I said I liked the idea... glad to see you got it going! This will be so cool! Nice going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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