Last.fm is awesome
I've had an account at Last.fm for more than 3 years now.
Almost all the music I listen to is tracked at last.fm. You can see recent songs that I've listened to in the sidebar.
The problem is that all music listened to on our home theater computer is also tracked by last.fm. One of last.fm's features is the ability to listen to a stream of music that reflects the listeners musical taste. So Celtic Black Metal (death metal with a tin whistle) then backyardigans... maybe some underground hip-hop that is immediately followed by a Dora the Explorer song. From Raffi to death metal, my last.fm account is a reflection of my family and how we listen to music.
This opt in broadcasting of our personal lives gives everyone an opportunity to see aspects of people that would normally be hidden. Take every usenet post, blog post, forum post, twitter, song, purchase, picture, or video that's been taken of my life and you would quickly find more information about me than is contained in a biography of a famous person from even 2 decades ago. None of this information is particularly useful or interesting, but it does make me wonder how my daughters' lives will look through this profusion of information. They both have upwards of 1000 pictures already. When they are old enough to begin to contribute and shape their own exposure to the outside world, how much more will be captured?
Almost all the music I listen to is tracked at last.fm. You can see recent songs that I've listened to in the sidebar.
The problem is that all music listened to on our home theater computer is also tracked by last.fm. One of last.fm's features is the ability to listen to a stream of music that reflects the listeners musical taste. So Celtic Black Metal (death metal with a tin whistle) then backyardigans... maybe some underground hip-hop that is immediately followed by a Dora the Explorer song. From Raffi to death metal, my last.fm account is a reflection of my family and how we listen to music.
This opt in broadcasting of our personal lives gives everyone an opportunity to see aspects of people that would normally be hidden. Take every usenet post, blog post, forum post, twitter, song, purchase, picture, or video that's been taken of my life and you would quickly find more information about me than is contained in a biography of a famous person from even 2 decades ago. None of this information is particularly useful or interesting, but it does make me wonder how my daughters' lives will look through this profusion of information. They both have upwards of 1000 pictures already. When they are old enough to begin to contribute and shape their own exposure to the outside world, how much more will be captured?
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