Listen to Pandora, and It Listens Back

[Ah Pook]

Not surprising but a little disturbing.

I listen to Pandora a lot and if the ads I hear is the best they can do, they need to be rethinking the algorithms. Then again, the mute button is always handy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/te...chnology&_r=1&

[trlcavscout]

I don't listen to Pandora, and I don't get paid to write so I can say this, NY times needs to spell check.

[kawiracer14]

I paid the $36. No ads.

[Gman]

I paid the $36. No ads.

Me too, for several years now. We use the daylights out of it and have multiple custom channels that we've tuned to play what we want. I've been exposed to many great artists through their music genome project that I never new existed previously.

[brianakell]

Me too, for several years now. We use the daylights out of it and have multiple custom channels that we've tuned to play what we want. I've been exposed to many great artists through their music genome project that I never new existed previously.

x2

Ill bet I listen to pandora 60+ hours a week. And introduced me to several bands out there Id never heard of. I cant hardly stand listening to the radio in the car anymore. Bought a USB drive, and loaded it up, and I just forget turning on the ad dispencer that plays the same songs every hour, and the stupid DJ's who think theyre hilarious.

[tmleadr03]

x2

Ill bet I listen to pandora 60+ hours a week. And introduced me to several bands out there Id never heard of. I cant hardly stand listening to the radio in the car anymore. Bought a USB drive, and loaded it up, and I just forget turning on the ad dispencer that plays the same songs every hour, and the stupid DJ's who think theyre hilarious.

Typically have it playing at the shop.

[ZERO THEORY]

I'm a firm believer in laissez faire capitalism, and understand that marketing is instrumental in that, but Christ...I can't stand being FORCED to listen to uninteresting advertisements.

But alas, those are their terms and I agreed to them. Blast!

[Colorado_Outback]

They have been doing that at least since 08. Tons of Obama ad's on the hiphop stations, none on the classic rock stations...

[Zundfolge]

OMG!! A program that is designed to figure out what you like to listen to is listening to what you listen to to figuring out what you like to listen to!!

[HoneyBadger]

I don't want to pay for it, but lately the ads have been infuriating... I have several stations that are quieter music for relaxing and then after 4 songs, an ad plays 50x louder than my music and almost blows my speakers and defeats the purpose of the relaxing music.