Linking behavior-based recommendations with Wikipedia facts
We have linked our social music recommendations with Wikipedia facts. Check it out in our Labs. It is easy, fun and informative.
Sure, it’s fine to say, “if you like Green Day then you’ll like Blink-182″, but why stop there when we can bring that connection to life by tapping into Wikipedia’s vast storehouse of information! (In 2002, Blink-182 co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day, here).
Are you a fan of Jimi Hendrix? Did you know, for example, that “After a number of European club appearances, word of Hendrix spread through the London music community. His showmanship and virtuosity made instant fans of reigning guitar heroes Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, as well as members of The Beatles and The Who, whose managers signed Hendrix to The Who’s record label, Track Records” (here).
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And by the way, if you’re a developer interested in doing cool stuff like this, you should know that this feature is implemented using OpenStrands, the MyStrands Public API. OpenStrands is a set of web services for developers interested in adding MyStrands functionality to their applications.
