I had the privilege of stopping by the 24-hour gourmet eatery they call the Googleplex to speak to a great group of enthusiastic and curious Pandora listeners last week for google’s tech talk series. I didn’t partake of the food, having already eaten lunch, but really enjoyed the discussion during, and long after the meeting had ended. All sorts of great ideas from a sizeable, tech-savvy crowd. Thanks to Greg Powel for inviting me down and for all the great support spreading the word about the SaveNetRadio campaign. (photos courtesy of Everett)
Google has certainly been a bountiful source of new listeners for us…
…so it was nice to go down and meet people in person. Not surprisingly, there were many questions about how to make our playlist better with the data we’re collecting.
Over the past year we’ve made many improvements to the service, not the least of which is being much more pro-active about incorporating the thumbs feedback. With well over 500 million pieces of thumb feedback rolled into the system, it’s fair to say that Pandora is now very much a hybrid of musicological connections, and collaborative contextual feedback from listeners. Hopefully, the best of both worlds.
The campus certainly has a real buzz about it – felt like I was back in my college dorm…
Tim (Founder)
