I have always felt that the "random" feature on iPods isn't really random. Sometimes, it just picks really good orders for songs in my playlist. I know this is just crazy talk, but many others have felt the same way.
Some think that their iPods have a thing for Steely Dan. Or maybe Alica Keys. For mine, it was James Taylor, Ian Van Dahl and U2 (especialy after the iPod/U2 commercials started - think about that conspiracy for a second).
But after many moons of research and now a statement from Stevie Jobs in Newsweek, it looks as though the algorithms that Apple developed are truly random. No affinity for certain songs, artists or BPMs (Beat Per Minute).
Engadget's statement is that "People love their iPods so much that they look for patterns in the pseudo-randomness. It’s what we do, as humans." Guess that makes sense.
Or does it?
Read the story here via Engadget.
-aB
2 comments:
My iPod has a thing for Conway Twitty. Kidding.
I still think the algorithm scores U2 songs higher than other artists. U2 has a special edition iPod, they released their new album on iTunes a month early, they're in the commercials...
Gotta be something there.
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