Of course there was a lot of hate spewed across the interwebs about Apple's ping being a complete #FAIL. But was it successful in terms of Apple's goal for it--to get people to buy more music?
Ask HN: Was Apple's Ping Successful?
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Re: Ask HN: Was Apple's Ping Successful?
#2It may be worthwhile to compare the success of ping in increasing sales to the success of Genius in increasing sales.
I don't have bulk data on this at all, but I can say that personally, I've bought songs and apps that I've seen recommended to me on their respective Genius lists, but I've never bought a song that a friend has recommended.
Is the genius algorithm more meaningful for sales than social connections? In my experience, yes, algorithm beats friends.
Re: Ask HN: Was Apple's Ping Successful?
#3It may be worthwhile to compare the success of ping in increasing sales to the success of Genius in increasing sales. I don't have bulk data on this at all, but I can say that personally, I've bought songs and apps that I've seen recommended to me on their respective Genius lists, but I've never bought a song that a friend has recommended. Is the genius algorithm more meaningful for sales than social connections? In…
Right, Netflix has proven that with their algorithm (worth $1M in a developer contest!)