The joys of stupid computer databases!

[rhythmaning]

I am going to see Lloyd Cole tomorrow night, so I had a look at his latest album on Amazon just now.

Amazon has this little facility that tells you other things you might be interested based on whatever object you are looking at just now.

This always plays silly games with me. For instance, I was once looking at Bobby Hutcherson's CD "Oblique", and Amazon told me I might be interested in a perfume called "Oblique". Because obviously I am interested in things called "Oblique". (Or maybe I just like being oblique.)

Anyhow, please guess what Amazon thought I would be interested in just because I was interested in Lloyd Cole.



"Lloyds TSB Online". And "Find Lloyds TSB Poor Credit Remortgages".

Because they have a similar name to Lloyd Cole. So I must be interested, mustn't I?

Comments

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Hee! Reminds me of ebay results when doing a google search, e.g. a search for 'tortoise feeding habits' brings up 'Buy Tortoise Feeding Habits on e-bay at low prices.'

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

You'd have thought they could develop somewhat more "intelligent" systems than that, can't you?

Then I might actually use their recommendations; rather than just laughing at them!

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Strangely enough, I got that one too. Lloyd had demo versions of two of the tracks on his web site, but I think he took them down a few months ago. If I wasn't at work I could send you the mp3's for "evaluation".

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I am about to pop off to Fopp to get it in a few minutes.

[topicaltim.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine saw him in London last night, and while the gig was apparently so-so, due as much to issues of sound quality as performance, he reports that the new album is definitely worth a listen.

Also, LC is Tom Robinson's studio guest on 6Music tonight...

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

I noticed that Fopp have a shop someonewhere useful now, and then forgot where (that happens a lot, these days) Newcastle, possibly?

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

There must be a fopp in Glasgow - progmeister keeps on complaining about leaving lots of money there....

[psychochicken.livejournal.com]

There's one on Union Street in town and one at the top of Byres Road. I am a regular in both, where many fine CDs can be purchased for as little as five of your pounds.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's at least two - one of them has been on Byres Road forever and a day, and I'm always spending a fortune there.