There's this myth out there that its the personalization that provides the primary motivation to use Pandora: The limitless allure of choice and variety. But I don't think so. I think it's much more about the comparatively clutter-free environment. That is, fewer spots. The "variety" argument: Everywhere we turn, it's clear that consumers favor hits. Even when he was onstage with me at hivio, the audio future festival last year, Pandora CTO Tom Conrad acknowledged that there is an equilibrium on each channel - that increasing "variety" past a certain point only invites consumers to … [Read more...]
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