http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/ Engadget Comments for Researchers devise WiFi music polling system for DJing by consensus http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/Jan 21st 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/Jan 21st 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/Jan 21st 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/Jan 21st 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/
*Ted enters room. Backstreet Boys begins playing*

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As a former DJ, I can attest to the fact that people don't dance to the same music that they listen to. And they don't even know what music to request; they end up requesting songs that you just can't dance to. What ends up happening if the DJ honors their request is that when the requested songs come on, everybody stops dancing and leaves the dance floor. If "intelligent" people can't request proper dance music, how would a computer ever figure it out?
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If this played only popular tunes, there is no soul behind it. ]]>Jan 21st 2008 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/
Question: what happens if there are only a few tracks that overlap from the crowd's collective music collection? Does someone get horridly embarrased from boos when Neil Diamond starts playing? ]]>Jan 21st 2008 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/]]>Jan 21st 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/21/researchers-devise-wifi-music-polling-system-for-djing-by-consen/
perfect for the communist DJ, or a dictatorship...

AND you'l never hear any vybz Kartel at a raging Keggar, or Avril Lavigne at a Bashment...


maybe you would, but it would be so anti-flow. And for those who might argue this may broaden peoples musical palettes....you can't expose new things to people who turn out expecting to hear a certain brand or genre....

i guess a plus is, no one can blame the DJ anymore for a shitty set...


work your own playlist.
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