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    I was wondering if there is anyway to use the user search already, or to develop a search that will return users in the order of their taste-o-meter compatibility?

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  • Great question,

    I too was wondering the same, did you get any feedback?

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    • drommk said...
    • User
    • 9 May 2008, 12:45
    i'm interessed too

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    • Flo_La said...
    • User
    • 18 May 2008, 08:20

    audioscrobbler webservices

    Yes, there is a very simple way of doing this:
    Go to the audioscrobbler webservices and use the tons of data they have.
    One simple way to access your musical taste neighbours is the following URL:

    http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/1.0/user/Flo_La/neighbours.txt

    Replace Flo_La by your user name. This will give you a list in plain text with compatibility (scale 0 - 100) and the other user name.

    Data is also available as xml:
    http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/1.0/user/Flo_La/neighbours.xml


    PS: The subject "most compatible" is most misleading in a development discussion forum. ;)

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  • thanks for the help :-)

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    • drommk said...
    • User
    • 19 May 2008, 10:18
    thanks for the answer, but that's not exactly what i am expecting.

    I already used the neighbours xml files in my scripts, but it is not a real "taste-o-meter". I mean you just can find the compatibility between one user and his closer neighboorhood. But if you wanna get the compatibility between, for example, you and me, you can't find it by this way.

    For example, in my case, i'd like to compare different lasfm users logged in another website and find the closest one. It's like a group-only search. Not a general search on all last.fm community.

    Do You see what I mean ?

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    • tburny said...
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    • 27 May 2008, 13:16
    on the web services] there is also a taste-o-meter xml.
    Sample from there :)

    I think this is what you want(maybe in combination with your neighbours)

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  • im sorry...im really new to this site....see i don't have any neighbours???? help???? i don't really get what neighbours are either....haha

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