You Are What You Listen to

You Are What You Listen to

Users of Digital Music Sharing System Judge Others by their Playlists

Co-workers sharing digital music in the workplace via Apple Computer’s popular iTunes software form impressions of each other based on their musical libraries, according to a new study by human-computer interaction researchers.
Employees in a mid-sized U.S. company reported that they consciously worked to portray themselves in certain ways through the collections of music they shared with co-workers, some of whom they barely knew. Sometimes their self-portrayals were misread by co-workers with different musical interests and knowledge.

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<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news3586.html">You Are What You Listen to</a> Users of Digital Music Sharing System Judge Others by their Playlists Co-workers sharing digital music in the workplace via Apple Computer’s popular iTunes software form impressions of each other based on their musical libraries, according to a new study by human-computer interaction researchers. Employees in a mid-sized U.S. company reported that they consciously worked to portray themselves in certain ways through the collections of music they shared with co-workers, some of whom they barely knew. Sometimes their self-portrayals were misread by co-workers with different musical interests and knowledge.