there IS one thing it does which isn't advertised:
we actually use the "More Obscure" click data in our algorithm to select which song plays next. So by clicking More Obscure you're helping us fine tune our library so that everyone only hears more obscure music =]
We'll definitely improve on communicating that aspect of it.
I agree - there doesn't seem to be a correlation between obscurity and me liking/not wanting to listen to something. There is plenty of extremely obscure music that i do enjoy on a personal level.
I dont know how your algorithm works, but it doesnt seem like it would be collecting accurate data if i click "more obscure" for music i just "dont like" (this might be just be part of the cute irony of the site though) .. anyhow - good idea and execution.
there IS one thing it does which isn't advertised: we actually use the "More Obscure" click data in our algorithm to select which song plays next. So by clicking More Obscure you're helping us fine tune our library so that everyone only hears more obscure music =]
We'll definitely improve on communicating that aspect of it.