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In my small survey, Pandora had a positive review. Participants wrote that, for the most part, Pandora picked five songs that accurately represented their tastes in music. Participants also commented on how it helped them find new artists or new songs that appealed to these tastes. Participants were relatively unbothered by the mathematical structure of the system. Despite the positive responses, some participants did not feel they should invest in the company. However, the majority responded towards agreement with investing in Pandora.  This is a program that takes the role of the choice architect.  Still, it is the user that “nudges” the program to her musical tastes. The data leads me to believe that Pandora accurately achieves its goal of predicting user taste and suggesting typically unknown artists or unknown songs by known artists based on these tastes. The fact that Pandora uses a mathematical formula to proceed with these predictions seems to not be an obstacle for users.  According to my sample, Pandora succeeds in its programming to provide an enjoyable musical experience. Rating of Accuracy and Enjoyablility of Selected Songs