here’s a mildly interesting one.. musicplasma. See links between related artists, and their particular spheres of influence. Graph sites like this are always exciting to see, but consistently leave something to be desired. What is to be desired?

I think more fluidity in the interface would help. But also more information, somehow. Actually, I think different information is what I want. Why does a graph model help show the relationships between artists better than a simple list with links ala. allmusic or amazon’s related artists? Musicplasma isn’t showing me more, as far as I can tell. The lines between artists seem arbitrary (is it “people who bought Fleetwood Mac also bought Paul Simon”?). I know the artists are related without any lines. If lines are made, I want them to have meaning. For example, the color or thickness of the line represents how likely I am to enjoy that other artist, based on which artist I’m looking at and what the system knows about my tastes. Now that’s something Amazon doesn’t show with a list.