Guide Note: The Filter is an online entertainment discovery engine that provides users with recommendations on music, movies, television and other types of entertainment based on their specific tastes and preferences. Conceived by cutting-edge musician (and former Genesis singer) Peter Gabriel, The Filter is looking to expand upon existing recommendation sites - such as Pandora, Flixster and Last.fm - by supplying users with suggestions across multiple types of media. While the site is currently still in Beta testing mode, a public launch is scheduled for late April 2008.

Fast Facts:

CEO: David Maher Roberts
Co-founded by Peter Gabriel
Funded by Eden Ventures
Public launch in April, 2008
Email: info@thefilter.com

Quotes: Peter Gabriel: "The theory would be that instead of a disc jockey, you have a life jockey. I personally would love to live in a filtered world as long I can control the filters."

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Entertainment | Internet | Technology | Music | Movies | Television

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The Filter

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The Filter Info

Official Site: The Filter
Blog: The Filter Team Blog
CrunchBase Company Profile: The Filter
Vimeo: CEO David Maher Robert's talks about The Filter
David Maher Robert's talks about The Filter from bernard valentine on Vimeo.

The Filter News

Press Association: Rocker Gabriel launches The Filter (June 2, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: Peter Gabriel Wants to Help Organize Entertainment Options
CNN Money: Peter Gabriel Launches Web-Recommendation Service (April 15, 2008)
Yahoo! News: The Filter's Mission: Refine Music, Video and Movie Tastes (April 15, 2008)
CNET News: Rocker Peter Gabriel Offers Filter to Cut Through Online Clutter (April 14, 2008)
USAToday: The Filter's Mission: Refine Music, Video and Movie Tastes (April 15, 2008)
Macworld UK: The Filter Expands, Adds Film and Video (April 15, 2008)
Google News: The Filter

The Filter Blogs and Commentaries

New York Times Blog: Celebrity Music Throwdown: Peter Gabriel and the Filter (April 15, 2008)
TechCrunch: First Look New Music Discovery Site: The Filter (April 15, 2008)
Silicon Alley Insider: Gabriel-backed Recommendation Engine Launches (April 15, 2008)
Mashable: Better Entertainment Through Bayesian Mathematics with the Filter (April 14, 2008)
Cool Hunting: The Filter (April 12, 2008)
Google Blog Search: The Filter

The Filter Downloads

Apple iTunes Downloads: The Filter
Download.com: The Filter Reviews and Download
Lifehacker: Download of the Day: The Filter (Windows) (October 10, 2006))

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Peter Gabriel | How to Discover Your Next Favorite Band | Flixster | Pandora Internet Radio | Last.fm

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