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You Are What You Listen to Users of Digital Music Sharing System Judge Others by their PlaylistsCo-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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