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Metadata from songs can be aggregated to describe albums and artists. http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2005/09/how_to_build_on_bubbleup_folksonomies/
“humor” vs “humour” American Spelling
British Spelling Jon Stewart Douglas Adams David Sedaris Terry Pratchett The Onion P.G. Wodehouse Douglas Adams Bill Bryson
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