Systems and methods for matching people based on perceived activities

A matching method comprising:

• collecting a first data set comprising information about music-listening activities of a first user;
• collecting a plurality of other data sets for a plurality of other users, wherein for each other user, a corresponding other data set comprises information about music-listening activities the other user;
• applying a predetermined matching algorithm to the first data set and the other data sets, to determine a matching score for each of the other users;
• and
• selecting one or more of the other users as matches for the first user, based on the matching scores for the other users.

A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising an algorithm adapted to effectuate a matching method comprising:

• monitoring interactions of a first user with music resources on a website;
• monitoring interactions of a second user with the music resources on the website;
• comparing the monitored interactions of the first user with the monitored interactions of the second user;
• applying a predetermined matching algorithm to the comparison of the monitored interactions of the first user to the monitored interactions of the second user, to determine a matching score for the second user;
• and
• suggesting the second user as a match for the first user if the matching score meets one or more selection criteria.