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Peter Gabriel on ‘The Filter’

April 23, 2008 23.24 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Musician and digital entrepreneur Peter Gabriel talks about the ‘discovery service’ aimed at simplifying life in the age of unlimited choice.

Originally a music recommendation service, The Filter is widening its scope to include films and web videos when it completes the beta stage in May 2008. Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan visited Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Box, England to hear the vision behind the service.

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