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Systems and methods of generating and modifying a playlist using contextual information are disclosed. For example, a user may provide an input seed such as a song name or artist name. The input seed is compared to database items and a playlist is generated as a result. In some examples, the context

Systems and methods of generating and modifying a playlist using contextual information are disclosed. For example, a user may provide an input seed such as a song name or artist name. The input seed is compared to database items and a playlist is generated as a result. In some examples, the contextual information is used to enhance the comparison and to select better content objects for a user's playlist. Meanwhile, in some examples the content objects in the playlist may be arranged in an enhanced order using ranking and/or contextual information.

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We claim: 1. A tangible computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that causes one or more processors to perform a method comprising:storing, in an electronic memory, feedback from a plurality of users about a first content object, wherein the first content object is stored in

We claim: 1. A tangible computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that causes one or more processors to perform a method comprising:storing, in an electronic memory, feedback from a plurality of users about a first content object, wherein the first content object is stored in an electronic content server;storing, in the electronic memory, contextual information relating to context in which the feedback about the first content object was provided, where the contextual information is independent of characteristics of the first content object;calculating a suitability quotient of the first content object based on the contextual information, wherein the suitability quotient is:a sum of feedback provided about the first content object based on the contextual information where the feedback is positive,less a sum of feedback provided about the first content object based on the contextual information where the feedback is negative,divided by a total number of times the first content object was transmitted to a user terminal;storing, in the electronic memory, the suitability quotient;utilizing the feedback, the contextual information, and the suitability quotient to generate a playlist of content objects; andtransmitting from the electronic content server each of the contents objects to a user terminal, wherein the transmitting is in response to the user terminal requesting content.