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James and Sam, I commend you for experimenting, but I think you might want to revert this and seek more constructive feedback from your (very) passionate commun

by mattyb 17y ago

James and Sam, I commend you for experimenting, but I think you might want to revert this and seek more constructive feedback from your (very) passionate community. http://www.facebook.com/thesixtyone?v=wall http://www.facebook.com/thesixtyone?v=wall

r7000 17y ago
Hmm, the comments on twitter are much more positive. They are mixed rather than overwhelmingly negative. http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone I assume this is because the majority of facebook comments are from "friends" who are more likely to have been regular users already.
- mattyb 17y ago
  Indeed. It seems like new users like it, while (at least a vocal minority of) the old ones hate it. I'm not sure driving away regular users while gaining fresh ones is a desirable outcome of the redesign. I think this sums it up pretty well: http://twitter.com/joebottherobot/statuses/8036178992 http://twitter.com/joebottherobot/statuses/8036178992
yread 17y ago
Christ! People are such drama queens! It is kinda buggy but its not like their life depends on it. Petitions? Seriously?
- teej 17y ago
  You cannot do a complete overhaul of your UI with no warning and expect users to love you.
- TheSOB88 17y ago
  Life? Maybe not. Livelihood? I'm sure it does for some.
trafficlight 17y ago
As a relatively new artist (about a year), thesixtyone has been an amazing place. I met a lot of new people, generated interest in my music and learned a lot from the other artists there. With the redesign that's all gone. All of the community and social aspects of the site have disappeared and we are left staring a giant background image. I didn't go to the sixtyone to look at cover art. I went to listen to music and to discuss it with my friends and fans. The other thing I find baffling is that they were making real money with tip and album system. Fans were actually supporting the artists directly. It was working. That feature has been buried in this design. And, by burying the discussion between artists and fans, they have effectively killed the primary reason to tip an artist. The worst part about it is that James and Sam don't talk with their absolutely fanatical users. There was no mention that a redesign this drastic was going to happen. There was no beta period for testing. All of those people commenting on the T61 Facebook page are their true fans. James and Sam haven't said a single word.

by mattyb 17y ago

r7000 17y ago

Hmm, the comments on twitter are much more positive. They are mixed rather than overwhelmingly negative. http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone I assume this is because the majority of facebook comments are from "friends" who are more likely to have been regular users already.

mattyb 17y ago
Indeed. It seems like new users like it, while (at least a vocal minority of) the old ones hate it. I'm not sure driving away regular users while gaining fresh ones is a desirable outcome of the redesign. I think this sums it up pretty well: http://twitter.com/joebottherobot/statuses/8036178992 http://twitter.com/joebottherobot/statuses/8036178992

yread 17y ago

Christ! People are such drama queens! It is kinda buggy but its not like their life depends on it. Petitions? Seriously?

teej 17y ago
You cannot do a complete overhaul of your UI with no warning and expect users to love you.
TheSOB88 17y ago
Life? Maybe not. Livelihood? I'm sure it does for some.

trafficlight 17y ago

As a relatively new artist (about a year), thesixtyone has been an amazing place. I met a lot of new people, generated interest in my music and learned a lot from the other artists there. With the redesign that's all gone. All of the community and social aspects of the site have disappeared and we are left staring a giant background image. I didn't go to the sixtyone to look at cover art. I went to listen to music and to discuss it with my friends and fans. The other thing I find baffling is that they were making real money with tip and album system. Fans were actually supporting the artists directly. It was working. That feature has been buried in this design. And, by burying the discussion between artists and fans, they have effectively killed the primary reason to tip an artist. The worst part about it is that James and Sam don't talk with their absolutely fanatical users. There was no mention that a redesign this drastic was going to happen. There was no beta period for testing. All of those people commenting on the T61 Facebook page are their true fans. James and Sam haven't said a single word.