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Remember the employee you guys had that said "Comment timelines are neat but this is not enough to establish a working business"? Find him/her - rehire him/her

Remember the employee you guys had that said "Comment timelines are neat but this is not enough to establish a working business"? Find him/her - rehire him/her, and fire all of the fucking idiots that ignored them. They should have sold the idea to Google - at least then we might all benefit from it. Instead, SoundCloud, and comment timelines, will be a neat idea strangled by poor leadership.

marssaxman 9y ago
What is a "comment timeline"?
- snakeboy 9y ago
  I assume they are referring to the feature in which users comment at specific times in the song. As the song plays, these pop up on-screen.
  - TYPE_FASTER 9y ago
    I think Facebook does that now with live videos.
draw_down 9y ago
Dear lord, no. That feature is not ever anything but annoying.
- weego 9y ago
  I have actively spent a good amount of my free time finding or maintaining chrome addons to block that garbage. It's the most inane and vacuous product feature I've come across and that's ignoring that it used to be so badly optimised that changing the comment caused a noticeable browser slow down
  - draw_down 9y ago
    On the other hand, it's really useful to know that DragonSlayer69 thinks 0:41 of this song kicks ass.
    - empath75 9y ago
      If you're a producer or DJ, it actually is incredibly useful.
drizzzler 9y ago
Useless feature imo. SC was better without it (noticeably faster load times). How much server cost do they save if they eliminate comments?
btown 9y ago
Synchronized comment timelines are nothing new, and are particularly popular in Asia (referred to as "danmaku") where language "density" (meaning per pixel) is higher. However, it's very challenging to get this to work for general English-language comments, as other comments in this thread indicate. Perhaps timed emoticons would actually be better suited. Regardless, it's far from clear that SoundCloud has the optimal implementation of this UX pattern, and I don't think that SoundCloud's demise would mean the end of innovation on that pattern. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20907-4_14 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20907-4_... > Danmaku comment is a comment technology that overlays user comments directly on the video and creates a co-viewing experience. It originates from Japan and becomes increasingly popular on video sharing sites in China, particularly among the young generation. This exploratory study investigates reasons for watching Danmaku videos through two focus group studies. The results show that the users who watch Danmaku videos found it a way to entertain themselves, to be in company, to have the sense of belonging, and to seek information. Those who do not watch Danmaku videos, however, complained about the abundance of information, the imperfect information quality, and the look and feel. We summarized scenarios suitable for Danmaku commenting from three perspectives: the content, the complexity of information, and the number of viewers. Possible improvements and new applications of Danmaku commenting were discussed. https://books.google.com/books?id=MAUqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=PA512&dq=nico+nico+douga+comment+timeline&source=bl&ots=JBARMbcxr_&sig=d2CgHDmY_UGsYHEvAUkYeNO9Wuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYpcGLzYbVAhXKPD4KHYHOBa4Q6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=nico%20nico%20douga%20comment%20timeline&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=MAUqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=... https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2016/5670/00/5670a648.pdf https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2016/5670/00...

marssaxman 9y ago

What is a "comment timeline"?

snakeboy 9y ago
I assume they are referring to the feature in which users comment at specific times in the song. As the song plays, these pop up on-screen.
- TYPE_FASTER 9y ago
  I think Facebook does that now with live videos.

draw_down 9y ago

Dear lord, no. That feature is not ever anything but annoying.

weego 9y ago
I have actively spent a good amount of my free time finding or maintaining chrome addons to block that garbage. It's the most inane and vacuous product feature I've come across and that's ignoring that it used to be so badly optimised that changing the comment caused a noticeable browser slow down
- draw_down 9y ago
  On the other hand, it's really useful to know that DragonSlayer69 thinks 0:41 of this song kicks ass.
  - empath75 9y ago
    If you're a producer or DJ, it actually is incredibly useful.

drizzzler 9y ago

Useless feature imo. SC was better without it (noticeably faster load times). How much server cost do they save if they eliminate comments?

btown 9y ago

Synchronized comment timelines are nothing new, and are particularly popular in Asia (referred to as "danmaku") where language "density" (meaning per pixel) is higher. However, it's very challenging to get this to work for general English-language comments, as other comments in this thread indicate. Perhaps timed emoticons would actually be better suited. Regardless, it's far from clear that SoundCloud has the optimal implementation of this UX pattern, and I don't think that SoundCloud's demise would mean the end of innovation on that pattern. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20907-4_14 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-20907-4_... > Danmaku comment is a comment technology that overlays user comments directly on the video and creates a co-viewing experience. It originates from Japan and becomes increasingly popular on video sharing sites in China, particularly among the young generation. This exploratory study investigates reasons for watching Danmaku videos through two focus group studies. The results show that the users who watch Danmaku videos found it a way to entertain themselves, to be in company, to have the sense of belonging, and to seek information. Those who do not watch Danmaku videos, however, complained about the abundance of information, the imperfect information quality, and the look and feel. We summarized scenarios suitable for Danmaku commenting from three perspectives: the content, the complexity of information, and the number of viewers. Possible improvements and new applications of Danmaku commenting were discussed. https://books.google.com/books?id=MAUqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=PA512&dq=nico+nico+douga+comment+timeline&source=bl&ots=JBARMbcxr_&sig=d2CgHDmY_UGsYHEvAUkYeNO9Wuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYpcGLzYbVAhXKPD4KHYHOBa4Q6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=nico%20nico%20douga%20comment%20timeline&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=MAUqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512&lpg=... https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2016/5670/00/5670a648.pdf https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2016/5670/00...