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Yeah, I'm confused. What is it? I downloaded the iTunes app and it...doesn't do anything. Huh? Is it like a scrobbler? Why should I use your interface when

Yeah, I'm confused. What is it? I downloaded the iTunes app and it...doesn't do anything. Huh? Is it like a scrobbler? Why should I use your interface when I have my music on my laptop?

chrischen 16y ago
Yes, it's like Last.fm's audio scrobbler. It's a lightweight daemon that just sends your current iTunes track to Like.fm. Then you just play songs in iTunes like normal, and rate songs in iTunes, and then it will show your current track, history, and top tracks on your Like.fm profile. You can also add that profile as a tab in your Facebook profile (as pictured on the home page). I really didn't expect the MVP to be so confusing. Can you help me find better way to explain it?
- endlessvoid94 16y ago
  Yeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?
  - chrischen 16y ago
    Like.fm isn't meant to replace iTunes as a place where you can play music. So it doesn't compete with Rdio at all. The music is just sourced from YouTube, so anyone can do that. The ability to play music is a convenience feature. My main goal with Like.fm is to have a music app where you can publish what you've listened to that isn't targeted at music enthusiasts (2 out of almost 300 facebook friends have a last.fm app installed). You can follow people and merge top tracks. It's extremely passive (no need to change music listening behavior) so it's easy to get started. Really you just install the desktop client and go about doing your music listening business. And when you want to peek at your friend's music just check out their profile or their facebook. If you want new songs, theoretically, the merged top tracks stream will have best new songs for you. Passivity is key to Like.fm. It's not a niche community of music lovers. It's designed to layer over your regular listening habits, and grab some interesting info to share with people.
    - endlessvoid94 16y ago
      You need to explain this more on the frontpage, then. To me it looks like a clone, and it's confusing. There's no call to action, there's no "reason" that the average user should download your app. Currently, the only people who will actually download something that complements their music player (itunes, winamp,whatever) are music enthusiasts. Change that somehow and you're golden.
    - endlessvoid94 16y ago
      Also, I didn't even notice the "menulet" in my menu bar until I read it on another comment. The app just seemed to have a preferences bar. You should tell the user about what you've installed.

Yeah, I'm confused. What is it? I downloaded the iTunes app and it...doesn't do anything. Huh? Is it like a scrobbler? Why should I use your interface when I have my music on my laptop?

chrischen 16y ago

Yes, it's like Last.fm's audio scrobbler. It's a lightweight daemon that just sends your current iTunes track to Like.fm. Then you just play songs in iTunes like normal, and rate songs in iTunes, and then it will show your current track, history, and top tracks on your Like.fm profile. You can also add that profile as a tab in your Facebook profile (as pictured on the home page). I really didn't expect the MVP to be so confusing. Can you help me find better way to explain it?

endlessvoid94 16y ago
Yeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?
- chrischen 16y ago
  Like.fm isn't meant to replace iTunes as a place where you can play music. So it doesn't compete with Rdio at all. The music is just sourced from YouTube, so anyone can do that. The ability to play music is a convenience feature. My main goal with Like.fm is to have a music app where you can publish what you've listened to that isn't targeted at music enthusiasts (2 out of almost 300 facebook friends have a last.fm app installed). You can follow people and merge top tracks. It's extremely passive (no need to change music listening behavior) so it's easy to get started. Really you just install the desktop client and go about doing your music listening business. And when you want to peek at your friend's music just check out their profile or their facebook. If you want new songs, theoretically, the merged top tracks stream will have best new songs for you. Passivity is key to Like.fm. It's not a niche community of music lovers. It's designed to layer over your regular listening habits, and grab some interesting info to share with people.
  - endlessvoid94 16y ago
    You need to explain this more on the frontpage, then. To me it looks like a clone, and it's confusing. There's no call to action, there's no "reason" that the average user should download your app. Currently, the only people who will actually download something that complements their music player (itunes, winamp,whatever) are music enthusiasts. Change that somehow and you're golden.
  - endlessvoid94 16y ago
    Also, I didn't even notice the "menulet" in my menu bar until I read it on another comment. The app just seemed to have a preferences bar. You should tell the user about what you've installed.