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Yeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?

by endlessvoid94 16y ago

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.

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Yeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?

by 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.