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Mike, this is an awesome gesture. I just filled out your survey. If you have a few spare moments, I'd love UI feedback on http://flock.fm http://flock.fm (no b

Mike, this is an awesome gesture. I just filled out your survey. If you have a few spare moments, I'd love UI feedback on http://flock.fm http://flock.fm (no big deal if you're overwhelmed with requests and don't have time)

phzbOx 15y ago
I've tried the app a couple of time in the last few weeks. I've been a bit disappointed by the music recommendation and what was suggested to me. I.e. I don't care about "What everyone is listening" as I don't like it. I have no friend on it. I understand that with friends and probably lots of like/dislike of music, it'll be easy to narrow down my taste. But, I think you need to find a way to get the user started with something he likes; and make it easy to skip music he doesn't like.
- snikolic 15y ago
  Thanks for the feedback! I think you're right. Our recommendation system has seemed a bit weak, especially for new users - I think we're going to bury this somewhere as a Custom option rather than emphasizing it as one of the four major streams. Orienting new users is probably our biggest challenge at the moment, and I think our product's biggest weakness. We have some solutions in the pipeline, but we still don't have an elegant solution to immediately connecting a new user to friends. Any ideas/suggestions?
  - phzbOx 15y ago
    Maybe. Ask the user for a couple artist/song he likes. And then, try to find an existing user who liked these songs. So, implicitly, the new user could follow that existing user and get his/her recommendations. Does it make any sens?
    - snikolic 15y ago
      Makes sense. We've considered something like this. We also considered showing a cloud of tags, artists, and/or genres and asking the user to select a few. What do you think of something like that?
      - phzbOx 15y ago
        I think this is a great idea. A tag mix of artists/genre would be a great way to get started as you can quickly select different kind of style you like.. and also it works for artist that goes for a big range of style.
aberkowitz 15y ago
I have been using flock.fm for the past week, and I really like it. You should consider moving the search box from the "custom" stream tab to be prominently be featured on the homepage. Additionally, it should be more clear that tags are actually streams. As a feature request, it would be great if I could add songs to a queue, instead of having to listen to them immediately.
- snikolic 15y ago
  We'll build proper search functionality (and display it prominently) soon. As for the tags/streams metaphors...it's good to know that this is the problem we've suspected it is. We have some ideas on how to fix it. Just need to make more hours in the day. :-) I've heard the queue feature request a few times, and we're mocking up some ideas to scratch that itch. Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're enjoying the site!
mikegreenberg 15y ago
Sure! - It's not immediately clear how this is suppose to work. I see a stream on the left and details on the right. I spent some time to realize this was my currently playing queue. The right side is suppose to show detail of the song playing. I wonder if there's a way to make this more obvious without beating a user over the head about it. - This has a Twitter styling and was expecting to get details of another song when clicking on it. Surprised when it started playing instead. - Clicking a tag seems to hide currently playing queue. I'm not sure how to get back to it at this point. Having an anchor back to your current queue might be helpful. - Why are you hiding the Non-Facebook login at the bottom of the page? This comes across as sneaky. - I think the interface is not so obvious until playing around with it for a few minutes. Maybe give a new user a "Quick Start Guide" overlay that they can later hide. Overall, this is pretty cool! Streaming is solid. The playlists are relevant. The selection seems broad. A+ :)

phzbOx 15y ago

I've tried the app a couple of time in the last few weeks. I've been a bit disappointed by the music recommendation and what was suggested to me. I.e. I don't care about "What everyone is listening" as I don't like it. I have no friend on it. I understand that with friends and probably lots of like/dislike of music, it'll be easy to narrow down my taste. But, I think you need to find a way to get the user started with something he likes; and make it easy to skip music he doesn't like.

snikolic 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I think you're right. Our recommendation system has seemed a bit weak, especially for new users - I think we're going to bury this somewhere as a Custom option rather than emphasizing it as one of the four major streams. Orienting new users is probably our biggest challenge at the moment, and I think our product's biggest weakness. We have some solutions in the pipeline, but we still don't have an elegant solution to immediately connecting a new user to friends. Any ideas/suggestions?
- phzbOx 15y ago
  Maybe. Ask the user for a couple artist/song he likes. And then, try to find an existing user who liked these songs. So, implicitly, the new user could follow that existing user and get his/her recommendations. Does it make any sens?
  - snikolic 15y ago
    Makes sense. We've considered something like this. We also considered showing a cloud of tags, artists, and/or genres and asking the user to select a few. What do you think of something like that?
    - phzbOx 15y ago
      I think this is a great idea. A tag mix of artists/genre would be a great way to get started as you can quickly select different kind of style you like.. and also it works for artist that goes for a big range of style.

aberkowitz 15y ago

I have been using flock.fm for the past week, and I really like it. You should consider moving the search box from the "custom" stream tab to be prominently be featured on the homepage. Additionally, it should be more clear that tags are actually streams. As a feature request, it would be great if I could add songs to a queue, instead of having to listen to them immediately.

snikolic 15y ago
We'll build proper search functionality (and display it prominently) soon. As for the tags/streams metaphors...it's good to know that this is the problem we've suspected it is. We have some ideas on how to fix it. Just need to make more hours in the day. :-) I've heard the queue feature request a few times, and we're mocking up some ideas to scratch that itch. Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're enjoying the site!

mikegreenberg 15y ago

Sure! - It's not immediately clear how this is suppose to work. I see a stream on the left and details on the right. I spent some time to realize this was my currently playing queue. The right side is suppose to show detail of the song playing. I wonder if there's a way to make this more obvious without beating a user over the head about it. - This has a Twitter styling and was expecting to get details of another song when clicking on it. Surprised when it started playing instead. - Clicking a tag seems to hide currently playing queue. I'm not sure how to get back to it at this point. Having an anchor back to your current queue might be helpful. - Why are you hiding the Non-Facebook login at the bottom of the page? This comes across as sneaky. - I think the interface is not so obvious until playing around with it for a few minutes. Maybe give a new user a "Quick Start Guide" overlay that they can later hide. Overall, this is pretty cool! Streaming is solid. The playlists are relevant. The selection seems broad. A+ :)