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I was a big turntable user last summer. I was pretty disappointed by their interface (fixed width, terrible search, etc.). So disappointed that I built my own c

I was a big turntable user last summer. I was pretty disappointed by their interface (fixed width, terrible search, etc.). So disappointed that I built my own clone with a friend. I recently revisited the site - almost nothing has changed. There is so much potential to add more features and polish the interface. I think this might have something to do with their user decline. They had the initial hype wave but failed to sustain+engage their users with enhancements and features. If I was on the turntable team I would be pushing hard to add features weekly!

physcab 14y ago
I was a big turntable user too and still am to some extent. I think the site still has huge potential if they can continue to update it, however their lack of updates over the past year leaves me worried. They still have issues with: Loading times, graphics rendering, max population limit to rooms, difficulty to "level up" and get more DJ points, stupid room rules Things that give me hope: Cool iphone app, easy sharing, STILL discovering new music off of it, pretty awesome guest DJ's (I'm a house/mashup nut and they had DJ Aoki and 3LAU)
reustle 14y ago
Are you behind www.Plug.dj
- stevensacks 14y ago
  No, but I am. I'm Steven Sacks, the CEO and founder of http://plug.dj http://plug.dj. plug.dj is not just music, it's videos, too. Everything comes from YouTube and SoundCloud so licensing is already taken care of. We love our users. Building a community is everything we are about. We listen and we care. We are involved. plug.dj is international, and not just in name. We have localized the site into 8 languages so far and our chat translates over 50 languages in real-time so you can talk about music, videos, and anything else without language barriers. You can connect, discover and share with people from around the world. We have dancing avatars. Every avatar has a unique dance move. We have strobe lights. We don't have room caps. We support the amazing up and coming artists, djs and producers who use YouTube and SoundCloud to share their music with the world. We accelerate the process by which they gain fans, we expose them to a wider audience, and we let them to engage with their fans from around the world in a way no other site does. A little about me. I was a DJ for 16 years, and unlike Turntable, plug.dj is lead by somebody who loves music, and my team eats and breathes music. We regularly go to shows, concerts, clubs, festivals, raves. We hang out at record stores. I still have my vinyl collection and Technics 1200s. If you haven't seen our site, yet, check it out. Join our party and say hello. Cheers!
  - sschueller 14y ago
    Awesome, thanks. No more VPN :) Also great how you use youtube/soundcloud to get the content we want :) Keep it up.
  - dogas 14y ago
    I checked it out, and it's impressive. It's what turntable.fm should have been. Kudos!
  - StavrosK 14y ago
    Please add BrowserID to your list of auth mechanisms, it takes a few minutes to integrate and is awesome.
  - jovany 14y ago
    I agree with Steven 100%. I've been an avid user of plug.dj for a little over a month now and I'm addicted. I love the fact that international users are welcome (I'm from Belize!), and users who don't speak English are catered to with real-time translations. I've managed to discover international artists and met some nice music-lovers worldwide. I also love the fact that the people behind the site are so nice and eager to help as well as listen to suggestions.
jacksonmohsenin 14y ago
I agree with the fixed width thing. I whipped up a responsive turntable concept and sent it over to them, but heard nothing. Check it out here: http://jacksonmohsenin.com/2012/04/14/3-day-project-turntable-fm-responsive-design/ http://jacksonmohsenin.com/2012/04/14/3-day-project-turntabl...
- stevensacks 14y ago
  We saw it Jackson. Had you sent something like that to us about our site, you would have definitely heard back from us. From everything we've heard, that's a fundamental difference between us and them. We care about our users, our community and the people who give of their own time to help make our site better out of sheer love.
kendall_ 14y ago
If you're looking for a site that has a great interface I'd try http://www.plug.dj/ http://www.plug.dj/. They update the site very often and have a bunch of cool features that you probably won't find anywhere else. Playlists, song and video imports from SoundCloud and Youtube, unique avatars, room customization options, etc. It's also available internationally and provides real-time chat translation so you can interact with users from different countries without there being a huge language barrier.

physcab 14y ago

I was a big turntable user too and still am to some extent. I think the site still has huge potential if they can continue to update it, however their lack of updates over the past year leaves me worried. They still have issues with: Loading times, graphics rendering, max population limit to rooms, difficulty to "level up" and get more DJ points, stupid room rules Things that give me hope: Cool iphone app, easy sharing, STILL discovering new music off of it, pretty awesome guest DJ's (I'm a house/mashup nut and they had DJ Aoki and 3LAU)

reustle 14y ago

Are you behind www.Plug.dj

stevensacks 14y ago
No, but I am. I'm Steven Sacks, the CEO and founder of http://plug.dj http://plug.dj. plug.dj is not just music, it's videos, too. Everything comes from YouTube and SoundCloud so licensing is already taken care of. We love our users. Building a community is everything we are about. We listen and we care. We are involved. plug.dj is international, and not just in name. We have localized the site into 8 languages so far and our chat translates over 50 languages in real-time so you can talk about music, videos, and anything else without language barriers. You can connect, discover and share with people from around the world. We have dancing avatars. Every avatar has a unique dance move. We have strobe lights. We don't have room caps. We support the amazing up and coming artists, djs and producers who use YouTube and SoundCloud to share their music with the world. We accelerate the process by which they gain fans, we expose them to a wider audience, and we let them to engage with their fans from around the world in a way no other site does. A little about me. I was a DJ for 16 years, and unlike Turntable, plug.dj is lead by somebody who loves music, and my team eats and breathes music. We regularly go to shows, concerts, clubs, festivals, raves. We hang out at record stores. I still have my vinyl collection and Technics 1200s. If you haven't seen our site, yet, check it out. Join our party and say hello. Cheers!
- sschueller 14y ago
  Awesome, thanks. No more VPN :) Also great how you use youtube/soundcloud to get the content we want :) Keep it up.
- dogas 14y ago
  I checked it out, and it's impressive. It's what turntable.fm should have been. Kudos!
- StavrosK 14y ago
  Please add BrowserID to your list of auth mechanisms, it takes a few minutes to integrate and is awesome.
- jovany 14y ago
  I agree with Steven 100%. I've been an avid user of plug.dj for a little over a month now and I'm addicted. I love the fact that international users are welcome (I'm from Belize!), and users who don't speak English are catered to with real-time translations. I've managed to discover international artists and met some nice music-lovers worldwide. I also love the fact that the people behind the site are so nice and eager to help as well as listen to suggestions.

jacksonmohsenin 14y ago

I agree with the fixed width thing. I whipped up a responsive turntable concept and sent it over to them, but heard nothing. Check it out here: http://jacksonmohsenin.com/2012/04/14/3-day-project-turntable-fm-responsive-design/ http://jacksonmohsenin.com/2012/04/14/3-day-project-turntabl...

stevensacks 14y ago
We saw it Jackson. Had you sent something like that to us about our site, you would have definitely heard back from us. From everything we've heard, that's a fundamental difference between us and them. We care about our users, our community and the people who give of their own time to help make our site better out of sheer love.

kendall_ 14y ago

If you're looking for a site that has a great interface I'd try http://www.plug.dj/ http://www.plug.dj/. They update the site very often and have a bunch of cool features that you probably won't find anywhere else. Playlists, song and video imports from SoundCloud and Youtube, unique avatars, room customization options, etc. It's also available internationally and provides real-time chat translation so you can interact with users from different countries without there being a huge language barrier.