Navigating to old.sixtyone.com brings up a big red "hacker" warning in Chrome. I tried to dismiss it an go anyway, but I couldn't proceed. Just FYI.
Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
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Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#32I really like this. The site design is something that will translate very well to netbook/tablets. If feels very relaxed and puts the music front and center. A great way to unwind while sitting on the couch.
Any plans for an iphone app?
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#33I love the new design! I just have one question: how do you save songs now?
Edit: I think I figured it out. The dropdown plus symbol under the logo on the top right adds the currently playing song to your playlist.
I definitely second the call made in another comment for tooltips so people can learn what the icons mean.
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#34That is really cool. Great redesign.
FWIW, this makes it feel more like a great radio station then a music discovery site. More Pandora than Hype Machine. Not a bad thing at all.
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#35this is amazing. i've always been a big fan of you guys, but this is crazy good!
one piece of advice: the polaroid-type photos flashing in front of the main picture are annoying. either keep them relegated to one spot on the page or give me an easy way to turn them off.
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#36how do you view a list of top songs?
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#37the new ui is a disaster imo - usability is right out (yes lists are useful) this redesign should have been as a new view on an existing model that is switched via toggle by the user not to mentioned they sabotaged groups and they are now an exercise in futility called 'channels' edit: https://old.thesixtyone.com/ is still available for a limited time
"disaster" is a but harsh, but i think perhaps a better implementation would've been to supplement the existing layout with this as another view option. i like that its almost purely visual, but imagine if apple entirely replaced finder's lists with coverflow.
and, impact?! IMPACT?!
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#38Wow. These guys are not timid about trying changes.
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#39I find this UI very confusing. I think some usability testing is in order. I used to go to the Recently Posted page and see a list of new songs. Then I'd take a look at song names and artist names and listen to a few. How do I do that now?
Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0
#40James and Sam, I commend you for experimenting, but I think you might want to revert this and seek more constructive feedback from your (very) passionate community.