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Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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Kick ass! I really like the minimalist, modal single-page UI. Obviously a lot of thought has gone into it. This is one of the first sites I've seen that actually feels more like an application than a web page. I'd love to see this trend catch on more in web design fads.

Yea but is not at all how the site has been. I went to TSO because of how it was laid out and I think this should either be a subset or totally different site. I understand some people may like this layout but their current audience were their for a reason, and that reason has completely changed.

They have made finding songs you like extremely time consuming and narrow, being only able to view one song at a time. No longer can you listen to one song while browsing others. The sense of community and "the game" has faded and now it seems more of a Pandora clone, I don't use pandora. I don't like only being able to skip forward and no relistening to a song if you enjoyed it.

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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Interesting idea, I'm mostly wondering how you're going to deal with different genres for different tastes. Eventually filtering and targeting seem like they will become the number one issue for both users and providers.

I actually like how the site reminds me of a vinyl cover, however it might be too confusing for (some) people to use. I couldn't figure out how to bring back the info about the artist after it fades away.

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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Most people giving this positive feedback seem to be the people who haven't been using The Sixty One. They have gone a completely opposite direction in user interaction and alienated most of their current users. Yea it is "flashy" and "cool looking" but I wanted speed and optimized browsing rather than narrow linear browsing of hundreds of thousands of songs. this would be ok as a separate site or subdomain but I will no longer be using the site because it is far from what I am looking for in a music sharing/browsing/community site.

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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I think change can be great if it's coupled with effective user management. On a site that people use daily, this means giving your users some advance notice, explaining major feature changes, and having a "how-to" page to show users how to use the new site. Lacking the above, there is bound to be some backlash as daily users find themselves stumbling around a site that they used to know like the back of their hand and, worse, with the very fabric of community interaction changed.

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

#45
post #40

James 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. http://www.facebook.com/thesixtyone?v=wall

Hmm, the comments on twitter are much more positive. They are mixed rather than overwhelmingly negative. http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone

I assume this is because the majority of facebook comments are from "friends" who are more likely to have been regular users already.

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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post #40

James 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. http://www.facebook.com/thesixtyone?v=wall

Christ! People are such drama queens! It is kinda buggy but its not like their life depends on it. Petitions? Seriously?

Re: Thesixtyone (YC W09) launches version 2.0

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post #45
post #40

James 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. http://www.facebook.com/thesixtyone?v=wall

Hmm, the comments on twitter are much more positive. They are mixed rather than overwhelmingly negative. http://twitter.com/#search?q=thesixtyone I assume this is because the majority of facebook comments are from "friends" who are more likely to have been regular users already.

Indeed. It seems like new users like it, while (at least a vocal minority of) the old ones hate it. I'm not sure driving away regular users while gaining fresh ones is a desirable outcome of the redesign.

I think this sums it up pretty well:

http://twitter.com/joebottherobot/statuses/8036178992

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