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Re: Myspace previews complete redesign

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The preview looks great. I just don't understand why anyone would come back to something they've already moved on from to do things they're already doing elsewhere. That said, I genuinely wish them the best of luck! :-)

It's all about focusing on the creative producers, Facebook still isn't the best place for those types, it's good because that's where fans are but it's not really the best tool.

Re: Myspace previews complete redesign

#13
Just watched the video [1] in entirety.

One point, you can tell this is a total work in progress/concept, and that the UI is also most likely staged at this point.

(I make this observation based on the fact that every post had "12 Connects", "3 Comments" and "2 Shares". Surely if you put this much effort into production of a video you would change these numbers?)

Anyway, features which I picked up from the video...

- Photo Sharing/Uploading

- Heavy Emphasis on Music

- Insights/Stats for presumably Bands

- Radio

- Some weird feature called "affinity" that matches your online identity to Justin Timberlake?

In the final shot, It also looked like Instagram filters were applied to every profile picture?

As expected, MySpace is clearly placing a heavy emphasis on a community driven around bands and music. But, I just fail to see how they are going to get a strong user base, just considering most/all bands are content and happy with Facebook and integration with the vast supply of Band Related apps...

[1] https://new.myspace.com/play

Re: Myspace previews complete redesign

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Just watched the video [1] in entirety. One point, you can tell this is a total work in progress/concept, and that the UI is also most likely staged at this point. (I make this observation based on the fact that every post had "12 Connects", "3 Comments" and "2 Shares". Surely if you put this much effort into production of a video you would change these numbers?) Anyway, features which I picked up from the video... -…

The use of horizontal scroll in the video is probably some way from fully refined too - there was no obvious chrome to facilitate the panning, which doesn't often work well outside of touch devices.
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