I actually said "Very Beautiful" out loud, alone, in my office. Really, really great UI & UX - Well done!
Show HN: Wavo.me - A social network for music to take on Spotify and iTunes.
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#12I’m one of the co-founders and just wanted to give a bit more info on what we’re trying to do with wavo.me. We’re artists, bloggers, event organizers and fans. We’ve felt for some time that existing services are missing key parts of the music experience. A truly excellent music service should connect artists, bloggers, labels and fans together. It should create a community that encourages discovery and dialogue. Wavo…
I think it's a bit disingenuous to compare yourself to Spotify (at least on HN). I think a big part of Spotify's business is that they have agreements with the big 4 record companies for each country, and they're rolling out their service as they get the deals signed in each country. So if I use Spotify, I'm listening to music legally, and a lot of music is available.
You are using Youtube, so you're limited by what's on Youtube, and various other strings attached.
Anyway, I think the site is a lot of fun, rock on! =)
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#13FYI for anyone else running Ghostery: you have to disable it to get the site to load at all. Seems to get stuck in a permanent "loading" loop if it doesn't detect the FB social plugin script. Developers: if you care about privacy-conscious users, you may want to fix that.
I disabled Ghostery but still needed to unblock requests to Facebook and Google that Disconnect was blocking.
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#14Great site! I'm listening to "Slow Dancing in a burning room" while writing this comment.
You can even listen to "lisp programming" ;-) https://wavo.me/search/yt/lisp%20programming
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#15The UI is gorgeous; well done there.
Thanks, really glad you like it! We've spent a ton of time on the interface. (You would not believe the amount of UI we've designed, thrown away, redesigned, and thrown away again)
First thought I had was that UI would look awesome on a TV screen.
I just stopped using spotify and I'm now using wavo. Any chance of a desktop app? I like app responsiveness.
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#16Great site! I'm listening to "Slow Dancing in a burning room" while writing this comment. You can even listen to "lisp programming" ;-) https://wavo.me/search/yt/lisp%20programming
Yeah, we're kind of relying on context within the UI here to keep Wavo focused on music. That said, there's nothing technically stopping you from creating a playlist of any youtube or soundcloud content you like. :-)
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#17I’m one of the co-founders and just wanted to give a bit more info on what we’re trying to do with wavo.me. We’re artists, bloggers, event organizers and fans. We’ve felt for some time that existing services are missing key parts of the music experience. A truly excellent music service should connect artists, bloggers, labels and fans together. It should create a community that encourages discovery and dialogue. Wavo…
I think it's a bit disingenuous to compare yourself to Spotify (at least on HN). I think a big part of Spotify's business is that they have agreements with the big 4 record companies for each country, and they're rolling out their service as they get the deals signed in each country. So if I use Spotify, I'm listening to music legally, and a lot of music is available. You are using Youtube, so you're limited by what'…
Yes, you're 100% right. When you look at it from a business model point of view, we're not at all the same as spotify - at least not yet. What I was trying to get at, though, is that we're really trying to fix what's broken about the existing experience - Spotify has some social elements, but it's not their DNA. iTunes had ping, but that didn't last. What we want to do with wavo is really connect artists, labels and fans together in a meaningful way to create a shared experience that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Just as an aside: its not clear in the Uex but you can also search Soundcloud.
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#18How do you pronounce wavo.me?
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#19I like wavo but before I tell you why I like it let me tell you what I don’t like. I simply hate the whole facebook sign in option… (looks like I’m not the only one) Therefore it’s been a long time since I had checked my wavo profile. I don’t hate facebook but sometimes you don’t want to share every single thing.
Now what I like: the UI is great.
Let me dig deeper and share with you my experience with wavo. Like I said I never sign in but every week I receive an e-mail from them. In that e-mail I have links to a playlist. The playlist is what’s popular at the moment on wavo.
This is the single feature that I love because I am able to discover new artists and new songs. Some songs are mainstream but the vast majority is not.
Of course I would love to tell you that there are more features on wavo but I simply don’t bother to sign in.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks, really glad you like it! We've spent a ton of time on the interface. (You would not believe the amount of UI we've designed, thrown away, redesigned, and thrown away again)
First thought I had was that UI would look awesome on a TV screen. I just stopped using spotify and I'm now using wavo. Any chance of a desktop app? I like app responsiveness.
Our first priority, I think, is probably to make a mobile version of the site available. Personally, I'd love to be able to use wavo on an ipad.
That said, you're right, a desktop app would be great! It would be nice to be able to pause/play/skip tracks using the hardware buttons on my laptop, too.