Comments on: Meet your neighbors http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/ notes from the digital underground Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MiDoJo http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 MiDoJo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:53:07 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1912 OK a couple additional comments. 1)I agree the new Flash Preview is preferred to the old m3u, that way I don't have to interrupt my current playlist to hear stuff that probably I won't like. 2) No one has mentioned this yet, and I came across it by accident; right click on a band/artist name to have the choice to go to artist emusic page (either same window/tab or new window/tab). Peace, MiDoJo OK a couple additional comments. 1)I agree the new Flash Preview is preferred to the old m3u, that way I don’t have to interrupt my current playlist to hear stuff that probably I won’t like. 2) No one has mentioned this yet, and I came across it by accident; right click on a band/artist name to have the choice to go to artist emusic page (either same window/tab or new window/tab).

Peace,
MiDoJo

]]> By: sneJ http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 sneJ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:40:07 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1911 Omigod, I am so happy to see an inline music player appear on eMusic, even if it's only on this page for now. Please drop all other web-design tasks and <i>get that into the album pages!!</i> I promise I'll download at least seventeen times as much stuff if you do. Now criticism: The "recommendations" column shouldn't include any artists you've rated albums by. Like, in my case, the Pixies. I don't need eMusic telling me to listen to the Pixies; I bought all their albums when they came out (which is why I haven't downloaded any.) Likewise, the "in common" column probably shouldn't include artists you've only downloaded one or two tracks by (and haven't rated any albums of). EMusic keeps thinking I like Cat Power, when honestly I don't remember ever hearing anything by here. Maybe I downloaded one track years ago but didn't like it much? Just don't implement any of these improvements till you get that music player all over the site!! Omigod, I am so happy to see an inline music player appear on eMusic, even if it’s only on this page for now. Please drop all other web-design tasks and get that into the album pages!! I promise I’ll download at least seventeen times as much stuff if you do.

Now criticism:

The “recommendations” column shouldn’t include any artists you’ve rated albums by. Like, in my case, the Pixies. I don’t need eMusic telling me to listen to the Pixies; I bought all their albums when they came out (which is why I haven’t downloaded any.)

Likewise, the “in common” column probably shouldn’t include artists you’ve only downloaded one or two tracks by (and haven’t rated any albums of). EMusic keeps thinking I like Cat Power, when honestly I don’t remember ever hearing anything by here. Maybe I downloaded one track years ago but didn’t like it much?

Just don’t implement any of these improvements till you get that music player all over the site!!

]]> By: Greg http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 Greg Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:21:03 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1900 If nothing else, YES YES YES to the Flash previews vs. m3u files. I know that's a huge project but it would be great to have that throughout the site. Thanks! If nothing else, YES YES YES to the Flash previews vs. m3u files. I know that’s a huge project but it would be great to have that throughout the site. Thanks!

]]> By: MiDoJo http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 MiDoJo Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:04:26 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1901 Wow! that is a much better system. ChristieLove if you are reading this Post, you've been my neighbor since '03. Wuzzup Wow! that is a much better system. ChristieLove if you are reading this Post, you’ve been my neighbor since ’03. Wuzzup

]]> By: Trad23 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Trad23 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:34:58 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1902 Nice improvement. Although the recommendations weren't exactly what I'd want ( either things I have already, or not my taste), I did use this new feature to find a few neighbors who had downloaded the same items I did - and then I looked at their full Download lists. So now I just added 3-4 albums to my Save lists in the last few minutes, including a few I didn't know were on eMusic. So it works for me. One thing I'd like for both the Neighbors and Friends tabs is a section for Comments under each person's name. (Just like on the SFL page.) That way, when I look at their lists, I can jot a note to remind me why they interested me. (Usually it's because they have a lot of albums in a particular genre that interests me.) If I already like what's on their lists, I imagine I'll be interested in their future choices as well, and will want to go back and look again. Nice improvement. Although the recommendations weren’t exactly what I’d want ( either things I have already, or not my taste), I did use this new feature to find a few neighbors who had downloaded the same items I did – and then I looked at their full Download lists. So now I just added 3-4 albums to my Save lists in the last few minutes, including a few I didn’t know were on eMusic. So it works for me.

One thing I’d like for both the Neighbors and Friends tabs is a section for Comments under each person’s name. (Just like on the SFL page.) That way, when I look at their lists, I can jot a note to remind me why they interested me. (Usually it’s because they have a lot of albums in a particular genre that interests me.) If I already like what’s on their lists, I imagine I’ll be interested in their future choices as well, and will want to go back and look again.

]]> By: porieux http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 porieux Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:47:50 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1903 BTW regarding "As our astute users have pointed out, just because your neighbor has downloaded an artist, it doesn’t necessarily mean they like it." Why not use the star ratings instead of going by what users download.. or maybe use both? BTW regarding “As our astute users have pointed out, just because your neighbor has downloaded an artist, it doesn’t necessarily mean they like it.”

Why not use the star ratings instead of going by what users download..
or maybe use both?

]]> By: porieux http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1904 porieux Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:36:31 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1904 Seems cool, except I got a recommendation of Kenny Rogers. Heh. Seems cool, except I got a recommendation of Kenny Rogers. Heh.

]]> By: Paul R http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1905 Paul R Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:59:50 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1905 Only 4 of the 13 or so shared artists shown on my page are artists I've truly chosen to download; the 9 remaining must have come from the free daily downloads (I notice that at least 2 of them are the same as shown in the sample above) and so I get mostly suggestions of music I would never download. Not even close! I almost never get the DD anymore; why aren't arists whom I obviously like (based of the number of downloads of the artist) used rather than so many artists of whom I have only one track? Yikes, the player feature needs a volume control!! Way too loud on my system. Great idea otherwise. Paul Only 4 of the 13 or so shared artists shown on my page are artists I’ve truly chosen to download; the 9 remaining must have come from the free daily downloads (I notice that at least 2 of them are the same as shown in the sample above) and so I get mostly suggestions of music I would never download. Not even close! I almost never get the DD anymore; why aren’t arists whom I obviously like (based of the number of downloads of the artist) used rather than so many artists of whom I have only one track?

Yikes, the player feature needs a volume control!! Way too loud on my system. Great idea otherwise.

Paul

]]> By: ruadork http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 ruadork Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:09:27 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1908 I like the neighbors upgrade. As far as suggestions, I would like to be able to remove artists from the recommended column. At the moment, The White Stripes are showing in that column for me. I don't need them in that column - I already own two albums and don't want any others. Of course there are many artists showing that I would like to check out, but it would be nice to eliminate artists who for one reason or another, I know I won't be downloading. I like the neighbors upgrade. As far as suggestions, I would like to be able to remove artists from the recommended column. At the moment, The White Stripes are showing in that column for me. I don’t need them in that column – I already own two albums and don’t want any others. Of course there are many artists showing that I would like to check out, but it would be nice to eliminate artists who for one reason or another, I know I won’t be downloading.

]]> By: kyaakone http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 kyaakone Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:37:27 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/15/meet-your-neighbors/#comment-1907 Wow. This is a very well constructed new feature. The layout is easy to understand and the flash player works great. One question: For some of my neighbors, there doesn't appear to be any shared artists - only recommendations. How does that happen? There's probably a formal location to make requests for new features, but probably the most desirable feature I could suggest would be to indicate which songs you have already downloaded on any page that you can download. thanks Wow. This is a very well constructed new feature. The layout is easy to understand and the flash player works great. One question: For some of my neighbors, there doesn’t appear to be any shared artists – only recommendations. How does that happen?

There’s probably a formal location to make requests for new features, but probably the most desirable feature I could suggest would be to indicate which songs you have already downloaded on any page that you can download.

thanks

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