Like.fm
Consumer and social
music social sharing
SHOW HN2010
13points
29comments
#104of 370 in 2010
Top 29%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast design and simple signup
From 2 comments
I should disclose that I am a massive music junkie. 94,000 plays on Last.FM to date[1] - it wasn't clear what the bet I was taking was with Like.FM (good domain) what is it? how…
pclark on HNSomeone mentioned that the "iframe must go" -- I thought it was fine. I'm on 1280x1024. Besides that, here are my initial thoughts: I didn't explore the site enough to figure out…
photon_off on HN
Good idea for merging top tracks from followers
From 1 comment
check out Spotify if you can, they've made sharing tracks super easy - but suck at the Last.FM bits. As a music junkie I use a few services: Last.FM for the data (on me & friends…
pclark on HN
Objections
Unclear what it does and why it differs from Last.fm
From 3 comments
I should disclose that I am a massive music junkie. 94,000 plays on Last.FM to date[1] - it wasn't clear what the bet I was taking was with Like.FM (good domain) what is it? how…
pclark on HNYeah, I'm confused. What is it? I downloaded the iTunes app and it...doesn't do anything. Huh? Is it like a scrobbler? Why should I use your interface when I have my music on my…
endlessvoid94 on HNYeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?
endlessvoid94 on HN
Side player iframe-like panel crowds layout, breaks on small screens
From 2 comments
The iframe on the side has to go. It looks very out of place. Maybe try something like extension.fm's [1] player that is more unobtrusive. Also the layout doesn't work well with…
dmix on HN> It's actually not an iframe, or a frame at all. Well there is a fixed position CSS box on the right with the main panel w/ overflow scrolling, so its just like an iframe. Maybe…
dmix on HN
No autoplay, so less useful for regular listening
From 1 comment
One "bug" that seems like it would be hard to fix is normalizing the volume. Linkin Park's New Divide was substantially louder than Neon Trees's Animal. The site looks good and I…
BrandonM on HN
Not enough users to follow for recommendations
From 1 comment
Honestly, when I started doing this I didn't even know Last.fm showed your play history. So I didn't know Last.fm already had some of the features. And before I started I had…
chrischen on HN
Requests
Integrate with Last.fm scrobbling
From 1 comment
ahh, just noticed a problem for me - I've transitioned to using Spotify instead of iTunes... Service sounds intriguing though - i would recommend integration with Last.FM for…
pclark on HN
Support Spotify
From 2 comments
ahh, just noticed a problem for me - I've transitioned to using Spotify instead of iTunes... Service sounds intriguing though - i would recommend integration with Last.FM for…
pclark on HNcheck out Spotify if you can, they've made sharing tracks super easy - but suck at the Last.FM bits. As a music junkie I use a few services: Last.FM for the data (on me & friends…
pclark on HN
Better front page explanation and call to action
From 1 comment
You need to explain this more on the frontpage, then. To me it looks like a clone, and it's confusing. There's no call to action, there's no "reason" that the average user should…
endlessvoid94 on HN
Autoplay of followed users' top tracks
From 1 comment
Autoplay is something I'm planning to add, mainly to complement the merged top tracks from your followers (so that it can auto play the top tracks of people you follow). The…
chrischen on HN
Questions
What is the value proposition versus Last.fm?
From 2 comments
I should disclose that I am a massive music junkie. 94,000 plays on Last.FM to date[1] - it wasn't clear what the bet I was taking was with Like.FM (good domain) what is it? how…
pclark on HNYeah I guess I understand. What niche does it fill? How is it different from Last.fm or Rdio? Or is it just latecomer?
endlessvoid94 on HN
How do artist recommendations work?
From 1 comment
check out Spotify if you can, they've made sharing tracks super easy - but suck at the Last.FM bits. As a music junkie I use a few services: Last.FM for the data (on me & friends…
pclark on HN
Alternatives named
Last.fm
From 1 comment
I should disclose that I am a massive music junkie. 94,000 plays on Last.FM to date[1] - it wasn't clear what the bet I was taking was with Like.FM (good domain) what is it? how…
pclark on HN
Spotify
From 1 comment
check out Spotify if you can, they've made sharing tracks super easy - but suck at the Last.FM bits. As a music junkie I use a few services: Last.FM for the data (on me & friends…
pclark on HN
Pandora
From 1 comment
One "bug" that seems like it would be hard to fix is normalizing the volume. Linkin Park's New Divide was substantially louder than Neon Trees's Animal. The site looks good and I…
BrandonM on HN
iScrobbler
From 1 comment
ahh, just noticed a problem for me - I've transitioned to using Spotify instead of iTunes... Service sounds intriguing though - i would recommend integration with Last.FM for…
pclark on HN