❌ Notify users when they have listened to the same song at the same timeĪlthough it seems like I’m getting rid of the most serendipitous idea among all, I didn’t want to move the emphasis away from the music to the people who listened to it. Without knowing, if their musical taste match up with the taste of another user, they don’t have the motivation needed to dig in and explore someone’s profile.Īt first, I really liked the idea of public discover weekly playlists, but that was before I know that Spotify describes Discover Weekly as “The playlist made just for you, every Monday.” As this playlist is meant to be personal, I thought it’s not a good idea to make it visible for others, just for the sake of finding new musical content through it. At the moment users can view their Spotify profiles, but don’t know, if their musical taste match up with another or not. The user profile is an opportunity area, which could serve, as a rabbit hole of never-ending musical content.Ĭompatibility feature serves as a stepping stone to find and connect musical matches. This feature could serve as a direct way for users to get to new musical content, through social-based discovery. Musical matches in terms of this case study are people with high compatibility between them. In this part of the redesign I prioritized the impact, over the effort. Starting from the possibility to create musical rooms, explore musical matches and compare musical taste all along to the opportunity to chat within the app and vote on songs, which match with users taste. In this competitive research I was looking for music streaming apps, which have implemented social-based discovery features and which brings people together through music in a number of ways. There is a desire for social-based discovery that is currently not met.
Personalized music suggestions from Spotify come on a weekly basis. People want to discover new music at any given time based on what others listen to, but can’t because: People want to know how similar their musical taste is to another user.Īfter some thought, I settled on a people problem: Problem Statement.People want to know what others listen to and use them as a source of finding new content.People want to discover new musical content at any given time.If you have any questions, read rule 1 again.Emphasizing a bit more on the answers provided by ex Spotify users, I married the idea of limitless content and curated playlists to the possibility of social-based discovery within the app.Īfter evaluating the possibilities of social based discovery, this time through a couple of interviews, I get the following insights: It’s just not going to be a good time for anyone, even if your music is cool. Just don’t come in acting like you rule the place demanding your music be played. Talk to the mods, maybe we could even have a listening party in your honor. You can still ask the room if it's cool to play something longer. When there's 10 or more DJs, try to keep your play to 6 minutes or less. If you want to play something longer, just ask the room.
LONG SONGSĪs a rule of thumb, keep your plays to 10 minutes or below. This feature is sometimes disabled by the night crew. Please say something or vote within that timeframe while DJing, or you will automatically be removed. Our room bot is configured to automatically remove any DJs who haven't voted or sent a chat message for 30 minutes. Save it for one of the indie rooms Indie While You Murder, they love that shit.
Since we allow pretty much everything, we want people to feel confident in trying something new.ĭownvoting can shy people away from sharing something new, something amazing. We’re always looking for something new and great. Queue up what you love most and share it with us. We just happen to love those genres the most. Yeah, We’re called Pop Punk/Rock/Alternative/Emo, but we’re still a “play anything” room. If someone finds your language offensive, be considerate, do the adult thing, and save it for your buddies. “Be excellent to each other.” Don’t shit talk other people’s plays.
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