We're doing work for a client who offers similar functionality. Our initial research offers two possible critiques for Songza (which I otherwise think is very cool):
1. On the interface side, people think a song will start playing when you click on it. Exposing the navigation over a song is ingenious, but a new paradigm for most people, who got used to double-clicking on a song in iTunes to play it. If you're not used to this approach, you might not even see the navigation. (On the other hand, this kind of interface is playful enough where people might grow used to it, and it is crucial for the "song queue" feature.) 2. On the functionality side, the model offered isn't why people go to the web. The people we spoke to use the web to discover new music (a la Pandora) not listen to music they already like, which they probably own. Still, it's (a) very simple and clever and (b) not Apple-style, and so very appealing. :-) -- Dan -- | work: eightshapes.com | book: communicatingdesign.com | blog: greenonions.com | talk: +1 (301) 801-4850 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
