Social.fm = Last.fm? Not really, not yet
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Social.fm has been getting a lot of press lately and I’ve decided to try it out. It’s not bad. Actually it’s ok. But it doesn’t yet have the following of Last.fm.
One notable thing is the player, its not working on the Mac and Linux platform yet (ungh!). Only works for Microsoft Windows as of now (why?). Tried it on Ubuntu and it asked me to download a plugin - it didn’t work.
Music list and discovery is ok, not that great but getting there. User Interface is ok, the cover-flow look-alike bothers me , it is flaky. It keeps on popping items while you are at it.
The music also stops in the middle of the song and jumps on the next available one. Don’t know why that happen.
Failed to impress me but I guess it’s worth the visit. Check it out.
–aj
October 24th, 2007 at 8:25 am
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October 26th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Hi AJ,
Many thanks for your kind post on Social.FM…
In regards to the comment about Mac and Linux support, anyone can listen to Social.FM from the website. The desktop client (Windows only at the moment, with Mac and Linux versions coming soon) is an additional option if you’d like to become a DJ and webcast your music collections to your friends.
About the music stopping in the middle of a song, I’m afraid we haven’t received this feedback from other users. Is this occurring with all Social.FM DJs, or just one DJ in particular?
Best wishes,
Avikk
October 26th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Re: Mac and Linux support - looking forward to that soon.
Re: Music Stopping - now you got good feedback. I can’t predict nor pinpoint the exact time it will stop as it’s going to be a waste of time. But yes, it sometimes stop in the middle and proceed to the next song.
Re: Cover-flow popping new items - any update on that?
Thanks.