tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post4409649014123725943..comments2023-11-21T01:37:15.865-08:00Comments on Ian Gilman - Blog: Fathom: Discover New MusicIan Gilmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923261215410652507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-71089380122034794952011-08-03T15:29:16.173-07:002011-08-03T15:29:16.173-07:00Lozzy, I'm using SoundManager2 for playing aud...Lozzy, I'm using SoundManager2 for playing audio; it's a JavaScript component, and it uses HTML5 audio if it can and Flash otherwise. One of the things that complicates the situation is the fact that my audio provider (Grooveshark) only supports mp3, while Firefox's HTML5 audio tag does not support mp3. Anyway, we'll keep up with the browsers as they advance. In the meantime, how have Fathom's recommendations been treating you? They're coming from Last.fm, but the fact that they're based on artist/album rather than just track may make a difference. <br /><br />Danny, point taken. I do think it should start playing immediately in response to a search, but perhaps we can make it clearer that that's what's going to happen. Also, when you share a link to a specific album it starts playing automatically, much like Youtube, and perhaps we should change that to be more like Vimeo. I've added bugs for these points: <br /><br /><a href="https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/14" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/14</a><br /><br /><a href="https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/15" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/15</a><br /><br />Great to see all this discussion! Thanks again.Ian Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923261215410652507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-83425937604520068652011-07-31T07:54:32.822-07:002011-07-31T07:54:32.822-07:00Please don't trigger music automatically witho...Please don't trigger music automatically without warning... I have a mental blacklist of every site that does that.<br /><br />There are various reasons: Not least when you're at work and the speakers built in to your monitor (or whathaveyou) suddenly burst into life. Or when you're listening to an audio blog (as I just was) when you visit the site and suddenly music blares over the top.Danny Mouleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818197629200980601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-37288912795451971902011-07-30T04:16:33.144-07:002011-07-30T04:16:33.144-07:00It's a bit disappointing that you can't ma...It's a bit disappointing that you can't make full use of the site without Flash. I would have thought that someone who's building a new site in this day and age would work with standards and make use of the new HTML Audio element.<br /><br />Other than that, not bad! I'll have to give this a full try. The one thing I found disappointing about Last.fm was their individual track recommendations, which were never really satisfactory. Hopefully you can one-up them on that!Lozzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-10383382636016828912011-07-29T22:58:41.477-07:002011-07-29T22:58:41.477-07:00Daniel, nice find! I'm listening to her now.
...Daniel, nice find! I'm listening to her now.<br /><br />David, thank you for being part of the advance team!<br /><br />Nathan, that's a popular request - I hope to get to it soon - thanks for the feedback! You can follow the status here if you want: <a href="https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/1" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/pixfabrik/fathom/issues/1</a>Ian Gilmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923261215410652507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-9562615347358806302011-07-28T15:39:36.137-07:002011-07-28T15:39:36.137-07:00I'm loving the design. However, functionally ...I'm loving the design. However, functionally it is a bit hard to choose from the recommendations based solely on the album cover. On many of the album covers the name of the band it too small to read, if presented at all. Still, I can see this becoming my go-to music discovery site.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235168199693741610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-11070625839417861112011-07-28T12:05:09.677-07:002011-07-28T12:05:09.677-07:00Wow, you just keep those innovations coming. I lov...Wow, you just keep those innovations coming. I love Fathom. It is cooler than Pandora and Live365! Thank you for letting me beta.David Bernsteinhttp://www.techniquesofdesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295194.post-10050722361386695512011-07-28T11:02:13.923-07:002011-07-28T11:02:13.923-07:00Congrats on the launch! Already discovered Pixie L...Congrats on the launch! Already discovered Pixie Lott…Daniel Gasienicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119111151005472348noreply@blogger.com