And I'm unhappy again!
Last.fm released the beta version of the new site to all subscribers today. I was given a free month of subscription by last.fm a little while ago (my account is on one of the servers that kept dying and that was their way of making up for it) so I've been able to take a look. What can I say? I think this is one of the worst site upgrades I have ever seen. I seriously hope they remove some of this stuff before they make it public. It's just a complete waste of space, cluttered beyond hope, and will take far too long to load for people who don't have high speed Internet. I've taken some screen caps.
One of the new things they've introduced is something called "My Dashboard." My Dashboard = absolutely pointless.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap1.jpg
LOL, good to see you too, Audiotosser! The top of the enormous Dashboard page basically tells you what your friends have been playing. You know, because you can't manually click on their names and find that out way.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap2.jpg
Wait, so now we have to know what our neighbours are listening to as well? With a million pointless images stacked at the side, too?
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap3.jpg
At the very bottom of the Dashboard page is even more pointless stuff that no-one is ever going to bother to look at! The current format for recommended journals is far better than this.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap4.jpg
This is from the music tab on My Dashboard. Pointless, pointless, pointless. Unless you listen to the last.fm radio, but how many of you honestly do that?
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap5.jpg
And again.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap6.jpg
This has to be THE stupidest new feature of all.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap7.jpg
Now we get to the actual chart page! I hate it that they're stacking those images of the artists you listen to beside everything. It looks so messy.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap8.jpg
Weekly and overall charts haven't changed, but again, the stupid image stacking.
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap9.jpg
Viewing charts has changed a little. I have no problem with it apart from...
http://www.flickerandfade.org/betacap10.jpg
...this. When you click to see your recent tracks, you basically see everything you've played for goodness knows how long. Look, 24 pages on mine! POINTLESS. Who on earth is going to want to know exactly what songs they listened to three days ago?
Anyway, that's all for now. Thought I'd just let those of you who can't see the beta site know what last.fm are preparing to unleash on you.
All I know is, if last.fm are having server problems with the
current system, they are going to have twice that amount with this new system they are proposing. Too many images, too many pointless statistics.