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Bleuruby-7
Oct 13, 2011, 4:16:06 PM10/13/11
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i finally found a way to make Pokki play audio from 8tracks.
and i made this video showcasing my Pokki (it's called Mixtape)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4mW0j3T3qg
i would really like your feedback.
thank you.
and i made this video showcasing my Pokki (it's called Mixtape)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4mW0j3T3qg
i would really like your feedback.
thank you.
Gabe Testa
Oct 13, 2011, 5:21:58 PM10/13/11
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awesome. where can i get this?
Bleuruby-7
Oct 13, 2011, 5:39:21 PM10/13/11
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Matthew Cieplak
Oct 14, 2011, 3:36:31 AM10/14/11
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Looks pretty good! You've definitely put some thought into the
interface design. The type is nice, I really like the windows 7 style.
The paging and scrolling is sufficiently slick, and the scrolling
title on hover is a nice touch. The player interface itself needs help
though, looks like an unstyled <ul>. Maybe you can just use the same
images as the site for the buttons. The player interface also needs to
show the track name, artist name, and album title. Since you already
have login enabled, it shouldn't be too hard to add a "favorite"
button for the current track, as well. A buy track button should also
be dead simple to implement from the API, as we provide both URL and
image.
The "everyone" nomenclature is a bit out of place for all mixes. I'd
prefer to see "all" or "hot" or however it's sorted as the title. Also
- what's with the gray line for blank album art? Is that just a
loading issue?
Lastly the "repeat" button (shown but not demonstrated) doesn't really
jive w/ the terms of use as it would emulate an on-demand listening
experience. Let me know if I'm interpreting the intended function
correctly.
Here's the player button sprites, feel free to just drop these in for
your player buttons.
http://8tracks.com/images/player/play.png
http://8tracks.com/images/player/next.png
http://8tracks.com/images/player/pause.png
Nice work!
Matthew
interface design. The type is nice, I really like the windows 7 style.
The paging and scrolling is sufficiently slick, and the scrolling
title on hover is a nice touch. The player interface itself needs help
though, looks like an unstyled <ul>. Maybe you can just use the same
images as the site for the buttons. The player interface also needs to
show the track name, artist name, and album title. Since you already
have login enabled, it shouldn't be too hard to add a "favorite"
button for the current track, as well. A buy track button should also
be dead simple to implement from the API, as we provide both URL and
image.
The "everyone" nomenclature is a bit out of place for all mixes. I'd
prefer to see "all" or "hot" or however it's sorted as the title. Also
- what's with the gray line for blank album art? Is that just a
loading issue?
Lastly the "repeat" button (shown but not demonstrated) doesn't really
jive w/ the terms of use as it would emulate an on-demand listening
experience. Let me know if I'm interpreting the intended function
correctly.
Here's the player button sprites, feel free to just drop these in for
your player buttons.
http://8tracks.com/images/player/play.png
http://8tracks.com/images/player/next.png
http://8tracks.com/images/player/pause.png
Nice work!
Matthew
Mohamed Tedjani Meftah
Oct 14, 2011, 5:22:15 AM10/14/11
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hi Matthew thank you a lot for the feedback really appreciate it.
of course the Player interface need some serious work,
i just was so exited to make pokki play .m4a files, and sure it wont have a replay button.
I'm going to implement sorting so that "everyone" change depending on how it's sorted
also, i was thinking of way to make the user select different mixes and play them one after another,
dose that interfere with the API license?
anyway thanks again for all your suggestions,
have nice day!
of course the Player interface need some serious work,
i just was so exited to make pokki play .m4a files, and sure it wont have a replay button.
I'm going to implement sorting so that "everyone" change depending on how it's sorted
also, i was thinking of way to make the user select different mixes and play them one after another,
dose that interfere with the API license?
anyway thanks again for all your suggestions,
have nice day!
Remi - 8tracks
Oct 14, 2011, 1:40:37 PM10/14/11
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Mohamed, I didn't know about Pokki, it's a really slick. Besides what
Matthew mentioned, you should be good to go. Queuing mixes is not an
issue with out license so feel free to do it.
Matthew mentioned, you should be good to go. Queuing mixes is not an
issue with out license so feel free to do it.
Keep us posted. Oh and I'll get you a free t-shirt :)
Remi
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Mohamed Tedjani Meftah
Oct 15, 2011, 11:57:22 AM10/15/11
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thank you very much Remi for the support and the for the t-shirt too
(that was really nice of you).
sure i'll update you a soon as i can.
one more little thing could you guys email me my API key i lost it a
while ago
& i didn't need it but since you will be requiring it would nice to
have it if that's possible.
merci beaucoup Remi
Mohamed
(that was really nice of you).
sure i'll update you a soon as i can.
one more little thing could you guys email me my API key i lost it a
while ago
& i didn't need it but since you will be requiring it would nice to
have it if that's possible.
merci beaucoup Remi
Mohamed
Gabriel Testa
Oct 15, 2011, 3:29:10 PM10/15/11
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Remi,
I actually need an API key also. I wrote my app before you required it.
Regards,
Gabe Testa
Remi Gabillet
Oct 15, 2011, 8:19:06 PM10/15/11
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Gabe, you can get a key there: http://8tracks.com/developers/new
Mohamed, I'll send your key in a separate email.
Mohamed Tedjani Meftah
Oct 28, 2011, 9:12:17 AM10/28/11
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Joel B
Oct 28, 2011, 9:21:17 AM10/28/11
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Looks very cool!
Sent from my iPhone
Jose Torres
Oct 28, 2011, 10:04:06 AM10/28/11
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Awesome!!!!
...sent from JT's iPhone 4
Remi - 8tracks
Oct 28, 2011, 1:25:55 PM10/28/11
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It's much more polished! Nice work Mohamed.
I noticed you suggest similar mixes, did you scrape those from the
website? I could add them to the API if it helps.
Mohamed
Oct 28, 2011, 3:16:20 PM10/28/11
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@jose, @joel, Thank you so much.
@Remi thanks, for the similar mixes, i just request mixes with the first there tags of the current mix.
adding them to the API would be nice i guess.
thank you all again.
@Remi thanks, for the similar mixes, i just request mixes with the first there tags of the current mix.
adding them to the API would be nice i guess.
thank you all again.
Gabriel Testa
Oct 28, 2011, 3:54:23 PM10/28/11
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Looks really good.
You should add a way to save the cover art. Maybe just open a browser with the image link or something.
Regards,
Gabe Testa
Remi - 8tracks
Dec 3, 2011, 3:54:03 PM12/3/11
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Congrats Mohamed,
We just received a note from a pokki co-founder that your app won
their contest, that's awesome!!
Remi
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Mohamed
Dec 3, 2011, 5:02:38 PM12/3/11
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thank you,
i have been busy between school and making the app, so i forgot to share updates with you guys, i couldn't have done it without your great feedback
thank you again
Mohamed
i have been busy between school and making the app, so i forgot to share updates with you guys, i couldn't have done it without your great feedback
thank you again
Mohamed
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