Last.fm Beta

I don't know who else got this, but apparently I'd been put on the list of users who can access the new beta site to try it out. I remember hearing about this and seeing the previews, and I was rather skeptical at first. I don't like change, I loved Last.fm how it was. But this new Beta site is really, really great.

Here is a big screen cap I put together of how my profile looks.

I also made a list of things on the beta site that I liked, aside from the general layout:

Scrobbling automatically added to your charts - No longer do you have to wait for your charts to be updated. But sometimes that ruins all the fun in it, I suppose.

Playing full tracks - You can play the full song on anything that before had a 30-second sample. And I don't think it has the 3-play limit either.

Better recommendations - The recommendations I got I hated, I didn't think they reflected my recent listening habits at all. And I couldn't delete them. Now, they have great recommendations, with the more likely ones you'll like at the top. You can also delete them too, if you know you already like/dislike a certain band or artist.

Able to look back on very old shouts - Before, once a shout was gone off the pop-up page, it was gone. Now I can look back on all the shouts I have ever gotten. And gosh, I have gotten a lot.

Activity feed - I guess this was stolen from social-networking sites, and it can be hidden if you want it to, but personally, I love seeing what people do. I am a creepy stalker though.

I also made a list of things I don't like about the new beta site:

Doesn't scrobble all the songs I play on the site - Though I think this will get fixed.

Subscribers aren't shown well enough - I don't like how subscribers can see when people visit their profiles. So I usually try to avoid going on their profiles. They used to have a bright blue button to warn me. Now, there's just a small black square on the top left hand corner of their display picture. Call me picky, but I don't like it.

Can't see a top 50 anymore - Just a top 10. Hopefully this will change though.

The top 10 is shown twice - I just read that you can change what is shown on your profile though, so I will change this right now. Those were the default settings though.

That is all I can think of. The things I don't like are only minor things. All in all, I absolutely love the new beta site, and I think I will subscribe so I can keep it. The playing full-tracks and better recommendations are my favourite parts, and I definitely recommend checking it out.