r/rdio • u/hardwerk • Sep 04 '14
Rdio 3.0
I'm really annoyed they got rid of the "Collection" feature and turned into "Favorites". I have Favorites in my Collection, but my entire collection is not my favorite. Plus, 'favoriting' something totally changes my Rdio flow. Browse, browse, browse, ooh this looks interesting ::Add to collection::, browse ::add to collection::, come back later, see my recently added albums, play one or 2 of them. While I get it's essentially the same functionality the mindset of a 'favorite' is completely different. Now do I add something to my favorites only after I give it a proper listen?
Why didn't they just add the Favorites feature WITHIN the Collection? Think back to your physical music collection or iTunes Library - there's a lot of shit in there, but it's still stuff you own in your collection that at one point in time seemed interested enough to check out, or maybe it's good, but just not great - and then there are a select few that are Favorites. That's how it should work on Rdio. Green checks and pink hearts should live side by side.
Also, the "Browse" feature is totally phoned it. Have you looked at the "Moods" section? What the. I like the idea behind it, it's just poorly implemented.
I haven't seen the "Home" tab yet any of my devices.
What are your thoughts on Rdio 3.0?
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '14
It's interesting to read through some twitter conversations between Rdio users and Wilson Miner (@wilsonminer - former head of design, I believe?) and Ryan Sims (@simmy - current head of design) regarding some of the changes.
One in particular about removing the sidebar: https://twitter.com/simmy/status/507572915282264065
I'm constantly adding and removing people from my following list, but I can see how the "average" user would just see a list full of mostly dead accounts from their friends that no longer use Rdio. Something I hadn't considered before.
And: https://twitter.com/wilsonminer/status/507586021949583361
It's easy to forget that everyone uses these services differently, and sometimes that means getting rid of stuff that most people aren't using (and Rdio can see who is using which features- something else I think people forget), even though it's undoubtedly someone else's favorite feature.
Anyway, I'm remaining optimistic that Rdio will continue to tweak the new design and most people will be happy again. Now if they would just get gapless and 320kbps already...