I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m a HUGE fan of Last.fm. I’m all about the next big underground application. Some even love/hate me because I get them addicted to my addictions. But hey, sharing is caring.

Now I’m pretty sure they are releasing beta version in waves like when Google first released their gmail “beta” version. Maybe I was lucky enough to get an invite because I scrobble 24/7 or maybe they just randomly pulled my account out of a hat. Either way, I got an invite.

Pros:

• dashboard is A LOT cleaner.
• “play my radio” function is pretty sweet. it’s conveniently placed in the upper right sidebar position. I love listening to my friend’s top tracks.
• footer of the page has less banner advertisements (probably because it’s in beta phase but still a perk!)
• recent activity feed, maybe it’s the stalker in me.

Cons:

• not all the functionalities are active.
• feels a bit empty on the left sidebar. considering how long the pages can get it seems to be missing something? It looks as if they shoved all the widgets and content in the middle and right side of the page and left the left side empty.
• I actually like the header navigation bar of the current page better than the beta page.

hopefully you can get your hands on the beta version soon and judge for yourself. Or if even, shoot an email over an maybe they’ll give you beta access? Just tell them Hey1tsjenny sent you <wink>

but since I’m a giver, here is a snapshot

now show me the new widgets!

Tags: music, Website

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