Also youmixer doesn't really tell me anything about this. partymix or crowdmix or... Something else. Target it to that and give it a VERY simple UI that gets the party started asap. I want an easy quick way to direct my friends and guests to it so they can add songs. A) I want to have it up and running on a computer at all times like a kiosk. B) it'd be awesome if i could just have all of my friends register their email addresses with and send requests via email.
Get your interface out of the way of the fun and I bet you've got solid gold.
I think you're right, about partymix or crowdmix etc. Unfortunately they are all taken.
Would you like to help me with this? I could use another pair of eyes on it. I've already built all the tech, now it's a matter of making it dead simple and social.
BY THE WAY:
If someone from HN thinks this site has potential and would like to come in and help me refactor it to the point where it's simple, popular and viral -- I'd be glad to make you a 50% owner of the project. Right now youmixer is pretty much just for me and my friends who "get it". I think the site is pretty close to being something everyone can "get", and I'd like to see this experiment through to the end.
Let me know if you're interested -- http://magarshak.com/contact
This would actually be ideal on something like the Apple TV (which doesn't have apps yet but my bet is that it will at some point). Look into what's happening with Apple's upcoming AirPlay.
Other set top boxes could be adapted for this. Roku, Boxee, Google TV. That sort of thing.
So what you need is:
1. Apps for the set top boxes;
2. Apps for Android and iOS; and
3. Facebook apps.
(2) is really really important. You need something so someone can pick a song on their iPhone and "queue it up" on your party.
The app running on the set top box would record what was played and publish it. If songs are skipped then don't include them. This way it's more of a living, breathing playlist.
I guess this part goes to social media integration: publish that list to Facebook. It might be useful if someone says "What was that song at the party last night?".
But don't underestimate the importance of a good app for the people at the: to say what's playing and make requests. Think of it like an interactive, distributed jukebox.
And there's an idea for making money from it: iTunes affiliate links to the songs played.
First of all, my primary goal was -- I just wanted to make a site where there would be a continuous party mix for my parties, that people could add to during the party, or even add songs before they come to the party, so everyone can hear the songs they love.
what does it have that YouTube playlists don't?
1) continuous playing ... songs fade into each other if you just let it run
2) cut out non-music ... people who add a video can choose where it fades in and out
3) social contributions ... anyone can add their favorite songs to a mix
4) I kind of hoped that social contributions + people using the site would make it ALWAYS up to date, without constantly curating new and popular songs ... in 2011 it would be the best party mixes automatically, etc.
the dark color scheme - mainly because videos usually require a dark background in order to look good when playing. Especially if you are going to put it on your big screen TV, which I do at my parties (my primary use case).
why I picked youtube -- yeah, unlimited songs for free, and makes copyright not my problem since I am using YouTube's API along with thousands of other people. Muziik already made VEVO pull their videos, whatever's left is fair game