Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Today's Blog Music/The Hype Machine

http://hypem.com


Target Audience
  • people searching for opinions on new music
  • active participants in music discussions
  • individuals wanting to know what music is hot right now

Usefulness of Content
  • website that follows blog discussions about music & puts them all in one place, making it convenient to those looking for information
  • can find out what artists & songs are the most popular right now so you can keep up with the music scene
  • gives the opportunity to give opinions on music
  • can listen to most of the songs so you know what they sound like before you decide if you want to buy them

Consistency of Design
  • same green, red, & black color scheme throughout the site
  • separate different content on each page well
  • good at indicating what is & isn't a link

Ease of Navigation
  • a lot of topics so you have to scroll really far to get to the bottom of pages
  • have links to all the main navigation on every page so you can get to them no matter where you are in the site
  • give you quick links to what has been recently searched or looked at on each of the main navigation pages

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