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Our algorithm attempts to filter out things like covers and live performances, but admittedly it's not perfect. It works pretty well but there's definitely room for improvement. We're constantly improving this aspect because of how crucial it is to the product.

Thanks for that example, it'll help me tweak the algorithm to fix that occurrence. Thanks for the feedback!

I have lots of ideas of where we can go from here. We're just getting started and I think there's a lot to look forward to. I'm glad you like the idea. I've been waiting for this for a long time too. I'm just building the service that I want to use.

I'll get to fixing that ASAP.

The video selection algorithm isn't perfect either, but we're constantly improving that too.

Thanks for the feedback and for pointing out those issues.

If you just skip it doesn't continue normally?

Optimally the site should find a video that works for you. I'll be fixing this soon.

Glad you like the site!

Queueing the next video is an interesting idea. I know there is a way using the YouTube player API to queue a video but I know that it doesn't actually start loading the flv until playVideo is called, so I'm unsure if that would speed up the process. Another idea would be to have multiple youtube players that can load videos separately and then switch between them as necessary. This might add unnecessary bulk and slow down the page, but I'm not sure if it would be considerable. I'll look into this.

Right now there shouldn't be much delay between videos, has it been enough to be annoying for you? There might be other ways this transition can be smoothed as well.

Better support for playlist creation and sharing is something I agree is crucial and we should get to that soon. Improving recommendations to make music exploring and discovery is something we're constantly working to improve.

Thanks! I hope you enjoy using it as much as I do.

That's awesome. I did notice that Last.FM used to go down fairly often but I don't think it has given me any troubles in at least the last several months, luckily. How have you found the quality of the data from Echo Nest compared to Last.FM?

I didn't realize how extensively you use music semantics in tubalr. I'd say that's not as big of a difference between our products as I originally thought.

I think a crucial difference stems from the fact that we incorporate music knowledge from Last.FM. This allows us to do things like easily create full lists of songs for artists, full album playlists, etc.. It creates, I think, a more complete and music-oriented experience. This music knowledge is also what allows us to create radios, give recommendations, etc..

Well the idea is that we have an algorithm that tries to select the best video in terms of quality. It's a natural consequence that we often select vevo videos, but we don't have a bias towards them, if there's a more suitable video available that is just lyrics we'll select that.

Ouch, that's awful. It should automatically filter out videos like that. I'll look into it. Thanks for pointing that out.

Are you getting the "This video is restricted in your country" error? The website should automatically filter out videos that aren't available to you to only provide ones that work. I haven't tested this much though and so it might not work perfectly.

Our music information comes from Last.FM, so if an artist doesn't show up it's because Last.FM doesn't have them in their database. Last.FM's database is pretty extensive and even relatively obscure artists can often be found, but sometimes you will run into one that isn't there. Multiple and alternative sources of music knowledge is definitely something we're considering especially for more obscure artists that Last.FM might not have. That being said, the search can be fickle, so if you enter half of a name it might show no results but if you enter the full name it might show up, so there's a chance that you could be tricked into thinking an artist isn't there when it is.

The ability to remove what's coming up next preemptively is a good idea. Expect to see this feature soon.

The product is definitely not finished, but we're constantly working to improve it.

Thanks for the feedback!

The idea is simple: There's a ton of music content on YouTube and Demiba let's you take full advantage of it like you never could before. Demiba finds automatically the best quality versions for each song and offers many ways to listen to and discover music. Customizable radio stations that learns your preferences offer a great way to listen to your favorites and discover new ones. Exhaustive playlists allow you to instantly get complete playlists for artists and albums. With a personal library you can save your favorites for viewing at any time. Every page is live, so send a link to a friend and they can join the experience. A chat box will even open so you can communicate.

We're a small team of two developers who have been working on this for a while and now we're looking to get some feedback. We think we've made a pretty compelling music experience around YouTube and we're curious what you think.