MusicLink Web Hosted Streaming Music Service Tristan Harward, Prescott Nasser Sherman Lee, Christopher Fan

What Our Service Provides Web Hosting for MP3 Music Upload MP3 audio/music content to the web Our service maintains the backend requirements Web Streaming Music Player Seamless integration into an existing homepage High fidelity music streaming player Full music player playback features

Key Services Song Sharing Mechanism Share key song information (lyrics, artist, album) Associate uploaded songs with songs of similar Artists/Genres/Types through social tagging Music Player Visual Customization Select from pre-designed music skins Visually incorporate music player into homepage Fully customizable skin designer for advanced users

Target Audience Demographics Age: Language: English Technology Familiarity: Basic knowledge of html and webpage building skills Web Presence: Has a personal homepage/website or would like to create one Motivation: Have musical content they wish to share through their webpage Example: A local band has a personal webpage used to publicize their music

Meet Ted

What’s so special about Ted? Technology Familiarity: Basic knowledge of internet interactions Uses some website services like MySpace, facebook, flickr, etc. Has an iPod and is familiar with iTunes interface for uploading music from the computer to the portable player Frequently rips MP3s from CDs He’s the lead guitarist of the band “Ruby’s Pearl”

Ted’s Key Motivations  Limited knowledge of Web Programming  Ted depends on his friend Joe to maintain the band’s website  Goal: Ted would like a more active role in customizing the appearance and the content available on his band’s website

Ted’s Objectives Ted has uploaded two of his favorite songs The songs currently have no annotations, and Ted would like to provide missing information such as the album name, the performing artists, key lyrics etc. Ted would also like to provide his personal commentary about what is so special about the songs Ted finally wants to share the songs he has uploaded with other songs having similar tags

Manage Songs Page

Adding Song Annotation

Adding Song Commentary

Sharing Songs through Tags

Home Screen

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