Do any other mainstream browsers make it easier to find the tab that's responsible for making racket without madly clicking through all of them and/or closing every open browser window?
Edit: The relevant bug report: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486262
The parameter in the URL is a little bit strange though.
I've seen Firefox on windows too this too - do you know how to disable it?
Unless it's because I refused to share my location. They should explain why they need it beforehand, I would never allow that by default (I only understood the point once I saw the map).
EDIT: Also, it will probably not take the retweets and similar into account, as the URL will remain the same. Overall it's an interesting concept but I doubt it'll provide any worthwhile data.
It's a shame that they made such an obvious mistake as it's a very cool visualization otherwise.
Just a guess.
Honestly, I don't see the problem, this is not worth raising the cat-signal for.
And you are right about the referrer. They don't generate it, use it or do anything useful otherwise.
May be doing it right is a good plan for another YC startup.
Nothing wrong with being alarmed by a site that automatically plays music and wants to know where you live.
If the cashier at Subway or any other stranger with whom you had minor contact one day asked where you lived wouldn't you be more than just a little alarmed?
Regarding the link copy issue: They could've just added an automatic redirect/URI change on page load. Too bad they didn't think of that.
When will Microsoft finally learn how to properly use web technology?Presumably your first sentence is incorrect, then, yes?
If you want to listen to the album with the ability to skip tracks I recommend NPR's first listen: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/03/160323435/first-listen-the-xx-... (interestingly the first listen was published Sept 2nd, and Sept 3rd is the first day for the linked data viz)
Edit: Duh :(
I like watching the animation, and it's a cool site. What would be more awesome (IMO) is if they took this information and created a visualization of the path their band took to finally reach me.
So, it showed them on the map, in their garage playing, to the studio, to distributing the track to that one guy, to him posting it to a website, to another guy re-tweeting, to some kids posting to Facebook, and finally reaching me on Hacker News - and do this with a map with photos on it as well.
Over time it would just get longer and more interesting. Especially if they let me link myself to the site somehow with a photo so when others watch their path, they see the people that got them there.
Just a thought. Kind-of like the beginning of that Movie "Lord of War" where they follow the bullet from manufacturing to the hands of the warlords to it being fired.
I kinda like the music though, and the social experiment is nice. I'm assuming the massive spike in sharing that stems from the US is actually this post right here!
It would be nice to have some solid stats, as well as some info on my own share. With the mass of wires it's hard to tell whether someone actually stems from me or not.
Of course it's easy to criticize, so props for the neat idea and decent execution.
By actively talking about how, if 1 fan can make something viral you have created an external something that can catalyze the spread. The idea of 1 person trying to make something viral is interesting in itself and will help generate the impetus that just might carry it through to 'viral', independent of the music and the action itself.
It matters if that 1 fan is a highly connected node or only 1 or even 2 from a highly connected node with each having a high reshare probability.
Good idea. Used up now I think.
Doesn't even have a good fail back on IE 8 which still has a good percentage of the market.
There is a difference. Dead ends are possible and entirely likely.
I am probably the only one put off by the northern hemisphere in what looks like Mercator, so won't moan about that ;-)
No thanks for the automatic play on page load.
Also, poor China... They don't get to play.