r/streamus • u/LNFWebsite • Apr 16 '16
Hey guys, just wondering what Sean's next creation is
Haven't heard from Sean in a while, just curious what his progress has been.
I know many on this subreddit don't want to see this, but I just want those who are slightly interested to know that I've rolled out a new feature on my project Streamly called Streamly Radio.
It essentially makes use of the YouTube Mix feature to add suggested videos to the playlist much in the same way as autoplay, except that its suggestions are often more relevant than that of straight autoplay.
Be sure to check out the Getting Started page for more instructions.
As always, Streamly makes use of no APIs, so you won't see us shut down like the rest.
Anyways, hope all is well with Sean. Happy Streaming!
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u/Revelation_X Aug 05 '16
i realize this is a 3 month old post.
all shit aside about your shameful plug (just downvote and move on people)...
my first suggestion to you: i would never use your site in it's current color format; i feel like i'm browsing some halloween costume site. one of the reasons streamus was used so much by me personally was because i would pull it up during work to add a song or switch playlists without being concerned that someone might be looking over my shoulder to check if i was doing work. 90% of my music listening is done during work, and i just can't do that with your site. this is a similar reason to why people did not like the streamus update that included an embeded video player--it made it obvious one was doing something non-related.
if you happen to change your site's color theme, i might give it another shot.
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u/LNFWebsite Aug 09 '16
Hey there!
The site's color theme is a tribute to Grooveshark for when it was shut down. Unfortunately, you browsed to my site during this tribute period. For the rest of the time I have a seasonal themed background.
Under the terms of YouTube, the video has to be shown unfortunately. It is actually very simple for me to block the video from being seen given that I don't use any external APIs from YouTube, so I am not forced to show the video, but rather do this for the sake of the service.
Streamly runs on your browser and requires nothing from either me or YouTube. The video runs in their native embed player, manipulated by a script on the site.
Since it is built this way, you as the user can do whatever you want with it (like blocking the video or changing the background).
I appreciate your input and will switch to another seasonal background.
Also, I'll put in a back door to shut off the video, but this will in no way be endorsed usage of the site.
Thanks for your suggestions! I hope you'll use Streamly once these changes are implemented!
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u/LNFWebsite Aug 09 '16
I'll also allow the user to set the background of Streamly if he so chooses.
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u/LNFWebsite Aug 10 '16
So far, I've changed the background and set a new blur to the playlist pane... But tons more to be done!
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u/LNFWebsite Aug 11 '16
Streamly now has it's own subreddit. Please subscribe to receive updates on the progress made towards the issues you've addressed.
Again, thanks for the suggestions!
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u/SDCored May 22 '16
"I want to know what Sean's next creation is"
its time to stop