Post your Audiosrobbler userlink so we can always watch what you're listening to

maybe it's the length of the mp3 crapping out either your media player or the scrobble plugin. i haven't noticed any problems but i wasn't really paying attention recently

i think you're right that it has something to do with the length

Never had this message before
Importing Listening History… We're currently creating your charts and finding musical neighbours based on the music you've listened to on your computer. This may take a few hours, thanks for your patience!

Did everyone else get the same?
Maybe I'll finally get good new neighbours!

Been a while since I summed up what was #1 on the ILXor chart:

Jan. 6: Burial, "Archangel"
Jan. 13: Radiohead, "Reckoner"
Jan. 20: Magnetic Fields, "Three-Way"
Jan. 27: Hot Chip, "Ready for the Floor"

Feb. 3: Vampire Weekend, "Oxford Comma"
Feb. 10: Hot Chip, "Ready for the Floor"
Feb. 17: Hercules and Love Affair, "Blind"
Feb. 24: Vampire Weekend, "A-Punk"

Mar. 2: Vampire Weekend, "A-Punk"
Mar. 9: Vampire Weekend, "A-Punk" and "Oxford Comma"; Portishead, "Hunter" and "Silence" (4-way tie)
Mar. 16: Portishead, "Silence"
Mar. 23: Portishead, "Machine Gun"
Mar. 30: Portishead, "Silence"

Apr. 6: Cut Copy, "Out There on the Ice"
Apr. 13: Cut Copy, "Feel the Love"; Ladytron, "Black Cat" (tie)

i don't get how the group stats work.

It's an aggregation of ILXOR group members tracks listened to, isn't it?

Yeah, if you're in the ILXOR group, then the #1 song is just the song that the greatest number of ILXors have listened to that week. It usually takes at least 15, and sometimes as many as 30, different listeners to make #1.

The open minded index thing is back up and running
http://omi.musickum.com/index.php5
Mine went up to 142

i gotcha, so even though i listened to 'wichita lineman' 20 something times this week, it won't break the charts :(

(165!)

Still 142.

Anyway , http://pict.fm/results/d7d599dc57.html you can put 7 slideshow pics of bands or album covers (if you choose the further options/show more pics/show album covers)
That's what I have on my page. 7 album covers (Looks better than band pics)

go to http://pict.fm
select the 7 bands then click on MORE OPTIONS FOR THE SELECTED ARTIST. Then click SHOW ALBUM COVERS. and select 1 album cover by each of the 7 bands.

Lets see if mine shows http://pict.fm/results/d7d599dc57.gif

Oh yeah, you can do as many as you like. Would be better if there was more than 7 allowed on each one though.

New look site can be viewed as a beta (subscribers only) at http://beta.last.fm/home

We've kept this to ourselves long enough. It's time for you to give us your feedback and constructive criticism. Help shape the next phase of development not only with your razor-sharp Last.fm savvy, but also as representatives for newcomers. Give your family and friends a peek too, and tell us what they think. There are a lot of changes here for everyone.

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2. Please check the known issues thread before submitting any bugs or problems.

3. Use the yellow beta feedback toolbar (at the top of most pages) for bug reports and feedback on individual pages. It's easier for us to track and we'll be able to resolve issues more quickly.

4. Help us help you; when using this forum, post screenshots, urls and whatever else helps fully explain your thoughts so we can get to the bottom of your problem straight away.

Read on if you're interested in some of the thinking behind the changes, otherwise get started at: beta.last.fm

What's this all about?

Three main concepts driving the UI and feature development for this next-generation Last.fm are: play music, share music, and add music. We've focused on making these three things easier for everyone to enjoy, even your mum. You've probably noticed the robust new player at the top of every page—hopefully no more digging around for play buttons and radio stations, and music pages are re-positioned for sharing that music with a friend, or saving it to your library.

What's the library all about? It's a way for you to see all the music in your profile. Dig through every artist, album and track you've ever played, save things there to check out later and categorise your music with tags. It's pretty fun looking at your friends' music now too. I can now see what's in Felix's (not-scrobbling-yet) vinyl collection, or what music my kid sister likes—even though she doesn't have her own computer or iPod. Your library is the home for all your music, whether you scrobble it or add it manually. It's also the basis for all of your personalised recommendations on Last.fm.

There's some other fun bits, like real-time charts, activity feeds and podcasts, but mostly what we've been working on is a fresh start, a new foundation for a Last.fm that can hold all our ideas and yours. If things look a little bare or basic in places, that's why ;-) we need your feedback before we build up the rest of the site and put on finishing touches.

I don't like the way it looks but it's only a beta so hopefully it will improve.

can't log in unless you do the $3.00 thing
anyway it has to be better than the current site, no?

No, i prefer the current site. I'm hoping the beta will improve before it goes live.

screenshots?

i would if i had somewhere to upload them too. i dont have a photobucket or anything

Can I email them to someone to put up?

Herman, www.tinypic.com

ok lets try this
http://i29.tinypic.com/2qkm2iu.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2rn9c44.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/351zmtc.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2r6co4j.jpg

Heh how did I know this would be you reviving this thread Herr Neuname?

the shoutbox is at the bottom of the page and is much much bigger, shows a lot more messages.
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hmmm.... looks a bit 'like every other new website at the moment'

oh, and, I suppose

http://www.last.fm/user/mynameislinea

I haven't used this shit in forever. yiou wanna know what i"M listening to right now? The Bee Gees - Inside and Out.

Non-Subscribers can still read http://www.last.fm/group/Last.fm+Beta , see all the moans on the shoutboxes and the forum.

Lots of complaints that it looks like Facebook (I don't have Facebook so I cannot compare)

I really hope they bring back the weekly chart to last fm. I always looked forward to seeing my weekly update (sad though that is)

I noticed one thing they were advertising for the new version was: continually-updated charts. Does that mean they've got rid of the weekly one?

Yep. You can change it to show some rolling last 7 days thing, but at the expense of your top artists.
I want both. The weekly publishing of the last weeks chart was the best thing about last fm!

Last fm now is less interested in the charts and more about social networking like myspace and facebook. Fuck that.

I sent my feedback complaining that point :)

It would be good to have both.

Also agree w/ facebook call, too neat-looking.

It doesn't look like there is going to be both if the thread on the forum is anything to go by.

Is it really like Facebook? I had no idea Facebook would be so hideous!

Mine (old format) is here.

Facebook has pretty great site design, comparatively speaking. The real disaster would be if it looked like Myspace...

Weird, I just got this email...

Hi zarklephaser,

As you may have heard, we're currently testing a beta version of the new
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Your account has been added to the list of users who can access the beta.

Learn how to get started and give feedback at the Last.fm Beta group here:
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Here's your profile page on the beta site:
http://beta.last.fm/user/zarklephaser

The beta is currently available in English only and is still under active
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The beta started a while back and now theyre inviting non-subscribers (possibly people who have subscribed in the past) as my alternative account i hardly use got an invite too.
So what do you think of it,Stephen?

It won't let me through actually. Says I oughta subscribe. Bah.

the shoutbox is at the bottom of the page and is much much bigger, shows a lot more messages.
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does it show both sides of a conversation now? i hope not, it's a really stupid idea that i'm kinda glad they kept, i can't deal with straight up pms

uh

No. But there is an activity feed where you can see where you posted on other shoutboxes/posted on groups or forums/wrote a journal etc.

no weekly chart? fuck that!

I will miss the weekly charts, but I quite like the idea of adding non-scrobblable music to your collection (though I suppose there are other sites for that and I don't use those). But what can you do with this info once you've taken the time to add it?

Slighty tempted to stump up the subscriber fee to have a poke at this, but considering I haven't even bothered to check my weekly charts for ages (and it used to be a matter of considerable sad ego-stroking every Monday to look at them and congratulate myself or something) it's probably not worth it.

You can change your top artist chart to a rolling 7 day one but it's not the same. I like the charts the way they were. They can change the look but they need to keep the principle the same.

I bet they've only done this to stop people moaning "my weekly charts haven't updated"

Yeah, I too have become obsessed with my weekly chart.

Have also just discovered the delights of the ILXor group radio station- I was unaware that groups had stations:
http://www.last.fm/listen/group/ilXor