Fairplay_Proposal

One of the main goals of Fairplay is to make music a more social experience. Essentially, people join a music room and listen to music together. When its time for the next song to play, listeners can vote on which song will play next. Music is selected randomly by genre or artist. Users can also suggest a song to be voted on. Users can real time chat with each other. Fairplay can be a great way to meet other people with similar (or dissimilar) music interests. Listeners can be grouped together randomly, by musical interest, regionally or with friends and family. Each user can also manage a list of friends and jump into their room.

Our application is targeted towards a very general user base. We believe it would be extremely challenging to find someone that dislikes listening to music entirely. Because our application would have radio stations for all genres of music, there would be appeal for any music lover. However, one specific group Fairthat would especially enjoy using our application is the users of other streaming radio applications that have had bad experiences with automated music selection. We would give these users a say in what song plays next, eliminating the frustrations of poor music choice. In addition, the chat rooms for users tuning in to the same stations would allow people to connect with others who share similar interests. Shared taste in music makes for a great conversation starter and users would be able to make friends and discover new music. The social aspect of our application would appeal to anyone who enjoys making new friends: a very large population considering the success of social networking websites.