What is the defensibility for this idea? Shouldn't be that in users?
Are they just hoping for a Zynga acquisition?
Are they just hoping for a Zynga acquisition?
It's cool having that kind of interaction on Twitter--and it's certainly more "human" on Turntable since you're all engaged in a common activity that occurs in real-time: listening to music. Unfortunately for Shaker (or so I predict) virtually hanging out (apologies for the oversimplification) is hardly the same thing as listening to music with other people. This sounds like a bet on a trend...
The closest thing I can think of is IRC, and the way that (at least, to me) nothing has really topped it in terms of real-time communication with friends in the last ten or so years. Do we need a more graphical version? Maybe; but I'd put my money on doing something compelling with mobile, not a Facebook virtual bar. I do like the way Shaker tries to augment the world with little touches like "You share a birthday", though. We need that on smartphones!