As written in the outline, we were challenged to design a product or service that could more accurately portray our real life communication methods and the way in which we interact with friends and strangers. We started off by looking at the existing social networks, such as Friendster and Orkut. We read many articles on them and spoke with people who are a part of them. We drew two conclusions from our research. One is that many people create fake profiles. The second conclusion is that after a few months of using these services many members were bored and wanted to know what was next. We decided to tackle the issue of fake profiles by collecting objective data about people, so that they would not have the chance to give false information. The second problem of keeping people interested in our service was a bit trickier. We decided that we would have to give our social network a purpose. The main feature would not be just about meeting new people. We wanted people to feel connected, while doing something they were comfortable with. After iterating through many different purposes such as restaurants, health, and shopping, we finally settled on music. Music seemed like a natural foundation for people to come together. We feel an emotional connection to music. It is both personal and at the same time social. Our aim was to create a system that respected the personal moments people have while listening to music, and at the same time reconnect them with the world outside their personal space. | 
