looking at Ingrid Michaelson site

Here are observations on the site for Ingrid Michaelson’s music.

I like:

1. Music autoplays on the home page. That’s what the site is about, let’s not waste time and clicks getting to it.
2. Navigation within the site never interrupts playback. As I write this I’m been having a continuous enjoyable experience with the music for about fifteen minutes because nothing has yet happened to break the flow.
3. Front page goes straight to news. There’s a sense of freshness. This approach is in contrast to a Flash splash page or a static explanation of who she is.
4. Main menu uses standard language for features rather than making up cute words for the same things.
5. Intimate blog-scale presence rather than larger-than-life arena-scale presence.

I don’t like:

1. Nothing viral anywhere. This should be front and center. For example, the XSPF player widget in the header should have an “embed this” box next to it.
2. Framed design prevents linking to sub-pages, including bookmarking. They should have used an AJAX bookmarking library.
3. No free MP3 download. Huh? C’mon. I mean…
4. There should be direct links to songs in the news section, so that you have a sense of chronology and freshness in relation to the music.