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How would you design a new music experience for Facebook?

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Product design that connects a new experience to an existing platform's social graph and content habits.

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  1. Define the user: people who discover and share music socially, often through friends' posts rather than active search.
  2. Identify the gap: Facebook lacks a native way to co-listen or discuss music in real time with friends, unlike dedicated music apps.
  3. Prioritize a social-first angle over building a music library, since Facebook's advantage is the social graph, not content ownership.
  4. Design a feature: shared listening rooms tied to Groups or Watch Parties, where friends react and comment on tracks together in real time.
  5. Partner with existing streaming services for licensing rather than building a music catalog from scratch.
  6. Define success metrics: time spent in listening rooms and repeat participation rate.

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