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The feature could boost streaming service signups, because users won’t want to miss out on shared listening experiences with their friends. A chat sidebar spotlights current listening opportunities with a music note. To listen, users hover their cursor over the user's name and then click the "Listen With" button. Users will also have the ability to control who sees when they are listening to a song with a Facebook friend. "Only the people you've shared your listening activity with can see when you're listening with a friend," Facebook said in a Help Center post. Facebook on Thursday began rolling out a new feature aimed at ramping up the social experience of listening to music online.
The feature, called “Listen With Friends"—lets users listen along with any friend that playing music. When a Facebook user is listening to a song, a music note will appear next to their name in the chat sidebar and the real-time news ticker. To listen in, users can simply hover over that friend’s name, then click the “Listen With” button. Currently, Spotify and Rdio are the only two music players that support Listen With Friends. The feature is part of Facebook chat, so users can chat online about what they are listening to. Users can also listen in as a group while one friend acts as a deejay. When a user begins listening to music with a friend, Facebook will post a story to friends’ tickers and/or news feeds. “Only the people you've shared your listening activity with can see when you're listening with a friend,” Facebook said in a Help Center post.--Users will also be able to remove songs they have listened to from their timelines.
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