Not only is Google partnering with MySpace and Lala to bring music listening and purchase results front and center on search results but now they are offering exclusive tracks and free downloads from both services.  This is great in theory but in execution it is lacking one small touch that would make it brilliant.

One of the exclusive and free downloads is from the hip indie french band of the moment Phoenix who are offering the track “Lasso (2 Door Cinema Club RMX)” free at Lala.com. Take a look at the image of the first result when searching for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection):

Do you know which one is the exclusive track? Do you know which one is the free one? If a user could know at a glance which tracks are free downloads or exclusive to Google it would improve the user experience and click conversion immensely.

This does not discount the amazing value and no small feat for Google to provide these free and exclusive tracks but it would be a small UI tweak to let the user know there how amazing the value is in using Google to search for music.

Now if someone were to create a product to aggregate these free downloads and exclusive results and allow users to search/filter… hmm…

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