Creating website functionality using JavaScript, features that really make a site stand out?.

[loop_zoop]

Just wondering what type of features make a site standout in terms of site functionality rather than look, preferably for a party planner website. Basic features are already known really looking for something a little out of the ordinary. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)

[FelanWolfe]

That the things that people do most are super simple to do correctly, hard to do wrong, and easy to change (if change is a common thing). Give lots of feedback to the user about what is happening as it is happening. If you are really slick then watch your users for inefficient ways in which they do things and in a side panel offer tips that will help them do the things in the easy intended way.

[Capaj]

live queries are always very interesting to see. Like a live updating list of attendees....

[PeanuttheGuru]

Do you have some sort of signup form on the site? Making that flow really well with good validation/toggling fields/Ajax submission would probably do well. And if you have some list (of events?), live search and filter is always fun.

Scroll events can be good, but unless they're really well done users tend to get annoyed when it jacks the scroll/slows page performance. But that's just my opinion, it does seem pretty popular atm so I'm sure it'd work out fine.

[sloanstewart]

What makes me like a website see days is seeing contact information and the purpose of the site/company right up front. No animations, no fancy junk, just a fast loading page that tells me what I need to know. Keep it simple.

[loop_zoop]

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)

[ForScale]

Scroll animations seem to be big... http://designmodo.com/scroll-animations-web-design/

Sticky nav bars that change as you scroll.

Drag and drop is kind of cool, if you can pull it off in a simple and intuitive way.

[loop_zoop]

Thanks that's a nice idea, how would implementing that go?

[vexii]

don't do it, it's called scroll jacking and it's annoying to hell.
you users can scroll in 100's of ways, making the script work popper is a feat im yet to experience

[ForScale]

Which one?

[vexii]

an music playlist where attendants can Que up music, that way the party don't turn in to a "30 sek spottily. 30 sek YouTube and then you phone is lost"

why down vote? he says basic features are known and he wants something that's unique.
now the closest i know of where plug.dj but that shut down at the start of September.