Unfortunately, searching by lyrics is almost completely useless with electronic music. I'm actually quite curious as to how well this would be able to distinguish songs during a DJs set.
I can't even count the number of times I've wanted to know what a cool track was and had absolutely no clue and no way to search to find out.
Oh clever little troll, I see you've managed to get modded up. While I do not consider myself one of these fans you so graciously pity, I would hold them above you for they certainly would not judge someone doing something they found odd since they know of the perception that society holds of them. Please explain how what you have to do aside from criticizing them is "better".
How dare you judge these people. Who are YOU to judge them. You're the one posting on here about them despite claiming to have "better" things to do.
If you ask me, the world could use some more "losers" like those fans waiting in line, and the sooner we get rid of judgemental people like yourself, the sooner people won't feel like they're "losers" because they have interests that differ from the norm.
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What you don't get is that these kids with ADHD are more profitable than you because of that need to be constantly entertained. Not to mention the fact that cell-phone companies are working very hard to build their customers into constant addicted media consumers so they can charge per view/listen. Remember, today's kids with ADHD are tomorrows adults with ADHD.
Anybody else with the damn systems would be out already and we could get over the marketing blitz for all three systems? Seriously. Gamers more or less already know which one they want to buy, and don't need this massive marketing expenditure to tell us what we need. Please, for the love of god, STOP.
No, more like they'll just turn the bloody things off. The trouble with these products is that they discourage someone from fufilling an addiction. If craving for addiction > willpower to use device, they'll just not use the device. And when you think about it, if they had the willpower to use the device, why not just get rid of the device and use that willpower to control the addiction?
God, could you be more ignorant? This isn't about "oh, I'll stick it to the man", he is telling you what factors go into keeping the shows that YOU LIKE on the air.
You seem to be a selfish person, surely you can see the benefit of that.
While I think we may develop an adaptation to a low gravity environment, I am not so sure about the oxygen thing.
You see, when we colonize space, we will be doing so in a manner that enables us to live in an environment that matches our existing one as closely as possible. Yes, evolution will still occur, that is its nature, but I don't think we will have the kind of adaptations you are thinking about.
"In the near future, we'll all be paying a monthly fee for having a memory, too!"
You joke, but I don't think its too far of a stretch to imagine a near future scenario where we can interface directly with computers, and where one might pay a monthly subscription fee to have access to wireless augmented memory storage, using Google to sort it of course.
"Who knows, some day the marketing droids might take over and it's back to the drawing board, but until then..."
Oh come off it already. When the fuck will Slashdotters realize that just like in EVERY OTHER FUCKING INDUSTRY there are good professionals, and bad professionals.
Marketing is the same as any other industry. Sure, you have your sleazy people who will do whatever they can to get eyeballs and a buck, but then you have your talented people who know exactly what they're doing, who don't want to alienate and annoy their audience, and who actually make things entertaining and useful.
If you think Google's marketing tactics are solely because of its founders, give me some of what you're smoking. Google hires the best and brightest and that goes just as much for their marketing department as it does for their developers. I know its a paradigm-shattering thought to consider, but maybe, just maybe, Google has some GOOD marketing people who know how to do things the right way.
" Seriously, what's wrong with a 30gb cap? I mean, how much time do you spend downloading stuff instead of doing stuff?"
The answer of course is that its none of your damn business how much time I spend downloading stuff, or what I am downloading.
If I use the bandwidth, that is enough for me to bitch out it being capped.
The real answer though is that I queue up many movies and episodes of television shows and anime and programs, and leave them on while I am at work, or out, or sleeping. Remember, most of the big downloads people do are done during off-time from their computer so that they don't suck away bandwidth from the download.
As someone in the industry, allow me to illuminate the situation.
This is not guerilla advertising. This is PR. The distinction is that this is a form of press release, whereas guerilla tactics tend to be more hands on, its a very gray line, but thats my perception of this situation.
Often times, money may not even change hands. That is why PR is so effective, since you can generate HUGE results for dirt cheap or free. The real gold comes when you get a cheap press release or article placement, and then it gets picked up by major media outlets (like/.) who charge more than you ever paid for you initial article. That is why PR is so effective, and that is why it is one of the fastest growing areas of the ad industry.
Now, frankly, even as someone who has a tin-foil hat, I greatly prefer this type of thing to some gawdy flash ad that interrupts my entertainment. At least when the PR tactic is a form of entertainment you are getting something out of it. So in comparison with everything else, I think this is actual useful information.
But in the future, if you plan on knocking the campaign (or perhaps you are really an astroturfer for them given the way you worded your post, not all astroturfers need to say positive things to get results), you should consider not linking to the website. But you did all their work for them. I didn't even RTFA, but now I know all about the company who got it placed, what they sell, and the fact that this might be a "limited-time offer" if Lucas decides to sue.
Way to do their job for them (or maybe they paid?).
Sounds to me like a problem in need of a software solution. What about a client side shopping cart program that kept all relevant data, including shipping costs, images, etc for products you wanted to buy. You could even have it be a pluggin for Firefox or something.
It would keep all your product information organized, and when you were ready to buy it, there would be simple checkboxes to select what you want to buy, and then you click a button.
And what is this article then, a press release in order to get people to submit work to do free advertising for Sony? No thanks. They can give me a paycheck if they want my work, and they'll have to wait in line behind all of my other clients.
"In any case, it's *not* a referral link so that the submitter can make more money."
Well, I don't know the details on this, but it seems likely that a company that is growing like Alienware would use an ad agency, and the agency most likely analyzes this data, and yes, their payment may very well be conditional on referrals from certain sources if multiple agencies are involve, which they frequently are.
So sorry to suggest otherwise, but there is a very good likelihood that a company somewhere IS making money off this.
This coming from an AC. If you expect us to believe you AREN'T a corporate shill, why the AC? I mean, surely you know what that does to the credibility of your post.
You know, as someone who's worked in marketing, I just want to say that most major businesses out there have at least one developer-type person who interacts with the marketing department to tell them "yes, we WILL be able to deliver on this promise".
Marketers are NOT as stupid as/.ers think. We know damn well that to make promises you can't keep with a product is a BAD THING. It gives negative buzz, and in highly competitive industries where customer retention absolutely relies on such a major thing, you can be damn sure they don't want to screw that up.
I'd say the blame lies on whichever tech person told them the monthly updates would be feasible.
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If they had a preorder link for the game on that article, I would have bought it, even if the game wasn't done yet.
This looks like the killer game for MULTIPLE genre's of video games at once.
I can't even count the number of times I've wanted to know what a cool track was and had absolutely no clue and no way to search to find out.
HoneyNet Developers: "Holy shit, it actually WORKED! Quick, submit a story to Slashdot!"
How dare you judge these people. Who are YOU to judge them. You're the one posting on here about them despite claiming to have "better" things to do.
If you ask me, the world could use some more "losers" like those fans waiting in line, and the sooner we get rid of judgemental people like yourself, the sooner people won't feel like they're "losers" because they have interests that differ from the norm.
You have a really good orgasm?
You seem to be a selfish person, surely you can see the benefit of that.
You see, when we colonize space, we will be doing so in a manner that enables us to live in an environment that matches our existing one as closely as possible. Yes, evolution will still occur, that is its nature, but I don't think we will have the kind of adaptations you are thinking about.
You joke, but I don't think its too far of a stretch to imagine a near future scenario where we can interface directly with computers, and where one might pay a monthly subscription fee to have access to wireless augmented memory storage, using Google to sort it of course.
Oh come off it already. When the fuck will Slashdotters realize that just like in EVERY OTHER FUCKING INDUSTRY there are good professionals, and bad professionals.
Marketing is the same as any other industry. Sure, you have your sleazy people who will do whatever they can to get eyeballs and a buck, but then you have your talented people who know exactly what they're doing, who don't want to alienate and annoy their audience, and who actually make things entertaining and useful.
If you think Google's marketing tactics are solely because of its founders, give me some of what you're smoking. Google hires the best and brightest and that goes just as much for their marketing department as it does for their developers. I know its a paradigm-shattering thought to consider, but maybe, just maybe, Google has some GOOD marketing people who know how to do things the right way.
The answer of course is that its none of your damn business how much time I spend downloading stuff, or what I am downloading.
If I use the bandwidth, that is enough for me to bitch out it being capped.
The real answer though is that I queue up many movies and episodes of television shows and anime and programs, and leave them on while I am at work, or out, or sleeping. Remember, most of the big downloads people do are done during off-time from their computer so that they don't suck away bandwidth from the download.
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This is not guerilla advertising. This is PR. The distinction is that this is a form of press release, whereas guerilla tactics tend to be more hands on, its a very gray line, but thats my perception of this situation.
Often times, money may not even change hands. That is why PR is so effective, since you can generate HUGE results for dirt cheap or free. The real gold comes when you get a cheap press release or article placement, and then it gets picked up by major media outlets (like /.) who charge more than you ever paid for you initial article. That is why PR is so effective, and that is why it is one of the fastest growing areas of the ad industry.
Now, frankly, even as someone who has a tin-foil hat, I greatly prefer this type of thing to some gawdy flash ad that interrupts my entertainment. At least when the PR tactic is a form of entertainment you are getting something out of it. So in comparison with everything else, I think this is actual useful information.
But in the future, if you plan on knocking the campaign (or perhaps you are really an astroturfer for them given the way you worded your post, not all astroturfers need to say positive things to get results), you should consider not linking to the website. But you did all their work for them. I didn't even RTFA, but now I know all about the company who got it placed, what they sell, and the fact that this might be a "limited-time offer" if Lucas decides to sue.
Way to do their job for them (or maybe they paid?).
It would keep all your product information organized, and when you were ready to buy it, there would be simple checkboxes to select what you want to buy, and then you click a button.
Well, I don't know the details on this, but it seems likely that a company that is growing like Alienware would use an ad agency, and the agency most likely analyzes this data, and yes, their payment may very well be conditional on referrals from certain sources if multiple agencies are involve, which they frequently are.
So sorry to suggest otherwise, but there is a very good likelihood that a company somewhere IS making money off this.
Marketers are NOT as stupid as /.ers think. We know damn well that to make promises you can't keep with a product is a BAD THING. It gives negative buzz, and in highly competitive industries where customer retention absolutely relies on such a major thing, you can be damn sure they don't want to screw that up.
I'd say the blame lies on whichever tech person told them the monthly updates would be feasible.
Not when its Dvorak we're talking about...