Great idea for iTMS
This is very similar to what Apple already has with the Radio Charts feature of the iTMS, except more infecting in getting people to buy.
My local radio station WJTL has a new feature, which inspired this idea.
They now have a list of the last 500 songs that they have played. What would be great is if Apple could get involved in this just so much as to have the song name link to the iTMS. So that awesome song you just heard, but don't know the name, just get online and see what it was. Now you have an outside source for music suggestions. You don't have to have iTunes, or want iTunes, or know about iTunes, to get it and find the songs you like.
And this should be a matter of what I would imagine is pretty simple scripting.
sidenote - i do realize the above radio station does their internet broadcast in WM, which i don't like but can't do a whole lot about except make suggestions
My local radio station WJTL has a new feature, which inspired this idea.
They now have a list of the last 500 songs that they have played. What would be great is if Apple could get involved in this just so much as to have the song name link to the iTMS. So that awesome song you just heard, but don't know the name, just get online and see what it was. Now you have an outside source for music suggestions. You don't have to have iTunes, or want iTunes, or know about iTunes, to get it and find the songs you like.
And this should be a matter of what I would imagine is pretty simple scripting.
sidenote - i do realize the above radio station does their internet broadcast in WM, which i don't like but can't do a whole lot about except make suggestions
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Originally posted by macserverX
This is very similar to what Apple already has with the Radio Charts feature of the iTMS, except more infecting in getting people to buy.
My local radio station WJTL has a new feature, which inspired this idea.
They now have a list of the last 500 songs that they have played. What would be great is if Apple could get involved in this just so much as to have the song name link to the iTMS. So that awesome song you just heard, but don't know the name, just get online and see what it was. Now you have an outside source for music suggestions. You don't have to have iTunes, or want iTunes, or know about iTunes, to get it and find the songs you like.
And this should be a matter of what I would imagine is pretty simple scripting.
sidenote - i do realize the above radio station does their internet broadcast in WM, which i don't like but can't do a whole lot about except make suggestions
I think this is a great idea. I have long favored rethinking the iTunes Radio section. Each station could promote iTunes by announcing, "want to know what we just played, log on to itunes and find out....still like the song, download it". Very cool idea, submit it to Apple.
Wouldn't help me though, as I don't listen to radio, I hate commercials.
Originally posted by NavyUSA
Ya seems like a good idea.
Wouldn't help me though, as I don't listen to radio, I hate commercials.
I cant stand the music.
This is an affiliate system, which I believe is the way forward with internet advertising. Of course this means that the radio station needs to get a kickback for the sale. Who knows, maybe people would buy enough music to support some stations this way and they could reduce advertising.