I think this is new: I opened up Windows Media Player today in Windows 7 and saw the beta guide for the first time.
The upper right panel above is clearly a paid ad.
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Are the other panels also paid ads?
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Yes, this okay for now. But currently I cannot find a link to play internet radio. The last version did have it and I think this is essential for Media Guide. Personally, i would like to see the Zune software incorporate radio as well.
@roblind
Good idea, actually. With Zune *increasingly* pushing their "radio" capability, it seems that streaming radio would be a natural fit for the Zune Software.
Personally, I only use WMP for quick audio clips, and Zune Software for most everything else.
johnbaxter
Are "Entertainment" guides, shows, sections anything but ads in any media?
For that matter, seen a "guest" on a talk show that hasn't had something to plug?
I've never found any use for Media Guide. Perhaps it's always had less useful content in the UK?
I'd rather see links to decent online services like di.fm :-)
$249 a month?
Is that a good deal?
Speaking of entertainment: This is gold.
fakesteve.blogspot.com/.../clarification-i-only-have-half-of.html
@Ocean
WHAT?!
It IS nice to see FSJ back.
great, another redmond media triumph that sends tingles down paul's spine. I can't wait to spend my 200 microsoft points somewhere finally.
Since you close your comments after a ridiculously small time: on that Outlook thread, yes, it's smart to leave your email on a subpoenable server run by a competitor. Briliant.
"Are "Entertainment" guides, shows, sections anything but ads in any media?"
Maybe you should look up the definition of "Advertising" (hint: the key is "paid announcements").
"great, another redmond media triumph that sends tingles down paul's spine. I can't wait to spend my 200 microsoft points somewhere finally."
Okay....It's just an observation. If it ticks you off that much, maybe the "Win(dows)SuperSite blog isnt the place for you.
Everyone has to be a snarky smarta** these days.
lotsa
You honestly are naieve enough to think that celebrities plugging their new movie on a TV show don't get booked because they provide an income source for the TV show by increasing the ratings and thus the ad rate?
Hint: you need to broaden your understanding of how advertising and promotion are done. It isn't all "I write a check and an actor reads a short script my ad agency wrote".
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"mikegalos", I understand very well "how advertising and promotion are done". For someone who argues frequently for precision and specificity in language, I think you of all people should understand the difference between the two.
A car ad on a Microsoft's music page is Advertising. Advertising is promotion that is paid for.
One of my pet peeves is the phrase, "Word-of-mouth is the best advertising." Wrong. Word-of-mouth is not advertising at all. It probably pains you to see your precious Microsoft sullying its music page with a car ad (which, as "johnbaxter" correctly points out, leads one to ponder what else is bought and paid for on that page), but to justify it with "everyone else does it so it's OK" is disingenuous at best and a lie at worst.
(from: encarta.msn.com/.../DictionaryResults.aspx)
ad·ver·tis·ing [ ádvər tzing ]
noun
Definition:
1. public promotion of something: the public promotion of something such as a product, service, business, or event in order to attract or increase interest in it
Care to show where it says "currency must change hands in exchange for the public promotion" as you claim?
As for your odd accusation of
"It probably pains you to see your precious Microsoft sullying its music page with a car ad (which, as "johnbaxter" correctly points out, leads one to ponder what else is bought and paid for on that page), "
then it follows that we should assume that virtually every mention of any product in public is suspect and "sullied" .with the rare exception of mention by certifiably non-profit entities with no possible benefit of mentioning the product. That's more than "everyone else does it so it's OK". That's almost literally "everyone is sullied and noone should ever be trusted".
Wow. Ok, I'd expect that there will be promos on the opening screen - but advertising for a Mini Cooper? I can't see how that relates to anything I'm there to do. You'd think maybe if Bose were advertising new speakers, or Dell a laptop range or something... anything to do with digital media. The advertiser will be paying a fortune hitting all sorts of demographic who won't give a rats' about cars.
"Maybe you should look up the definition of "Advertising" "
"noun
1. public promotion of something: the public promotion of something such as a product, service, business, or event in order to attract or increase interest in it"
"One of my pet peeves is the phrase, "Word-of-mouth is the best advertising." Wrong. Word-of-mouth is not advertising at all."
FAIL!
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