Tony, We do have mechanisms in place to stop the type of behavior you mentioned above.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:55 PM, BDF Electronics <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > Thanks for the response. > > I'm sure I'm not telling anyone anything new but the problem with this > approach is that it has the potential for abuse in that broadcaster's can > set up multiple statistical relays for his stream(s) (and even anyone > else's) and the sum of all the numbers get added together which pushes the > station further up the directory of stations list. > > I don't know if its possible but there ought to be a way for SAM to create > a verifiable means to determine the actual number of listeners to each > stream by adding up all the bits and dividing by the bitrate. That would > require some kind of coordination with the stream hosting server if SAM > wasn't working from the server like 1.FM does. > > If that's not possible, I would suggest A/R consider breaking the directory > into primary genre and then organizing them in either alphabetical or A/R > number order in each genre like iTunes does. The listing order could be > rotated from month to month; low to high and high to low in order to make > things more fair. > > Ciao, > Tony > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher A. Haslage" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:08 PM > Subject: RE: [General-discussion] AudioRealm Station Listing Question > > > > > > > That is correct, any of our broadcasting products. SAM, SOS or > SimpleCast. > > > > However, the way it lists is determined on how your set up your SpacialNet > > under "My Stations". > > > > Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > BDF Electronics > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:09 PM > > To: [email protected]; > > [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [General-discussion] AudioRealm Station Listing Question > > > > I was under the impression that the audiorealm listner numbers came from > the > > > > statistic relays in each SAM broadcasters' setup? > > > > Is that right? If not, when did it change? > > > > Cheers, > > Tony > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General-discussion mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion > > > > TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to > > [email protected] > > > > with the subject > > 'unsubscribe' > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General-discussion mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion > > > > TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to > > [email protected] > > > > with the subject > > 'unsubscribe' > > > > _______________________________________________ > General-discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.spacialaudio.com/mailman/listinfo/general-discussion > > TO unsubscribe to this list, simply send a blank email to > [email protected] > > with the subject 'unsubscribe' > -- James Henline. Help Desk Manager Development Manager Spacial Audio Solutions LLC. 972-739-6420 ext: 110 www.audiorealm.com www.spacialnet.com www.spacialaudio.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, contains information from SpacialAudio Solutions LLC., which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments.
