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New Recording Schedule page
August 20, 2005Many users like to scheduling recordings on their home computer from any browser. This and other great features are possible because the recordings schedule is from the RadioTime service. But actual recordings are made on your local computer.
This week we simplified recording housekeeping with a new “Recording Schedule” page that combines the old “Recording Queue” and a summary of “Recording History”. The new page shows current, future, and past recordings at a glance. You can cancel recordings, re-schedule expired recordings, drill down to change options, or stop live recordings in process.
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Podcast Listeners = TiVo Viewers
A new CLX survey finds those over 45 are 60% more likely to listen to podcasts than those under 25.
A spring Pew survey found podcasts are twice as popular when incomes rise above $75K.
Podcast users are much more likely to have broadband and enjoy public and spoken radio than their peers.
These demographics match TiVo.
These listeners don't want audio blogs, they want TiVo for radio.
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RadioTime and Podcasting
August 17, 2005
Podcasting is an exciting technology, great for listeners and RadioTime. It creates more selection which makes the even guide more valuable. Podcasting is part of a long chain of technology that extends radio, it won't replace radio. This post has our perspective on podcasting and a little of our broader strategy to bridge old and new radio.
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The Evolution of the RadioTime Desktop Player
August 12, 2005While hard at work coding the next version of the Windows RadioTime Desktop Player, I found myself reminiscing about how far the player has come in a short period of time. The player has had 4 major interface overhauls, not to mention all of feautures we added with each major release.
Here are some screens of the design comps I have lying around, click to enlarge:
Version 1, The Initial Concept
This thing is enormous. One thing I really like about this player is the fixed navigation that is local to the software. This means that the content floats in the center and scrolls when needed. This is a feature that the current player does not yet have, but we are adding soon.
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Global Results Filtering
August 04, 2005Tired of seeing radio sources that you don't care about? Good news-we've added a global results filter. Now you can filter results to internet only or am/fm only by clicking the "Change" button in the orange header at the top of your search results.
This feature has been around since day one in one form or another on a per-page basis, but never global. In the beginning, we called it the "show me" filter, then it became a drop down menu with a few combinations, then after that we made it a button that revealed check boxes. Ultimately, this is the best option.
Now when you perform a search, the header will say "I am viewing.." then your filter settings. We are still working on what the right text is for each choice, and how to let users know that they can change it.
Up next we'll take the filter even further. You'll be able to filter by specific sources, like *only* am, or *only* Windows Media.
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