From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #248 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Saturday, September 11 1999 Volume 04 : Number 248 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Drooling Fanboys [Chris Cracknell ] Re: Alloy: Beatnik news [Kathleen Presser Subject: Re: Alloy: Drooling Fanboys In article <19990909221326.A29118@swcp.com>, you wrote: >On Tue, Sep 07, 1999 at 01:50:33PM -0400, Chris Cracknell wrote: >Don Rickles used to claim in his standup act to have done this to Frank >Sinatra. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ That must be where this "Dave" guy got the idea for it. I wonder who took the joke better? Stompin' Tom or ol' Blue Eyes? CRACKERS (The girls are playin' Bingo and the boys are gettin' stinko from hell!!) - -- Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime fan * http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base * * http://www.angelfire.com/ma/hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games * Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian eh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:55:20 -0700 From: Kathleen Presser Subject: Re: Alloy: Beatnik news Just want to let you know I'll be in Cleveland, Ohio all next week from Monday to Friday. Will sift through all the email when I get back. Robin, the next I see an article on Dolby any where, I'll first let you know the url then let you follow it up so I don't step on any toes. Just being cautious. Sometimes I act or speak before I think. Pax Aye, Kate;-) RThurF@aol.com wrote: > OnRadio to Partner with Beatnik to Deliver CD-Quality, Interactive Audio > Elements to Network of Over 600 Radio Station Web Sites > > ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 1999--Beatnik Player and Tools > to be Provided to Millions of End Users Across The U.S. > > OnRadio, a leading syndicator of original entertainment content to the > Internet industry and provider of content into the largest affiliate network > of radio station web sites, and Beatnik, Inc., an industry leader in > providing interactive audio to the Web, today announced their intent to form > a partnership which will enable stations in the OnRadio network to deliver an > interactive, audio Web environment. > > The partnership will debut with sonification of selected sites within > the OnRadio network. In addition, the Beatnik player will be included in > every PC shipped through OnRadio's "PC's for the People" campaign, also > announced today. > > Furthermore, Beatnik will also provide its interactive content and > suite of tools to the OnRadio creative team, enabling the sonification of > every Web site in the OnRadio network, now comprised of over 600 radio > station sites nationwide. > > "Our mission is to extend our affiliates' brands onto the Internet with > the very best technology available. The Beatnik technology is an amazing way > to create a dynamic, interactive Web environment with nearly no download time > and minimal bandwidth constraints," said Thomas Tansy, executive vice > president of sales, marketing and business development for OnRadio. > > "By adding the Beatnik technology to our offering, we are again > demonstrating our leadership in interactive content," Tansy concluded. > > Once the Beatnik Player is installed and visitors enter an OnRadio > affiliate site, a wealth of new Beatnik sounds, effects, jingles and music > clips add a rich layer of satisfaction to their experience, in what Beatnik > appropriately calls "sonification" of the site. > > In many cases, merely passing a mouse over one of the icons throughout > a sonified Site will produce interesting sounds that surprise and captivate > visitors, encouraging them to explore further. As the end-user drags the > mouse over the radio station's logo, the person can hear the call letters of > the station in their favorite jock's voice. > > Similar to sending sheet music, the Beatnik file format enables the > Beatnik player, which can be downloaded for free in a few minutes, to > recreate CD quality sounds from a set of instructions that are woven directly > into the Java script or HTML of any Web site. > > As a Site is being brought up on a user's screen, a voice can welcome > the user with a message such as the top of the hour chime or audio logo used > by every radio station on the air, which is often the most recognizable brand > mark for any station. > > "The size and scope of the OnRadio network of radio stations represents > an enormous opportunity for Beatnik to reach millions of users who are > seeking an interactive audio and music experience on the Web," said Thomas > Dolby Robertson, Chief Beatnik. "With Beatnik technologies OnRadio will help > their radio affiliates to convert their listening audiences to Web > communities," Robertson concluded. > > About OnRadio > > OnRadio (www.onradio.com) is a leading syndicator of original > entertainment content to the Internet industry, providing content into the > largest affiliate network of radio station web sites. With over 600 > affiliates, OnRadio delivers a comprehensive and scalable Internet solution > that helps extend each station's relationship with its audience, increase > brand loyalty and drive new income streams. > > By integrating radio with the Internet, OnRadio creates a rich, > interactive Web environment that establishes its individual affiliates as > entertainment / information hubs. Because of OnRadio's leadership position in > the broadcast industry, its products have the potential to reach the entire > listening audience of its affiliates -- a combined Cume of over 100 million > people each month. > > Founded in 1995 and based in Scotts Valley, Calif., OnRadio has > strategic partnerships with Microsoft (MSFT), VibeSPIN Ventures. The company > is privately held. > > About Beatnik > > Beatnik, Inc. is the premier technology platform to create, deliver, > and experience interactive audio on the Web. > > The Beatnik Audio Engine for the digital playback of audio has been > licensed to an expanding family of strategic partners, including Microsoft's > WebTV Networks, Sun Microsystems JavaSound 2.0, and Liberate (formerly NCI). > > Beatnik's web authoring tools are used by Web designers in the creation > of Web sites such as MTV Online, Yahoo, Altoids and David Bowie.com and also > ship with products from Intel, Macromedia, and Netscape. The Beatnik Player > currently allows over 7 million Web surfers to experience the power of > interactive music and audio. > > Its Rich Music Format (RMF) is the Web standard for high quality, > multi-track music with file sizes that are small enough not to require > streaming and are secure per Web site usage. > > By coupling expert engineering skills with an expanded catalogue of > musical content, Beatnik, Inc. is dedicated to realizing new possibilities > for interactive music and audio on the Internet. Beatnik, Inc. (formerly > Headspace, Inc.) was incorporated in 1996 with a team of software innovators > and world-renowned visionary, musician and composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. > > ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #248 ***************************