Rev. Bear:
No the ads really don't drive me nuts. I think if there were more real ads it
would bother me more as most just seem to be promos for other CBS stations. I
actually like the feature-ettes. I do not understand why CBS does not promote
this more, or promote this as a viable alternative for former Launchcast
subscribers, instead of forcing canned stations down our throats over which we
have no control over the content whatsoever.

Does anyone from Yahoo even read this group anymore? Or was a new one started
to discuss the new Yahoo radio??

For the kind of music you listen to; play.it might not be a good choice. I like
that I am able to control exactly what I will hear and what I will not. I
always wished Launchcast would have given us that capability within their
ratings scheme.

Never tried gotradio.com but since it costs for the customization features
probably will not.

--- In launchcast@yahoogroups.com, "Rev. Bear" <byanymeasure@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,Jerry!
>  
> Rev. Bear here.
>  
> Don't the ads on play.it drive you nuts?
>  
> I'm back to listening to my newly created David Arkenstone Radio on last.fm.
>  
> Can't deal with loud,obnoxious ads like they have on play.it and
> GotRadio . . .
>  
> http://www.gotradio.com/
>  
> Listen to ambient/new age radio nearly 24/7 while i'm at home.
>  
> I'm retired/disabled.
>  
> ::HUGS::
>  
> Rev. Bear
> SUGAR DANCE
> http://sugardance.bearybipolar.com/
>
>
> --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Jerry <jderr@...> wrote:
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> From: Jerry <jderr@...>
> Subject: [LAUNCHcast] play.it
> To: launchcast@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 1:29 AM
>
>
> I am surprised more are not commenting and using play.it, which is also owned
by CBS.  After really working with it, I find it rather similar to Launchcast,
and in fact offers a greater deal of control than the LC algorithm did.   Thus I
do not understand why this was not promoted or modified as a replacement for the
Launchcast stations.
>
> Here is how it works:  You have a target where you can place items closer to
if you want them to play more.  This would be analagous to the old LC rating
system.  Now there is only space for maybe 36 items on the screen.  But you can
use folders to arrange the music more.  And folders within folders.   You can
also choose equal weight and the setting for music discovery.
>
> Here is what I have done:  I have taken a list of classic rock tracks and
created a folder (or sometimes two) for each year.   Choosing equal weight and
adventurousness to 'the hits'.  I was able to find nearly every track I was
looking for in their catalog (sometimes you have to pick from obscure
compilations but they are there).   If you choose enough different artists and
tracks, you get a station that plays nearly all music you selected.  58
different artists and 187 different tracks added so far from 1964-1971.   You
couldn't do that with Launchcast.  (Well you could several years ago before they
changed  the algorithm).   I think there is potential to modify this product to
replace the old Launchcast. 
>
> my station:
> http://play.it/stations/Classic+Rock+JWD
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