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Why We Didn’t Use HTML5 for the Cirrus Player

HTML5 - Why Not? HTML5 has been a buzzword flying around the Internet for quite some time now. We've had many people ask if our new Cirrus™ Player would be built using HTML5. Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, we decided that it was best to avoid that route. Then after,…
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Send Your Songlist Around the World Effortlessly

Connect your now playing information to your Twitter account ASAP. Why? We just added two top trending hashtags at the end of each automated tweet - #nowplaying and #listenlive. Each time your player refreshes to a new song or segment, it provides a short link to your player (allowing anyone to pop the player open…
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More Music on Smartphones and Tablets

More Music Being Listened To On Tablets And Smartphones Mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, are increasingly being used as portable music players, according to the new "Audio Consumption Study" from global information company The NPD Group. Forty percent of tablet owners report they use it to listen to music, while 56% of smartphone users…
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New Cirrus Features | Streaming News | Ad Network

Just Added to Cirrus™ - Custom RSS Feeds Last week we announced that stations could insert a custom RSS feed for the News App on the Cirrus™ Player. But now we have just added the ability for stations to insert a custom RSS feed for the Finance App and choose an ESPN category feed for…
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Check Out These New Cirrus™ Player Features

Check out two new features we have added to our Cirrus™ Player. Make sure you're getting the most out of your streaming! Upload Your Own Default Album Art You now have the ability to replace the default album art placeholder with something of your own. For songs where album art is not available, you can…
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Online Ad Growth – Apps – Cirrus Player

Online Advertising Growth - Targeting a Factor Marketers say the most important benefit of online advertising, compared to offline advertising, is online's more accurate targeting capabilities, according to a study conducted by Forrester Consulting. (click image to enlarge) The study notes that targeted media are the most highly valued, with traditional paid search (78% rating…
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Check Out These New Streaming Features… Just Added

Check our some of the new streaming features we just added to our Cirrus ™ Player. Stream Backup - You can now select your on-demand files to automatically kick in if your live stream goes down. This is seamless and takes over immediately upon loss of stream signal. i.e. encoder goes down, studio DSL drops,…
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Introducing… The New Cirrus Player

Securenet Systems has just released a brand new player, the Cirrus Player. Sign up or upgrade your player today and see why Cirrus is our best player yet. With more features than ever before, Cirrus Player is intended to provide you with the tools and features needed to increase listening time and user interaction. Click…
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New Year… Promote, Promote, Promote

Happy New Year from all of us at Securenet Systems! Thank you for making 2012 such a great year for us! As you ring in the new year, what types of things will you be doing to increase online listenership? Now that online listening numbers are higher than ever, you should be making sure you're…
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Last Chance to Claim a Free Tablet

Last Chance! Only 4 days left to claim your free tablet, after you choose a payment option. Take your pick between the Nexus 7 tablet -or- the Kindle Fire HD tablet. The Kindle Fire HD, made by Amazon, is a 7" tablet with 16GB of storage as well as free, unlimited cloud storage for your…
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Now You Can Get a Kindle Fire HD Free from Securenet Systems

It Gets Better... Now you can get a Kindle Fire HD, on us. We've extended our pre-pay offer and now you have the option to choose either the Nexus 7 tablet -or- the Kindle Fire HD tablet. The Kindle Fire HD, made by Amazon, is a 7" tablet with 16GB of storage as well as…
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Get a Free Nexus 7 Tablet

The holidays are coming up... Treat yourself to a free Nexus 7 tablet from Securenet Systems. The Nexus 7, made by Google, is a 7" light-weight Android tablet with 16GB of storage. Surf the web or run your favorite Google Play apps (like your station's Android app). The Nexus 7 is a hot item this…
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Introducing… The New Android App v5

Brace yourself - Our newest mobile streaming Android app v5 has just been released! This version is unlike any of our previous apps. With way more features, a sleek eye-catching layout, and a user-friendly interface, you'll want to make sure you have the v5. Don't worry, our v5 iOS app will be released soon as…
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New Android App, Twitter Playlist, Facebook

Our Coolest Android App Yet We are on the verge of releasing our brand new, full-featured radio streaming Android app in the next couple of weeks. Our new version has the latest and coolest features around -- and it's still free. If you have recently submitted the Android app worksheet and haven't received your app…
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Online Ad Spending Is Closing In On TV

Here's Where Massive Smartphone Growth Will Come From U.S. smartphone penetration has reached over 50%: Nielsen reported that two-thirds of handsets sold in Q2 2012 were smartphones and that the market is now 55% penetrated. 78% of the primary smartphone market, U.S. adults between 18-54, already have smartphones. Asia-Pacific Poised to Dominate World Ad Market…
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Ad Support Is the Future for Mobile Music

Mobile Rich Media Ads Saw Double-Digit Engagement in Q2 Mobile rich media ads saw an average engagement rate of 12.8% in Q2 2012, according to a September 2012 report from Celtra that analyzed 60 campaigns across 4 industry verticals. Among the ad formats observed, the most popular format was the expandable banners, at 67% share,…
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Trending Radio Streaming News

Global Internet Traffic Expected to Quadruple by 2015 By that time, nearly 3 billion people will be using the Internet - more than 40% of the world's projected population. On average, there will be more than two Internet connections for each person on Earth, driven by the proliferation of web-enabled mobile devices. Elections, Olympics, Digital…
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Make Sure You’re on the Ad Delivery Network

Are you displaying ads from our Ad Delivery Network across your desktop player and mobile apps? If not, you should! We manage everything for you - all you have to do is log into your control panel, go to the advertising section, and choose to turn your inventory over to Securenet Systems. Ads from major…
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Latest Radio Streaming Blog Bits for the Week

Young Adults and Teens Lead Growth Among Smartphone Owners Young adults are leading the growth in smartphone ownership in the U.S., with 74 percent of 25-34 year olds now owning smartphones, up from 59 percent in July 2011. Interestingly, teenagers between 13 and 17 years old demonstrated the most dramatic increases in smartphone adoption, with…
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This Week’s Mobile BlogBits

Mobile Devices Go On Vacation, Too! Do your listeners know that you have free mobile streaming apps? They should. According to eMarketer, 78.8% of people take their devices/tablets with them all the time when they go on vacation. Even when your listeners are away from home, let them know they can still listen to their…
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