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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:05 PM
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Just Started A Live AAR Stream And Got An American Express Commercial....
Is this something new? First time it happened to me. I click on Windows Media to stream Air America Radio and an American Express commercial played before the AAR stream came on.

Is this something we'll have to deal with? A new form of advertising?????
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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:08 PM
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1. New for AAR, but not new for streaming in general.
Streaming is a net money loss for AAR, and they have to commercialize it somehow.
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purduejake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:16 PM
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2. A necessary evil...
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chalky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:18 PM
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3. Not new--a few months back there was a History Channel ad for the
Edited on Tue Oct-11-05 01:18 PM by chalky
FDR documentary that you had to listen to before getting to the AAR stream. I remember it (non)fondly because my stream kept cutting out and I had to listen to that stupid ad over and over and OVER every time I had to relink.

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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:18 PM
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4. I got the ad ONCE last week, but have never seen it again. NT
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-05 01:34 PM
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5. yes, and it is wonderful. great news if you were to ask me. they
need gm, ford, chrysler, all of the ones we love to hate. we need them all.
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