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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 12:25:29 GMT -5
It's gonna be everywhere soon enough, right?
ETA: ok, maybe that is just my greedy, impatient self talking...
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Post by thelambertluvva on May 10, 2012 12:28:32 GMT -5
It's been an emotional evening reading all the EW comments and I completely agree with Cassie's take that the 'review' was "offensive, insulting, and pandering to narrow and ugly stereotypes of people who are gay, etc." That said, I'm sort of sorry that a lot of the commenters on their website (up to over 600 at this point) chose to just take issue with her 'B-grade' ... it sort of misses the point and invalidates the hate-filled diatribe. It makes it look like sour grapes that she didn't give him an A ... as a few people pointed out. Also, I've subscribed for a long time, and last week's issue (May 11) had a full page article on Adam with a nice photo. Unfortunately I sent it to a friend of mine so I don't have it here to scan and I can't remember who the writer was on it (obviously it wasn't Ms. M). I'll call my friend tomorrow and ask. Did anyone else see it? If I remember right, it was a Q&A. Late to the thread, as usual. I, too, am a long-time subscriber to EW. I was so excited to see the full-page Q&A with Adam last week. (I still have it, but I can't remember how to post a photo & maybe someone already has...PM me if you want a copy of it.) I was waiting for a glowing review this week, and I'm so disappointed at this turn. I like EW because it's a good overview of new movies, music, TV, theater and books, without getting into all the gossipy stuff of most other pop culture mags. This comes especially hard as I live in NC and am trying to deal with the overwhelming approval for the anti-gay marriage amendment. Feeling  and  I tried to read as many comments as I could (of course I couldn't read through almost 1000 comments) and I don't remember seeing any being outraged about the grade. The ones I saw were upset with the homophobic comments which had nothing to do with his music, and were okay with the grade although they thought it deserved higher. There were haters of course trying to say the Glamberts were sour grapes about the grade, but the replies refuted that. Also saw several comments from non-fans who were also outraged. |
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Post by kryptoman68 on May 10, 2012 12:28:46 GMT -5
Can I just show my ignorance here :-[. What is the purpose behind making the whole album 'available' like, everywhere? I'm sure there's some mathematical formula explaining about numbers of people who would copy illegally instead of buying legally versus promo value but this really does seem to be giving it away to the masses ???. Be kind please, I no unnerstand  . Here is my POV. I work for a software company whose products are used in major motion picture visual effects production (shameless plug ahead: like Avatar or the opening 10 minutes of The Avengers). Our software is generally stolen the day it is released, sometimes earlier, so I see a clear parallel to music. Fighting the pirates technologically is futile and only wastes resources on our side. Our software has protection schemes and requires a license, but anything like that can be defeated by a good hacker. The way we deal with it is psychological. We cannot do anything about the actual hackers who crack our software and upload it as a Torent on the internet. But we can do something about the average person out there. Most people tend to go the path of the least resistance, so if morals are taken out of the equation, a person will do what is EASIER for them, not based on what is right or wrong. It is about convenience. If one really wants to hear an album or try out a software, they would only download from a shady source if it is easier than getting a legitimate FREE preview from the original source. So our software products, just like the streams of Trespassing, are available in nearly unlimited mode for anyone to download and play with. There are some minor limitations to make it impractical to use in real production, but it does not prevent the user for enjoying 99% of the tool. Our software costs between $1000 and $5000, so getting almost all of it for free makes people happy and we remove a significant amount of the incentive to get it illegally. We also provide unlimited evaluation licensing for anyone who want to test all 100% before buying. Steve Jobs realized that and created iTunes. It is way easier to preview and download an album from iTunes or Amazon than to search for a Torent which might or might not be virus-free or even the real thing. Interestingly, most people will rather spend $10 and click once than spend $0 and click 10 times to get the same content. Also, iTunes and Amazon provide a social networking element as you can see what others are buying and commenting on and you can get automatic suggestions for other similar artists you might have never heard of before based on your purchase. With Trespassing available for ANYONE to hear for free, RCA is taking away the necessity for the listener to steal the album just to see if it is worth listening to. For a limited time, anyone can click on a link on a website and get INSTANT GRATIFICATION. Then this person might like (or in the case of Trespassing, LOVE) the product and want to listen to it in the car for example. A large percentage of the population would have harder time burning a CD themselves instead of buying one at Walmart, so they would do the latter, KNOWING it is a great product already. Radio play is also part of this, but it only gives you one or two songs which should in theory show you how great the album is (but in the case of TP, don't). It is a game of numbers and is a fight for the subconscious minds of the casual listener (or in my case, user), not against the hard-core pirates. There is also the word of mouth aspect where someone who heard/saw a free preview and told others about it personally or via Twitter/FB/phone is increasing the chances for a sale even if the original person did not buy it... Also, I personally believe that someone who loves a product and thus indirectly respects the person who created it is less likely to steal that work, but I could be just naive |
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Post by Coconutgrove0 on May 10, 2012 12:29:53 GMT -5
wal put it in the members thread, one way to go around it
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Post by durberville on May 10, 2012 12:33:25 GMT -5
LGBT Power Poll Results: Who Topped the Reader List?5.10.2012 BY OUT.COM EDITORS tinyurl.com/6qm9eqvWho did you think the most powerful LGBT person in America is? You voted. We have the results. This year, when we published Out's Sixth Annual Power List—which ranked 65 LGBT people according to their political, social, economic, and overall cultural influence—we also asked our readers to let us know who they thought deserved to be included. Well, as you might have predicted, it seems to prove that TV and celebrity (rather than politics or behind-the-scenes hard workers) matter most to people, and the poll turned into a bit of a popularity contest. And who topped the list? It was a write-in candidate, and he won by a landslide:Adam LambertAs one commenter wrote: "Adam Lambert has far more followers than just those who discovered him on Idol. He has a large international fanbase and took the gutsy road with his honesty when he became well-known. He is an advocate for human rights, not just gay issues. Not to mention the killer voice." Although there were desenters. Another voter wrote: "You guys have ruined the 'validity' of the poll. I love Adam too, but come on." Although it seems that was enough to get him to top of the list with close to 2,000 people writing in his name to declare him the "Moster Powerful LGBT Person in America". More Everything related to Adam seems to become contentious. :  |
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Post by maria1 on May 10, 2012 12:33:36 GMT -5
I would not expect an apology or any response from EW. Sometimes EW publishes items on their opinion page (in the print magazine) on topics that have received a lot of feedback. I will keep an eye on that page for the next few weeks, unless we hear something earlier. If GLAAD gets in touch with EW (seems like a lot of people reported the "review" to GLAAD), EW may also have to react. I will be very disappointed if there is no response, taking into account that the Managing Editor is a gay man who is out. |
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Post by justgill on May 10, 2012 12:33:49 GMT -5
LGBT Power Poll Results: Who Topped the Reader List?5.10.2012 BY OUT.COM EDITORS tinyurl.com/6qm9eqvWho did you think the most powerful LGBT person in America is? You voted. We have the results. This year, when we published Out's Sixth Annual Power List—which ranked 65 LGBT people according to their political, social, economic, and overall cultural influence—we also asked our readers to let us know who they thought deserved to be included. Well, as you might have predicted, it seems to prove that TV and celebrity (rather than politics or behind-the-scenes hard workers) matter most to people, and the poll turned into a bit of a popularity contest. And who topped the list? It was a write-in candidate, and he won by a landslide:Adam LambertAs one commenter wrote: "Adam Lambert has far more followers than just those who discovered him on Idol. He has a large international fanbase and took the gutsy road with his honesty when he became well-known. He is an advocate for human rights, not just gay issues. Not to mention the killer voice." Although there were desenters. Another voter wrote: "You guys have ruined the 'validity' of the poll. I love Adam too, but come on." Although it seems that was enough to get him to top of the list with close to 2,000 people writing in his name to declare him the "Moster Powerful LGBT Person in America". More Great result but for heaven's sake, how awful is that spelling of 'dissenters' ???. And they think Adam doesn't work hard. They should try keeping up with him |
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Post by wal on May 10, 2012 12:34:46 GMT -5
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Post by reihmer on May 10, 2012 12:35:25 GMT -5
Nice art animated.
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Post by lambo on May 10, 2012 12:37:27 GMT -5
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