[UPDATE: Confirmed. I have now authorized my 6th computer through iTunes, and an additional iPod Touch. I am now at six computers, and three "mobile devices"]
I've yet to see any mention of it anywhere. In short: Apple announced their "iCloud" product yesterday and the media from Reuters to Macworld to Ars Technica to The Next Web and everyone else who are supposed to be industry pundits and "experts" were just urinating themselves in excitement, all trying to get the word out first and their live-blogging and whatnot. It's about hits on the shitty Flash Adverts on their web pages, you see.
I've yet to see any mention of it anywhere. In short: Apple announced their "iCloud" product yesterday and the media from Reuters to Macworld to Ars Technica to The Next Web and everyone else who are supposed to be industry pundits and "experts" were just urinating themselves in excitement, all trying to get the word out first and their live-blogging and whatnot. It's about hits on the shitty Flash Adverts on their web pages, you see.
In all their coverage it seems they missed the one real question (for me, anyway) of how Apple managed to placate the labels to allow the number of music file copies per purchase to double.
Since the beginning of Apple's iTunes, you could copy your purchases onto up to five devices. To do this, you have to "authorize" your device with iTunes. You could authorize a maximum of five devices. The only way to authorize a sixth is to have iTunes "revoke" all five authorizations so you can start over. In this case a "device" is a computer system, to which your mobile "device" must be physically connected to for synching those purchases.
Apple has it right: create the technology in a way so the technology disappears and all that is left is the content people want to work with. I'm writing this post on my iPad using an app called Blogsy and I'm loving it. I don't need the big, loud, energy-sucking desktop computer to run a lightweight web browser to write and post it.
There have been cries and proclamations of Second Life's demise since I can remember way back in 2006. Of course many will quickly proclaim just what it is that happens to be killing Second Life off and it ranges all the way from how interactive Linden Lab is with their customers to grid stability to the policies and rules the company introduces and (erratically) enforces.
Just received email... I thought this new change is what the original "changes" were to be... @Linden Lab: make-up my mind, will you please?!
Email from Linden Lab:
Two Important Changes to SL Classified Advertising
Dear SL Advertiser,
We wanted to ensure that you are aware of two big changes to the Classified ad program.
Maturity Changes: Previously, advertisers declared the maturity level of their ads. However, to prepare for teens coming to the main grid, we will be using the maturity system used for Search that is based on two factors:
Ad Content Limit: All ads have recently been standardized to 256 characters. To maximize relevancy, new characters limits will help you choose only the most relevant descriptive keywords to help Residents find your products and services. Our testing has shown that this limit increased relevancy and click-through rates for classified ads.
For more information, please read about Classifieds on the wiki.
Thanks for advertising!
Kindest Regards,
Linden Advertising Team
Email from Linden Lab:
Two Important Changes to SL Classified Advertising
Dear SL Advertiser,
We wanted to ensure that you are aware of two big changes to the Classified ad program.
Maturity Changes: Previously, advertisers declared the maturity level of their ads. However, to prepare for teens coming to the main grid, we will be using the maturity system used for Search that is based on two factors:
- Parcel maturity level
- Content of the ads themselves
Ad Content Limit: All ads have recently been standardized to 256 characters. To maximize relevancy, new characters limits will help you choose only the most relevant descriptive keywords to help Residents find your products and services. Our testing has shown that this limit increased relevancy and click-through rates for classified ads.
For more information, please read about Classifieds on the wiki.
Thanks for advertising!
Kindest Regards,
Linden Advertising Team
Just received email... I thought this new change is what the original "changes" were to be... @Linden Lab: make-up my mind, will you please?! Email from Linden Lab: Two Important Changes to SL Classified Advertising
Dear SL Advertiser,
We wanted to ensure that you are aware of two big changes to the Classified ad program.
Maturity Changes: Previously, advertisers declared the maturity level of their ads. However, to prepare for teens coming to the main grid, we will be using the maturity system used for Search that is based on two factors:
- Parcel maturity level
- Content of the ads themselves
Advertisers’ declared maturity will still be visible in Viewer 2, but will be informational only and not affect the actual maturity rating for each listing. We are targeting these changes for the week of Dec 13th.
Ad Content Limit: All ads have recently been standardized to 256 characters. To maximize relevancy, new characters limits will help you choose only the most relevant descriptive keywords to help Residents find your products and services. Our testing has shown that this limit increased relevancy and click-through rates for classified ads.
For more information, please read about Classifieds on the wiki.
Thanks for advertising!
Kindest Regards,Linden Advertising Team
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