Olga Panova
Keeley Motton
2. To use this site, there is either a free trial you can sign up for or you can pay $7.99 a month. After signing in, the site offers a list of XM radio genres. Within these genres, you can can choose a more specific channel. For example there is a "Decades" genre and it offers channels from the 40's through the 90's.
3. The interactivity on this site seems to be limited. Although you have the power to pick and choose genres and stations, the only other form of interactivity is stop and play with no means of creating playlists or even skipping songs. Unlike other internet radio stations, we weren't able to access videos, images, or specific artists.
4. The first sign of this sites source of revenue is reflected upon the membership users have to sign up for. There is a trial run, however the time period for this is very short, only about 4 days. Advertisments are limited to only XM Radio related products. People are able to buy batteries, headphones, and XM radios but other then that there are no commercial advertisments for outside products. We were not able to find any evidence of any in between songs. Users are able to buy access to certain channels but not specific songs or artists. For more money, additional subscriptions may be orderd to recieve more channels.
5. Several of the genres presented through XM's site were genres that we had never thought of. For example one of the genres offered is called "Lifestyles." There were few specific celebrity stations although we found that there were some. Kenny Chesney, Oprah Winfrey, Willie Nelson, and AC/DC were among the few that we found.
6. The site offers and expanded variety of not only genres but subgenres that are more specific as well. We feel that the uniquness in this site lies in the mass variety of both mainstream and more underground types of music that it offers.
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I had never used XM Radio until tonight. I didn't find much that I wanted to listen to. The sight has a lot going on. Looks kind of busy. I wouldn't use this site for music, maybe for the talk/entertainment shows.This site is well-known and popular, I've seen many ads for it. Just not for me.
XM Radio is a very popular and well known website. However, there are just better sites out there for online radio.
I have never used xm Radio. I tried it out and was not a fan of it. I think there are more site that you can choose from adn this doesn't compete with those other online radio sites
I am a subscriber to XM radio. I personally love it. I have it embedded into my car. The fee for both online and car access is 14.95 a month. True, it doesn't offer the ability to download songs or search artists. But in my opinion, that is not what radio is for. Radio is for experiencing new music in a certain genre.
Recently XM was bought out by Sirius. XMs' new name is Sirius XM Radio. Previous subscribers have full access to every channel. But in oncoming months certain channel listings will only be available through purchasing them for a nominal fee.
Soon to be available is Sirius TV. Which is a vertical convergence of media sources. Sirius TV is a satellite based TV for children in mobile video entertainment.
other than that. good job guys
XM Radio is a decent service. Most of the time when I use it I end up listening to one of the comedy channels.
In my personal opinion, XM radio is overrated. When I got my car, I received a free trial and they didn't really offer a station I wanted to listen to for more than a song or two. Their site is very confusing, and busy. Plus there's the fact you must buy a subscription once your trial is over. There are so many other sites that work the same, minus the subscription you could visit.
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