You requested it, and now it's here! You are now able to log into your Radio Control Panel
and add your own hashtags to the automatic Twitter update for song
tweets, so your followers can be kept up to date with your playlist. Our
system automatically adds "#nowplaying #listenlive" to the end of your
tweets, unless you prefer to display custom hashtags, like your own
slogan or station name. This is especially useful in branding your
station. Any custom hashtags will be added automatically to the end of
each song update tweet.
You can take advantage of this feature by first making sure you're setup to use our DCS in order to display your song data (if you need to set this up, please submit a ticket here), then make sure you connect your Twitter account via your Radio Control Panel. If you're all setup, just go to the yellow "SONG AND MEDIA OPTIONS" button in your Radio Control Panel, then scroll down. You will see a field to enter in your own custom hashtags.
This gives your listeners a choice. Some may prefer Amazon over iTunes, and vice versa. Just make sure you're setup for DCS to display song data, then make sure you have the 'buy song' feature toggled on in your Radio Control Panel, under the yellow "SONG AND MEDIA OPTIONS" button.
Again, we always welcome your suggestions and comments to help make our Cirrus™ Player better for you and your listeners. Feel free to send any suggestions or comments to info@securenetsystems.net!


This past week dealt very exciting news for Securenet Systems and its
many clients around the world as we visited Las Vegas to catch up on the
latest happening in the world of radio and online radio streaming. Two
of our VPs, Diego Baeza and Jarrod Mains, attended the day-long RAIN
Summit at the Las Vegas Hotel and Convention Center that precedes the
NAB. There they heard the many panelists and guest speakers discussing
the tremendous growth of online radio streaming and what it means to the
industry and the listeners. Here are some of the observations made by
our attendees in the field to share with you.
Diego Baeza stated, "We saw confirmations of
Jarrod Mains added, "The RAIN seminars/panels were great insight on all
the latest digital radio buzz. Many of the major players in streaming
and radio were there. Hearing what the radio industry is talking about,
the latest trends, buzz words, etc. was a fantastic experience and gave
us lots of new ideas and a renewed focus. Some key trends were
discussed, lots of talk about digital advertising both on the mobile
side and online. Many of the managers on multiple panels brought up how
so many people use their cell phones to wake up these days and stressed
the importance of stations having an alarm clock feature on their mobile
apps so that made us feel good since we already offer that ability to
our stations via our free apps. I found the 'International Trends in
Online Audio' panel especially interesting as we do not hear what is
going on overseas as much so it was great to see other countries are
making strides in the digital landscape as well."



According to revenue statistics shared with Digital Music News by label
trade group RIAA, it includes everything from Spotify to Pandora to
YouTube to Sirius XM Radio. Anything that falls under 'access' instead
of 'ownership,' ad-supported or subscription. "Collectively, [access
services] went from just 3 percent of total industry revenues in 2007 to
15 percent in 2012, totaling over $1 billion for the year," an
executive from the group shared.
BMW is taking a leaf out of Ford's book, adding mobile app powers to its in-car digital entertainment system.
Whilst overall recorded music revenue was down 1% for 2012 in the US,
streaming and subscription services grew significantly, accounting for
15% of total record business revenue, according to a new report released by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
We have just added a new Player App to the Cirrus™
Player, a traffic map. Now your listeners are able to see current
traffic updates via your player anytime they want. All traffic is
updated instantly and displayed in real-time. It defaults to the
listener's location to show trafficked roads and areas under
construction. Give your listeners the convenience of up-to-date traffic
information right on your player -- another app that extends listener
dwell time. This app is easily managed via your 
