Clear Channel has launched a new website for
Elliot in the Morning...
You'll recall, back in July,
EITMonline was revamped into a
Twitter/Facebook/YouTube feed. At that time,
I voiced my displeasure and many of you agreed. Now, it appears that the original, more familiar website, has been abandoned for a new one called
EITMshow.com.
It was introduced by
Tyler on
Facebook...
"I'll be honest, earlier this year, when the company said I had to "kill" EITMonline.com, I was pissed. I was also a little worried that this new "high priority" site (due in August) was going to steer people away from what we could still control, e.g., Facebook and Twitter. Now, four months later, I am no longer pissed and I am no longer worried. Actually, I am happy -- deliriously, in fact -- to introduce... this."
Tyler also tweeted, "Apparently, this, the latest and greatest from Clear Channel, wasn't supposed to go live until Tuesday."
The new website is what I would expect. It's not too in-depth or blog-like, but it gives you some extras. It still utilizes
Facebook and
Twitter, but everything is now in one place. There are photo galleries, an events page, and a section for the playlist and
Diane's Dirt.
There is also an interviews section, which I've missed immensely. Several select interviews are now available without the use of
YouTube. But don't get too excited -- gone are the days of streamlined .mp3 audio files used on
EITM websites in the past. You will now have to watch an advertisement before listening to interviews embedded in the
DC101 Media Player. It's unclear if this will now be the new way
EITM provides all of their interviews.
Update: Both, YouTube and the media player will be used.There are also a couple of ads on the website, one is a vodka ad featuring
Bruce Willis and another is for
Kotex.
Hi Diane!Overall, I like
EITMshow.com! It makes it easier to keep up with the show by putting everything in one place. Of course, I'd rather have downloadable .mp3 interviews or even
YouTube interviews over a media player any day, but I'm done singing that tune. Good job
Elliot Clear Channel!
Update:
EITMonline.com is officially dead. The page now automatically directs you to the EITM Facebook page. R.I.P.