Currently uploading the first test version to the new server.
That also means we're ready to let a few early testers in.

The new app requires a minimum SAM version of 4.8.0 (due to the PAL script generated by default, people with older SAM versions need a custom PAL script to simulate some newer functions of SAM Broadcaster)

Just put a comment here and please let us know which social networks you plan to publish to.
As we have introduced support for Google+ with the redesign, we would appreciate requests by testers with a Google+ business page for their station.

In order to request an invitation, please leave a message with some details about your station and what features you will use (i.e.: "Our station is playing country music and we have 700 fans on facebook plus 500 twitter followers, we will post to our facebook personal profile and our twitter account without images, but would love ‪#‎hashtags‬ and @mentions")

We'll need a means of contacting you, so either make sure you read the messages from "strangers" on your account or tell us your email address.

The same announcement goes out to facebook and twitter.

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

First test results are looking very positive.
We need to get a few minor quirks in the GUI polished up and get a few features ready for release, but then we're good to go.

Authentication is now in place, so noone can take over your account just by knowing your screenname or userid anymore.

I guess we can go live by the end of this month if no major problems appear out of nowhere.

The old application will be around for some time, but don't ask me for how long.
Would rather drop it sooner than later, but we need to find a way to get most users over to the new app in a reasonable amount of time.

I could inform the twitter users by mentioning them in tweets, but I fear that could be recognized as Spam by some people and/or twitter itself.
As we don't have that many followers on twitter (only a handful vs over 200 on facebook), this might look like a stranger getting in touch with you to most people.
Would love to hear from others what you think about that notification approach.
Also if you know anyone who uses or has used this application in the past, please let them know where to find more information (especially the facebook fanpage and the twitter account).

facebook - https://facebook.com/songposter
twitter - https://twitter.com/samsonginfo

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

Hi Benedikt. I had previously used the posting tool for our station Harry Chapin Radio and would like to use it again. We have a personal Harry Chapin Facebook account (about 3,200 followers) and have a Twitter account but haven't promoted it so no followers there. But would use the Twitter feed to communicate what we're currently playing so that it could feed into the Facebook page.

Should I log in to the same place I logged into originally? Thanks.

The old website continues to work just like before.
The beta can be found via a Google group /mailing list with additional information.
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!for ... er-testing

Just send a request to join there. Make sure to reference your forum username in the join request.

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

I have mine working the same way
The PAL script sends the update to my twitter account.
My twitter account is already connected to my Facebook page

To avoid over usage i have it only updating every 6 or 8 songs (i have full length dj mixes playing too so it could at times take hours for an update to be reached)

Just the other day i logged back into the old site where the BETA was, did a quick setup
and snagged my copy of the PAL script.
Once tested, adjusted and working...... i did the nice thing and went back to the page to forward a PAYPAL donation

$3.00

That should be ok from each of us i think, and VERY afforable

Thanks for your donation.
If you followed discussions on our facebook page and/or in the Google Group, you should've noticed that we're going to make this a paid service once it's finished.
I guess that won't affect you if you only play full DJ sets, as you will most likely not post often enough to deplete the free tier limit.

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

i just came across the facebook page yesterday. Ill try to catch up on discussion however
What are the limitations to the free tier limit?
Can i host it on my own server to void over usage at times?

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

Thanks. Will the new version be based on a Twitter feed character limit? I primarily want to use the service on Facebook, but it looks like you indicated the only way to do that based on Facebook's policy is to have a Twitter account feed in tweets to Facebook (thus the Twitter character limit for each post). Is that correct?

The reason I ask is because some of the songs I post have many characters in the title (my station plays many different versions of the same song, e.g. Cat's In The Cradle (Central Park, New York City); Cat's In the Cradle (Live in Germany), etc. and that uses up a lot of the limited # of characters in the previous version of this great tool that you've created.

Thanks.

Thanks. Will the new version be based on a Twitter feed character limit? I primarily want to use the service on Facebook, but it looks like you indicated the only way to do that based on Facebook's policy is to have a Twitter account feed in tweets to Facebook (thus the Twitter character limit for each post). Is that correct?

The reason I ask is because some of the songs I post have many characters in the title (my station plays many different versions of the same song, e.g. Cat's In The Cradle (Central Park, New York City); Cat's In the Cradle (Live in Germany), etc. and that uses up a lot of the limited # of characters in the previous version of this great tool that you've created.

Thanks.

Thanks. Will the new version be based on a Twitter feed character limit? I primarily want to use the service on Facebook, but it looks like you indicated the only way to do that based on Facebook's policy is to have a Twitter account feed in tweets to Facebook (thus the Twitter character limit for each post). Is that correct?

The reason I ask is because some of the songs I post have many characters in the title (my station plays many different versions of the same song, e.g. Cat's In The Cradle (Central Park, New York City); Cat's In the Cradle (Live in Germany), etc. and that uses up a lot of the limited # of characters in the previous version of this great tool that you've created.

Thanks.

Thanks. Will the new version be based on a Twitter feed character limit? I primarily want to use the service on Facebook, but it looks like you indicated the only way to do that based on Facebook's policy is to have a Twitter account feed in tweets to Facebook (thus the Twitter character limit for each post). Is that correct?

The reason I ask is because some of the songs I post have many characters in the title (my station plays many different versions of the same song, e.g. Cat's In The Cradle (Central Park, New York City); Cat's In the Cradle (Live in Germany), etc. and that uses up a lot of the limited # of characters in the previous version of this great tool that you've created.

Thanks.

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Benedikt Bauer - SVS (Spacial Volunteer Support)

Shop for readymade PAL scripts by countrywesterndj - Or get a custom script made by me (or others)

My Project:
Send "Now Playing" from SAM to Twitter and/or Facebook | Sourcecode

P.S. In the PAL Scripts window on SAM, next to this PAL Script the message reads: Compiler errors.