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Title: Media Center and Google
Post by: benn600 on January 13, 2009, 08:37:12 am

Sorry but "Media Center" -- for what this is worth -- is probably not the best name choice.  It's competing with Microsoft and can easily be hugely misunderstood.  I feel like someone (JRiver or Microsoft) should rename their product.  It's a very generic name anyway.

Title: Media Center and Google
Post by: JimH on January 13, 2009, 09:12:11 am

Quote from: benn600 on January 13, 2009, 08:37:12 am

Sorry but "Media Center" -- for what this is worth -- is probably not the best name choice.  It's competing with Microsoft and can easily be hugely misunderstood.  I feel like someone (JRiver or Microsoft) should rename their product.  It's a very generic name anyway.

Try a search for "Media Center" on google.

Title: Media Center and Google
Post by: Peter_T on January 13, 2009, 09:31:00 am

Quote from: JimH on January 13, 2009, 09:12:11 am

Try a search for "Media Center" on google.

Okay...

- Microsoft has the first couple links,
- then a couple from wikipedia (the first of which is a general MC page that suggests the reader might be interested in Microsoft's or JRiver's software) ,
- then a couple from Knight digital media center whatever that is,
- then jimclemmer.com, some leadership freak,
- then MC.  You're the 8th link down. 

Title: Media Center and Google
Post by: JimH on January 13, 2009, 09:35:20 am

What country?

We're number 4 in the U.S.

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: Gl3nn on January 13, 2009, 10:19:26 am

I'm surprised you guys haven't been sued by MSFT...  ::)

But MC shows in the #3 spot for me.

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: JimH on January 13, 2009, 10:25:49 am

Quote from: Crescent on January 13, 2009, 10:19:26 am

I'm surprised you guys haven't been sued by MSFT...  ::)

They can't trademark Media Center.   And our name is JRiver Media Center.  When we began using it, the Microsoft product was

Windows XP Media Center Edition

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: Peter_T on January 13, 2009, 10:57:36 am

Quote from: JimH on January 13, 2009, 09:35:20 am

What country?

We're number 4 in the U.S.

Up here in Canada, eh!

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: benn600 on January 13, 2009, 08:28:01 pm

On Google, I saw jrmediacenter.com as the SECOND link.  I then promoted it and it moved to #1, for me anyway.

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: Gl3nn on January 14, 2009, 12:15:53 am

I didn't know you could do that!

Thanks!  :)

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: benn600 on January 14, 2009, 08:38:43 am

As far as I know, Google recently added the ability to promote or demote links.  Didn't everyone else notice those new images next to results?

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: JimH on January 14, 2009, 08:39:57 am

I think you have to be logged in.

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: )p( on January 14, 2009, 08:52:36 am

From the Netherlands;

google.com = 5th link

google.nl = 12th link


peter

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: benn600 on January 14, 2009, 09:04:15 am

When I log out, MC is the 3rd link.

Title: Re: Media Center and Google
Post by: Peter_T on January 14, 2009, 09:50:43 am

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