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11-22-2004, 02:35 AM
From Sydney morning herald.
Porn apology over Idol win
By Sam Varghese and Michelle Johnson
Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has had her first taste of controversy.
An advertisement by Telstra for the download of the 16-year-old winner’s debut single in today’s Herald Sun gives a link - caseydonovan. com.
And although BigPond may have scored a touchdown in making Casey’s debut single available for download on its BigPond Music service, the service provider has made an equally large touch not with a massive blooper.
The half-page ad, which appeared in both the News Ltd papers in Sydney and Melbourne today, mentions the site caseydonovan .com right at the top, under the mistaken assumption that it is the official site for the song.
Instead, the site caters to those looking for gay porn and is not exactly the kind of website which parents would recommend to teenagers - the main audience of the Idol show.
In fact, the domain name caseydonovan .com was registered by Arthur Workman of New Millennium Video in Massachussetts on December 2, 2003, according to publicly available data.
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A quick search by even the most modestly savvy computer user would find this information.
The Corporate Affairs Manager of BigPond, Craig Middleton, said the incorrect advertisement came down to human error.
"Unfortunately the ad was prepared at the last minute, after the Idol show, and human error is to blame for the incorrect website."
"We are aware of the problem and are in the process of determining what technical steps can be taken to minimise people going to the US site."
"BigPond sincerely apologises to Ms Donovan for any embarrassment this error causes."
The same incorrect site was also promoted in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Spike column last week.
The correct website for the new single should read caseydonovan .com.au.
BigPond Music had struck a deal with the Idol organisers to make the single available for download from Sunday night until until 11.59 pm on Wednesday (November 24).
The single is expected to be sold in stores from November 29.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/22/1100972298598.html
Porn apology over Idol win
By Sam Varghese and Michelle Johnson
Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has had her first taste of controversy.
An advertisement by Telstra for the download of the 16-year-old winner’s debut single in today’s Herald Sun gives a link - caseydonovan. com.
And although BigPond may have scored a touchdown in making Casey’s debut single available for download on its BigPond Music service, the service provider has made an equally large touch not with a massive blooper.
The half-page ad, which appeared in both the News Ltd papers in Sydney and Melbourne today, mentions the site caseydonovan .com right at the top, under the mistaken assumption that it is the official site for the song.
Instead, the site caters to those looking for gay porn and is not exactly the kind of website which parents would recommend to teenagers - the main audience of the Idol show.
In fact, the domain name caseydonovan .com was registered by Arthur Workman of New Millennium Video in Massachussetts on December 2, 2003, according to publicly available data.
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A quick search by even the most modestly savvy computer user would find this information.
The Corporate Affairs Manager of BigPond, Craig Middleton, said the incorrect advertisement came down to human error.
"Unfortunately the ad was prepared at the last minute, after the Idol show, and human error is to blame for the incorrect website."
"We are aware of the problem and are in the process of determining what technical steps can be taken to minimise people going to the US site."
"BigPond sincerely apologises to Ms Donovan for any embarrassment this error causes."
The same incorrect site was also promoted in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Spike column last week.
The correct website for the new single should read caseydonovan .com.au.
BigPond Music had struck a deal with the Idol organisers to make the single available for download from Sunday night until until 11.59 pm on Wednesday (November 24).
The single is expected to be sold in stores from November 29.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/22/1100972298598.html