n. People who listen to Internet-based radio or music broadcasts.
2000
Internet radio is popular in Australia, with Real Audio claiming 2.2 million .au downloads, says Undercover executive producer (music) Paul Cashmere.
"When people are surfing the Net, the number one thing they do at the same time as they are surfing the Net is listen to radio. In America they've even a name for these listeners now — they're called the streamies," he says.
"When people are surfing the Net, the number one thing they do at the same time as they are surfing the Net is listen to radio. In America they've even a name for these listeners now — they're called the streamies," he says.
2000
The study, which can be read at www.arbitron.com or www.edisonresearch.com, looks at the so-called "streamies," that is, consumers who make use of the newer services that allow sound or video to be continuously broadcast — or "streamed" — on the Web.
2000 (earliest)
One of the newest words to be spawned by the electronic revolution is "Streamies," that group of people who regularly listen to audio or view video online.