David Cook's DialIdol dominance - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-04-2008, 02:05 PM

It's official: There's a new king of the hill on "American Idol," and his name is also David.

For weeks, callers to the "Idol" phone voting line belonging to David Archuleta have been the busiest, according to DialIdol.com. DialIdol distributes a piece of free software that lets people rapid-dial from their computers; in exchange, they agree to let DialIdol know (anonymously, I assume) how many busy signals they're getting on their line. DialIdol then crunches the data to predict, with uncanny accuracy, who's up and who's down. Contestants who have far more busy signals on their line than others are considered safe from elimination; those with relatively low busy counts are in danger of being ousted.

Until last week, little Archuleta was topping the DialIdol "Predictions" chart. But then David Cook was the beneficiary of a highly empathetic storyline in his sick brother Adam Cook (and yes, I realize how crass it looks to refer to a young man with brain cancer as a "storyline," but for the purposes of explaining the outcome of the program, how can you not?). Cook shot to the top of the DialIdol busy-signal strength list, though Archuleta, Jason Castro and even Kristy Lee Cook (oops!) were also considered safe. DialIdol's good, but it ain't perfect.

Anyway, fast forward to this week. I thought Archuleta might be bumped back up to No. 1, but no, this has suddenly become David Cook's contest to lose.

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EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 03:46 PM

this article must be pretty old, because David Archuleta hasn't been #1 on DialIdol since top 8 week, and Syesha was #1 this past week.

ANYWAY. DialIdol is stupid. they said they were right about Syesha being safe because Ryan never actually said she was in the bottom 2. which is true and she probably wasn't really in the bottom 2 but COME ON. in the semis, they would say everyone was in danger of elimination except for David Archuleta

BarneyFife · 05-04-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

It's official: There's a new king of the hill on "American Idol," and his name is also David.

For weeks, callers to the "Idol" phone voting line belonging to David Archuleta have been the busiest, according to DialIdol.com. DialIdol distributes a piece of free software that lets people rapid-dial from their computers; in exchange, they agree to let DialIdol know (anonymously, I assume) how many busy signals they're getting on their line. DialIdol then crunches the data to predict, with uncanny accuracy, who's up and who's down. Contestants who have far more busy signals on their line than others are considered safe from elimination; those with relatively low busy counts are in danger of being ousted.

Until last week, little Archuleta was topping the DialIdol "Predictions" chart. But then David Cook was the beneficiary of a highly empathetic storyline in his sick brother Adam Cook (and yes, I realize how crass it looks to refer to a young man with brain cancer as a "storyline," but for the purposes of explaining the outcome of the program, how can you not?). Cook shot to the top of the DialIdol busy-signal strength list, though Archuleta, Jason Castro and even Kristy Lee Cook (oops!) were also considered safe. DialIdol's good, but it ain't perfect.

Anyway, fast forward to this week. I thought Archuleta might be bumped back up to No. 1, but no, this has suddenly become David Cook's contest to lose.

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/

David Cook is clearly the best singer left. The young kids (especially girls) are voting hundreds of times for David A. and Jason because of their looks. The contest is about singing, NOT looks.

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:37 PM

DialIdol dominance means nothing, ask Melinda and LaKisha. Last year, they had a combined eight staight weeks at #1 on DialIdol, and neither even made the top 2.

Jordin on the other had had just a single week at #1 (Top 6) before she blew out Blake in the Finale.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:38 PM

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David Cook is clearly the best singer left. The young kids (especially girls) are voting hundreds of times for David A. and Jason because of their looks. The contest is about singing, NOT looks.

i agree about Jason, but can you honestly tell me David Archuleta isnt in the top 4 vocalists of the season?

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:39 PM

Incredibly enough though, Taylor Hicks spent every week in the finals on top of DialIdol. If that wasn't a sign, I don't know what was.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:40 PM

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Incredibly enough though, Taylor Hicks spent every week in the finals on top of DialIdol. If that wasn't a sign, I don't know what was.

thats because he had insane fans. too bad that didnt carry over into album sales : o

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:42 PM

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thats because he had insane fans. too bad that didnt carry over into album sales : o

Yeah, I just mean looking back...As unreliable as that site may be, THAT is definitely a sign of something.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:42 PM

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Yeah, I just mean looking back...As unreliable as that site may be, THAT is definitely a sign of something.

its a good way to measure fanbases but its not 100% reliable.

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:44 PM

And my theory of the reason why Taylor's crazy fanbase didn't carry over to his album era is because they were all at the age where they began to lose their memory and forgot who he was after a few months.

In other words, they were all as old as Taylor himself.

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:45 PM

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its a good way to measure fanbases but its not 100% reliable.

Definitely not. I think this is going to be the year that REALLY puts that site to the test.

It already has, actually. But it would be even better if it actually wrongly predicted the winner.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormtracker TF

And my theory of the reason why Taylor's crazy fanbase didn't carry over to his album era is because they were all at the age where they began to lose their memory and forgot who he was after a few months.

In other words, they were all as old as Taylor himself.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormtracker TF

Definitely not. I think this is going to be the year that REALLY puts that site to the test.

It already has, actually. But it would be even better if it actually wrongly predicted the winner.

well this would be the first year they measured the results where the winner wasn't painfully obvious (assuming it's a David vs. David finale, which it probably wont be cause AI sucks.)

Stormtracker TF · 05-04-2008, 04:47 PM

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well this would be the first year they measured the results where the winner wasn't painfully obvious (assuming it's a David vs. David finale, which it probably wont be cause AI sucks.)

That would be some ironic KARMA for all your David C bashing.

EmoJoe · 05-04-2008, 04:49 PM

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That would be some ironic KARMA for all your David C bashing.

i dont bash him, i bash the pimping

05-04-2008, 02:05 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	David Cook's DialIdol dominance It's official: There's a new king of the hill on "American Idol," and his name is also David. For weeks, callers to the "Idol" phone voting line belonging to David Archuleta have been the busiest, according to DialIdol.com. DialIdol distributes a piece of free software that lets people rapid-dial from their computers; in exchange, they agree to let DialIdol know (anonymously, I assume) how many busy signals they're getting on their line. DialIdol then crunches the data to predict, with uncanny accuracy, who's up and who's down. Contestants who have far more busy signals on their line than others are considered safe from elimination; those with relatively low busy counts are in danger of being ousted. Until last week, little Archuleta was topping the DialIdol "Predictions" chart. But then David Cook was the beneficiary of a highly empathetic storyline in his sick brother Adam Cook (and yes, I realize how crass it looks to refer to a young man with brain cancer as a "storyline," but for the purposes of explaining the outcome of the program, how can you not?). Cook shot to the top of the DialIdol busy-signal strength list, though Archuleta, Jason Castro and even Kristy Lee Cook (oops!) were also considered safe. DialIdol's good, but it ain't perfect. Anyway, fast forward to this week. I thought Archuleta might be bumped back up to No. 1, but no, this has suddenly become David Cook's contest to lose. http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/
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05-04-2008, 03:46 PM	#2
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	this article must be pretty old, because David Archuleta hasn't been #1 on DialIdol since top 8 week, and Syesha was #1 this past week. ANYWAY. DialIdol is stupid. they said they were right about Syesha being safe because Ryan never actually said she was in the bottom 2. which is true and she probably wasn't really in the bottom 2 but COME ON. in the semis, they would say everyone was in danger of elimination except for David Archuleta
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05-04-2008, 04:37 PM	#4
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	DialIdol dominance means nothing, ask Melinda and LaKisha. Last year, they had a combined eight staight weeks at #1 on DialIdol, and neither even made the top 2. Jordin on the other had had just a single week at #1 (Top 6) before she blew out Blake in the Finale.
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05-04-2008, 04:39 PM	#6
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	Incredibly enough though, Taylor Hicks spent every week in the finals on top of DialIdol. If that wasn't a sign, I don't know what was.

05-04-2008, 04:44 PM	#10
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	And my theory of the reason why Taylor's crazy fanbase didn't carry over to his album era is because they were all at the age where they began to lose their memory and forgot who he was after a few months. In other words, they were all as old as Taylor himself.