General Information
What is Create A Song?
At CreateASong.comTM visitors can easily create and send quality, personalized songs
for children and adults over the World Wide Web. Visitors personalize
a song by first selecting a song for a
special occasion, and then choosing the first name they wish
the vocalist to sing into the song. Each song currently features over 2000
names to choose from!
Send A Personalized Create A Song On A Customized
Compact Disc
Create A SongTM personalized songs are also available on
full-color, custom printed compact discs for only $12.95 each +
shipping. The name of the recipient is printed on the front cover,
with the lyrics and the sender's personal greeting printed on the
inside front cover. We offer same day shipping on all orders in
North America via 2 to 3 Day Priority Mail from the U. S. Postal
Service.
Send A Personalized Create A Song EMail Greeting
Full length personalized versions including the recipients first
name are available for only $4.95, and can be played over the
Internet to anyone with a valid e-mail address and Internet web
browser. The recipient will view the sender's personal greeting and
listen to the song that the sender created for them. The recipient
can play their song unlimited for two weeks from the date that the
song was picked up. Anyone that receives a personalized Create A
SongTM e-mail greeting is welcome to a $4.95 discount off the
purchase price of a compact disc of their personalized song when
they order within two weeks.
Can I provide a link from my
site to yours?
We would be pleased to be listed on
any site which is complementary to our business. If you
like, you may use the following HTML code to place a
small "Create A Song" graphic button and site
link on your page:
 <A HREF="http://www.CreateASong.com">
<IMG SRC="http://www.CreateASong.com/images/cas_button.gif"
ALT="Create A Song" BORDER=0></A>
Are you keeping a record of my e-mail
address?
You will not
receive junk mail from Create A Song. We have no plans
to build or sell a mailing list. With the exception of
the reminders section all records are destroyed after
two weeks.
May I use the music on your web site?
The
graphics and the music are copyrighted by Universal
Bandwidth, Inc. and may not be used elsewhere.
How can I
contact you?
The
easiest way is to use the Contact form.
Picking up my Create A
Song
How do I pick up my Create A Song?
Method 1
- Launch your Internet web browser.
- Copy the URL shown in your e-mail
notification and paste it into your browser's Location or Address
field. Refer to your browser's help system for instructions on how
to jump to a specific URL if you are not sure how to do this.
- Click Enter.
Method
2
- If you have a recent e-mail program
(like Eudora, Netscape, or Outlook), the URL in your e-mail
notification will be underlined. You can click on the underlined
URL to automatically launch your web browser.
Method
3
- Go to the Create A Song Pickup page
and key in the unique Create A Song number that was sent in the
email message you received.
The sender did not leave a name. Who sent
this song?
The Internet makes it somewhat easy
to be anonymous when sending an e-mail message because
of its underlying technical design. However with a
little detective work, you can find the origin of the
mail that was sent. At the bottom of the e-mail you
received informing you of the Virtual Song, is a line
stating: "The originator of this item was logged
into IP Address www.xxx.yyy.zzz at h:mm". The
"www.xxx.yyy.zzz" is the "Internet IP
Address" of the location from where the message was
sent. This is the ONLY information which we have since
it is the only information the Internet provides to us.
You can use this "Internet IP Address" to ask
your Internet Service Provider / System Administrator,
who was logged into that IP Address at the time/date the
original e-mail was sent to you. Many systems keep
records of this information and will access it for you
if you ask. Depending on where the message was sent
from, you may be directed to talk to the
provider/administrator of another system.
What happens to Song after two
weeks?
After 14 days,
the Song and all records are destroyed. We have no
mechanism to recover the information after that time.
Sending a Create A
Song
How do you send a Create A
Song?
Follow these steps:
- Go to the Create A Song home
page at http://www.createasong.com
- Click on "Create A Song" to link to
the first step of the process.
- You'll see a display of songs from
which to chose. Click to select the song and the name you wish to
send.
- Type a message, subject line, and the
e-mail address of the recipient.
- Check what you've written and click
the send button.
Why can't I find the name I
want?
Due to the thousands of
names that exist, we are unable to offer all of them. Our name list
was created from the most popular names of the last decade according
to the US Census Bureau. Our current name list applies to over 75%
of the US population. In addition, our list features over 300 of the
most popular baby names. All combined Create A Song currently offers
over 2000 different names!
There are 3 things you can do:
1) Look
for a name that may have the same pronunciation but a different
spelling of the name you are looking for. (Example; Cathy =
Kathy) Once you select a name
for your song, you will have the opportunity to change the spelling
of the recipient's name. This spelling will be used in the song
lyrics, greeting and/or printed on their custom compact
disc.
2) Choose a generic name like Baby,
Sweetheart, Sister, Mom, Dad, etc.
3) Go to the contact page and send us
an email with the name you would like added. We will be collecting
these names and adding them to our list to include them in future
songs.
Why did I receive a "Non-Delivery"
notice?
Some service
providers provide the ability to restrict e-mail access.
For example, AOL users can configure their mail options
to only receive e-mail from other AOL subscribers. Since
Create A Song is not an AOL account, in this example,
the mail would be rejected by the AOL mail system.
The
Non-Delivery notice will normally include some
information that indicates the reason the mail system
rejected the e-mail notification. Once you understand
the problem, you should send the Virtual Song again.
How do I know if my song was
received?
If you
supply us with a return address and you selected to
receive a pickup notice, we will attempt to send you an
e-mail notice when the item is read.
The Create A Song site will
try its best to send each and every item submitted.
There are a large number of e-mail addresses submitted
to us which turn out to be old, mistyped, or otherwise
incorrect. Please double check the address by sending
mail through your regular mail system then CAREFULLY
copy it to the Create A Song web page.
Why was my e-mail address rejected?
Any e-mail address which does not conform
to the Internet mail standard will be rejected by the program. A
common problem is to include spaces in the address. Some examples of
valid and invalid addresses are:
- VALID ADDRESS EXAMPLES:
- name@domain.com
- name@domain.edu
- name@domain.gov
- name@domain.au
- INVALID ADDRESS EXAMPLES
- name
- name@domain
- first last @domain
What does "FAIL TO PARSE HTTP"
mean?
It means that
you have encountered a bug in an older version of the
AOL browser. If you upgrade your AOL browser, this
problem will be corrected.
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