Hello!
The comments on this profile are unclaimed and thus are unverified.
Do they belong to you? Claim these comments.
Mark
Is this you? Claim Profile »
1 year ago
in Why (and how) will we pay for music? on Mathew's comments
Music will be fine - yes it may involve less huge profits for the labels and become more a cottage industry, but I think it'll be positive for creativity. I reckon there will be big money in giving vistiors to music concerts mp3's of the concert they have just listened too - the skill of the engineer to provide an almost instant recording within 30 mins of a performance finishing. Add to this last.fm and other web radio and we have never before had the ability to find the music we really like so we can actually go to the concerts. And audiofiles will always prefer CDs to mp3's.
2 replies
Chris Clarke
The future Mark describes sounds pretty likely to me. The music is free, and DRM is dead, so where do the big labels plan on making money? Concerts? Merchandise? Casual music consumers don't go for that sort of stuff. Like I said at mesh, I'm only a die-hard fan of a few artists, and I don't believe that a few die-hard fans of each artist is going to support the industry as it is.
2 years ago
in 2007/06/22/travel-hacking/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
I'm downloading that facebook app, looks great. One other site you omitted would be Kelkoo's cheap flights page, its pretty good for the UK if you're looking to compare. I hear they have just lost the contract from AOL to Kayak for their flight comparison service, but that could all change quickly in the heady world of internet serach engines!
1 reply
Ryan Beck
Speaking of search engines, a new one called ZooMiles.com is set to launch next month and provides users with airline miles for searching. Their tagline is "search the internet, earn free miles". It's powered by Ask.com and the miles earned keep your mileage accounts "active" -- that is, keep your miles from expiring.
The site will initially be accessible via invite only (private beta), but you can request an invitation at: http://www.zoomiles.com
The site will initially be accessible via invite only (private beta), but you can request an invitation at: http://www.zoomiles.com
pointed out that research shows people are listening to more music,
and almost every part of the music industry is growing -- except for
the part that involves selling little plastic discs.