Comments on: Cellphone concerts — a tax on the stupid http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:14:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: George Tsiolis http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-26422 George Tsiolis Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:07:50 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/#comment-26422 Like it or not, give them credit for coming up with a cash cow. If kids today will pay 50 cents to simply text their vote into American Idol, imagine how many will pay $2 to listen to 7 live minutes of their favourite band. If fans are smart, 10 of them will get together and each buy consecutive 7 minute slots to listen to the whole concert for only $20. I'm not a techie but I'm sure there's a way to plug your cell phone into a stereo system and have everyone enjoy a concert from the comfort of their own home. Ka-ching! Best, George Like it or not, give them credit for coming up with a cash cow. If kids today will pay 50 cents to simply text their vote into American Idol, imagine how many will pay $2 to listen to 7 live minutes of their favourite band.

If fans are smart, 10 of them will get together and each buy consecutive 7 minute slots to listen to the whole concert for only $20. I’m not a techie but I’m sure there’s a way to plug your cell phone into a stereo system and have everyone enjoy a concert from the comfort of their own home.

Ka-ching!

Best,
George

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-26313 Mathew Ingram Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:31:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/#comment-26313 Thanks Peebs. That's a good one. Thanks Peebs. That’s a good one.

]]> By: Peebs http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-26308 Peebs Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/#comment-26308 A thoroughly foolish, almost evil idea indeed! Nice post. Found it after my friend sent me this: http://www.officepirates.com/officepirates/fyi/0,26102,1220166,00.html A thoroughly foolish, almost evil idea indeed! Nice post. Found it after my friend sent me this:
http://www.officepirates.com/officepirates/fyi/0,26102,1220166,00.html

]]> By: robhyndman.com http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-33360 robhyndman.com Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/07/28/cellphone-concerts-a-tax-on-the-stupid/#comment-33360 <!--%kramer-pre%-->’s earlier post on YouTube’s bubble-icious IPO aspirations (honestly, a YouTube IPO? Why not just be honest with yourself and go spend it on liquor and gambling?), but he cuts right to the point of the latest scheme to sell music and cel minutes to the gullible and needy - listening to Rolling Stones concerts via your celphone. Indulge me for a moment with a reality-check as Mathew works himself up to the requisite level of gaping disbelief:<!--%kramer-post%--> ’s earlier post on YouTube’s bubble-icious IPO aspirations (honestly, a YouTube IPO? Why not just be honest with yourself and go spend it on liquor and gambling?), but he cuts right to the point of the latest scheme to sell music and cel minutes to the gullible and needy - listening to Rolling Stones concerts via your celphone. Indulge me for a moment with a reality-check as Mathew works himself up to the requisite level of gaping disbelief:

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