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Syd Schwartz’s Blog (aka a freeform jazz exploration in front of a festival crowd)

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Entries from March 2009

Trent Reznor on Concert Ticketing

March 17th, 2009 · No Comments

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Mad props to Mr. Reznor for a well-considered explanation to his fans regarding concert ticket pricing, availability and scalping/reselling.

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Tags: General

Augmented Reality: More Like Harry Potter Than Star Trek

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve seen two examples of “augmented reality” today, this article about Topps baseball cards in the NYTimes, and the solar/wind power site that GE has set up. There are some other examples in this YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKw_Mp5YkaE

Really neat stuff though it will need to quickly move past the novelty factor to have staying power as [...]

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Tags: Online Music Marketing

Words of Wisdom from Neil Young

March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

A guest blog post from Neil on Hypebot is a really good read this morning. Inspirational paragraph:
Today’s web world has created a new way. Artists today can go directly to the people. There is nothing standing between the artists and their audience. Freedom of expression reigns. People today feel that they should be able [...]

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Tags: Music (Business)