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no one is immune from disintermediation

07/29/2010 04:05:07 PM
The consolidation in the ticket booking space had a lot of people worried with two much power being concentrated in the hands of two large companies. Now it looks like their stranglehold on the business might be in danger.

Take a look at this case study video from the folks at Topspin, who recently helped the Pixies sell out two London dates in just over a week. (Original story on Cnet)
 

Topspin Ticketing - Pixies @ The Troxy, London June 2010 from ian rogers on Vimeo.



Posted by Ed Cotton
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apple builds its itunes brand

06/21/2007 06:21:12 AM
There’s no doubting the functional power of iTunes software, but it plays second fiddle to the more powerful and dominant iPod.

Now it looks as if Apple would like to beef up the  iTunes brand a little more.

No 9 on Influx's prediction list for 2007 is happening

In the UK, Apple worked with the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) to create the iTunes Music Festival. The festival takes place during the month of July at the ICA where bands and artists will play to an intimate crowd of 350 people. Acts lined up for this include; Ash, Athlete, Groove Armada, Imogen Heap.

Not surprisingly, there’s some nice integration with the iTunes brand, as all the concerts will be recorded and be available for sale on the site.

You can’t buy tickets, you can only win them in a prize draw, so Apple gets to capture lots of nice data.
 

Posted by Ed Cotton
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