Michael Jackson, The pop star is pronounced dead by doctors after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources tell The Times
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Official seating chart for Paul Mccartney at Citi Field
the offical seating chart for Paul McCartney at Citi Field for tickets to see Paul Mccartney go to www.tixx.com
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Recording artist move to limit a fans ability to go to concerts
as the pool of fans continues to shrink from the high water mark of before video games, promoters look to further piss off the fans buying tickets by making it impossible for them to resell a ticket they no longer need,
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/06/paperless-concert-tickets.html
Ever noticed how many digital "innovations" in the entertainment industry narrow (or attempt to narrow) the rights of customers? That's one ramification of the decision by Ticketmaster, AEG Live and Miley Cyrus to sell "paperless" tickets to Cyrus' fall tour. The seats are being sold online (only to fan-club members at this point), but buyers won't be able to get into the show unless they flash the credit card used to make the purchase and a matching "government issued ID." As a consequence, if you buy tickets to see Cyrus, you're stuck with them -- even if your plans change or your daughter gets the flu the day of the show. (From a Ticketmaster FAQ page: "There are no refunds for this event.") Nor is there any hope for you if the show sells out before you get the chance to buy in. And forget about giving the seats as a gift. If you buy them, Mom and Dad, you're going along for the ride.
Given the restrictions, "paperless" tickets seem like a lower-value option. But don't expect a discount -- no, in Ticketmaster's view, this is a good thing for customers. Why? According to the company's website, "Paperless ticketing ensures that only fans can purchase tickets and attend the event." In other words, no scalpers or resellers will be jumping in line ahead of Cyrus' devoted followers! Granted, scalpers have become more aggressive and ruthlessly effective now that tickets are sold online. Yet they're hardly the only reason fans have been having a tough time scoring seats to hot shows. As the Journal noted in a damning story in March, some top artists and promoters (including AEG Live) create an artificial scarcity by setting aside good seats for resellers, in addition to the ones reserved for fan clubs. They do this because those artists aren't willing to price the best seats as high as the market will pay for them, yet they, their promoters and Ticketmaster deeply resent the ability of resellers and scalpers to capitalize on that demand. So they find ways to sell tickets at fat-cat prices without the stigma of appearing to cater to fat cats.
Secondary markets are important. They help overcome the inefficiencies in primary markets, while giving purchasers a safety net. If "paperless" tickets are the only option for consumers, there will be no secondary market unless Ticketmaster provides one. That's quite a power grab for a company that's awaiting the Justice Department's approval for a blockbuster merger (with Live Nation, the country's leading concert promoter). Perhaps that's why Ticketmaster is doing this round of "paperless" tickets with AEG Live, one of Live Nation's competitors....
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones 1.6 is available for download now .
Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones 1.6 is here
Some of the highlights and new features include:
■Status updates and highlights on the home page – you can now view your friends’ most recent status updates right on the home page, this has been missing for a while. Highlights like photo uploads and wall posts are just a click away and you can comment on a photo, poke a friend, etc. right from the home page.
■Wall access from within Facebook for BlackBerry – with one click on your friend’s profile picture from the home page, you can access their wall without having to go to the mobile site.
■Photo viewing in a simple, easy-to-use slideshow format – check out your friends’ latest photo albums with improved photo viewing, and view albums in a simple and easy-to-use slideshow format. Just scroll back and forth through the thumbnails along the bottom to display the larger picture in the center of the screen.
■Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 will also support three new languages:
what are you waiting for
You should be able to download Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 directly to your device via BlackBerry App World or by pointing your device’s BlackBerry Broswer to www.blackberry.com/facebook.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium Citi Field for tickets go to www.tixx.com
McCARTNEY TICKETS go onsale next week for the dates at the new venue July 17-18. for tickets go to www.tixx.com
Detailed seller ratings on Ebay sucks, no wonder sellers have left in droves
So We tried selling some tickets the past few months on Ebay.com What a joke, We incurred high listing fees for tickets that never sold, and the few orders that did sell we were measured by ebay with the new and universally hated detailed seller ratings, ( further proof that guys with MBA know little about the real would and are capable of taking down a once great company like ebay.com just the way they nearly destroyed the worldwide banking system.) Only a guy with an MBA that most likely has never owned a business and thinks the phone is something you only use to text messages with, could come up with this plan, God help California if this is the kind of help Meg Whitman wants to bring to the governor's office.
How can you tell me there is no problem with DSR system when we provide free shipping via FEDEX and we do not get rated 5 out of 5 stars, I sent you the tickets via FedEx and we paid for the shipping....the system is a joke and I really think my money would be better spent buying puts against EBAY stock, or maybe call as there are many rumours that they are about to scrap the detailed seller rating system
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