http://www.social-cache.com/2008/06/micro-social-networks-1000-true-fans-more-thoughts-on-social-media we deal in uncommon cents. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:44:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.social-cache.com/2008/06/micro-social-networks-1000-true-fans-more-thoughts-on-social-media/comment-page-1#comment-413 social cache: we deal in uncommon cents. » Blog Archive » David Pogue has a problem with ‘free’ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:21:43 +0000 http://www.social-cache.com/?p=110#comment-413 [...] He quotes Kevin Kelly - “David, my guess is that rather than seeing an immediate, or even delayed dip in your books sales, that the pirated PDF either made no difference to your sales, or it actually elevated them. Just as ‘free’ radio drives CD and album sales.” A sensible attitude I say. I reference Kevin Kelly in a recent post here. [...] [...] He quotes Kevin Kelly – “David, my guess is that rather than seeing an immediate, or even delayed dip in your books sales, that the pirated PDF either made no difference to your sales, or it actually elevated them. Just as ‘free’ radio drives CD and album sales.” A sensible attitude I say. I reference Kevin Kelly in a recent post here. [...]

]]> http://www.social-cache.com/2008/06/micro-social-networks-1000-true-fans-more-thoughts-on-social-media/comment-page-1#comment-211 1000 true fans, Jill Sobule raises $83,000 in donations for new cd | pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four's Music and Media Blog Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:26:21 +0000 http://www.social-cache.com/?p=110#comment-211 [...] In this context there isn’t much difference between ‘fans’ - who support musicians and artists, and ‘friends’ - who tend to support causes and the environment. For instance, 1000 Friends of Houston wants 1000 people to donate $100 each to kick start an initiative to improve livability in Houston. Meanwhile the musician Jill Sobule put up a web site asking for donations to make a new album. She needed $75,000. If you visit the site today she happily proclaims that she has achieved her goal and recording is under way. Here’s her original post setting out her goals and the different levels of donor participation. Read the rest of this entry. [...] [...] In this context there isn’t much difference between ‘fans’ – who support musicians and artists, and ‘friends’ – who tend to support causes and the environment. For instance, 1000 Friends of Houston wants 1000 people to donate $100 each to kick start an initiative to improve livability in Houston. Meanwhile the musician Jill Sobule put up a web site asking for donations to make a new album. She needed $75,000. If you visit the site today she happily proclaims that she has achieved her goal and recording is under way. Here’s her original post setting out her goals and the different levels of donor participation. Read the rest of this entry. [...]

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