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Re: OT: A Sudden Surge in MP3 Activity
read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Goldstein. If it's an anomoly
(spelling?) I'll be anxious for the detective reports...
congratulations, Ted
todd
On 2/12/03 11:54 AM, "ArsOcarina@aol.com" <ArsOcarina@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have an interesting puzzle. This might seem a little off topic
> but my music falls solidly in the loop category so I hope no one
> will take particular offense.
>
> My CD, "Flux Aeterna," has been out for 18 month now. It's gotten
> some pretty good press (which I have shared with you from time
> to time). Many of you have said nice things about it too -- for
> which I am very grateful.
>
> I even did a little advertising in Guitar Player magazine back in June
> of 2002, which resulted in a little "bump" in sales and MP3 play and
> download activity -- respectable but nothing grand. It was an
> experiment to see what would happen.
>
> Now . . . suddenly without having done anything with it or about it
> in a long time I am experiencing a phenomenal (for me) rise in
> MP3 activity that I am finding more than a little bit baffling.
>
> In the first 2 weeks of February (actually only 12 days) there have
> been 627 plays/downloads of "Flux" tracks from my page. This
> may not seem like a lot to a few of you. But to some, who like
> myself view themselves as pretty "small potatoes" (and darn
> near unmarketable in most respects) this is huge. It was played
> or downloaded 247 times in one day alone!!!
>
> I can't quite get my head around why this might be. Is any body
> else experiencing anything similar? Could it have something to do
> with any of the changes taking place at MP3.com? I know some
> of you also have pages up there too. Do you have any ideas?
>
> Again, sorry if this is viewed as being too terribly off topic. My
> music is built around my use of EDPs, guitars and samplers (and
> occasionally the computer). Who knows? An answer, if there is
> one, may be useful, or at least instructive, to all of us.
>
> Best,
>
> tEd ® kiLLiAn
>
> ArsOcarina@aol.com
> http://www.mp3s.com/tedkillian
> http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html
> http://www.mp3.com/Ophelia_Pancake
>