[microsound] wash, rinse, repeat

[Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 3, 2008, at 4:12 PM, someone wrote:

> Joining Last.fm and scrobbling track =20
> after track of Var=E8se isn't going to put a damn thing in their =20
> pockets, because they don't give a shit if you listen to Var=E8se -  
> and =20=
>
> they won't until Forced Exposure starts advertising or buying =20
> demographic data from them.


from a BBC News article June 2006:

> Importantly, MySpace has detailed logs of its users' preferences,  
> online behaviour and personal information, allowing advertisers to  
> target potential market segments.
>
> For News Corp, it also may allow the company to redirect its users  
> to the media content that is generated by its Fox Interactive Media  
> entertainment division.
>
> "We've just scratched the surface of how to monetise it," said Mr  
> Chernin.



I like your idea of finding ways to subvert social networking sites  
like Facebook and MySpace
I wonder what someone like the YesMen might do?
http://www.theyesmen.org/

one approach to subverting the system which I may have posted here  
(don't remember off hand) is:
http://overdubtampering.blogspot.com/2008/01/please-allow-us-to- 
introduce-ourselves.html
http://overdubtampering.blogspot.com/

kind of a mutated version of 'drop-lifting' and also what the RIAA  
was doing by introducing 'damaged' content as torrents