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Funny/Weird 

This guy made a bot write a song in the style of AC/DC. It did not turn out well.

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments AC/DC, AI, Bots

Sure, it’s possible to get a bot or an AI program to ape writing a song, but until scientists can

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, November 12, 2019

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Facebook, Teenage Head

On this day in 1990. Tim Berners-Lee published a proposal for something he called the “world wide web.” Twenty-nine years

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Music Industry 

The BC government becomes the latest to take on bots and scalpers

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bots, Concert Tickets, Scalpers

It’s become fashionable for governments to take a stand against ticket-buy-bots, secondary sellers, and scalpers. British Columbia is the latest

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Music News 

Ticketmaster using new anti-bot images

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Amber Healy 2 Comments Bots, CAPTCHA, Ticket bots, Ticketmaster

We’re all sick of Ticketmaster’s verification images, the little boxes that need to be clicked as part of the process

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Music Industry 

Could this Ticketmaster experiment kill ticket-buying bots for good?

August 23, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bots, Dice, Ticketmaster

Concert ticket-buying bots are evil things. With their ability to hammer Ticketmaster’s systems thousands of times a second, there’s no

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Music News 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 173: Who’s Buying? Who’s Selling?

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Concert Tickets, Robin, Ticketmaster

Are you frustrated by the concert ticket buying experience? You’re not alone. Let’s see if we can sort through it

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Tech 

Guns, Russians and regulations, oh my! Last week in net neutrality

February 26, 2018February 25, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Ajit Pai, Bots, Charlton Heston, CPAC, Eric Schneiderman, FCC, Guns, Lawsuit, Net Neutrality, NRA, Russia

Ajit Pai received a gun from the NRA last week in appreciation for his efforts to overturn Obama-era net neutrality

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Music Industry 

Angry at ticket-buying bots? You’re not alone.

February 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Concert Tickets

The latest round of concert ticket outrage came when Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour went on sale to

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Music Industry 

Why It Is So Hard to Buy Concert Ticket, Part 1: The Bots

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bots, Concert Tickets, Ken Lowson

[This is the first of a series of articles I’m writing for Global News. The goal is to explain all

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Music Industry 

Another Proposal for Protecting Consumers When It Comes to Concert Tickets

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bots, Concert Tickets, Fair Ticket Solutions, Tickemaster

I’ve had some conversations with Alan Geland, the founder of Fair Ticket Solutions, a company based out of Vancouver that’s

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Music Industry 

The Bots Strike Again: Eagles Fans and Swifties Thwarted

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Eagles, Taylor Swift

Eagles fans in BC are not happy. Within seconds of going on sale–yes, seconds–all the tickets for the band’s May

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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