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THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WE DON’T NEED

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New stats show that in the U.S. alone 11 billion videos are viewed each month online.* So, it’s no surprise that big business is targeting these viral videos. I thought you might have interest in a story on new technology that will change the way businesses advertise and consumers buy.

Imagine watching a sports news clip on MSNBC.com of Tiger Woods playing in a tournament and being able to click on the club he’s using, to purchase it instantly.

Veeple is on the forefront of new software technology that is making it possible to do just that!

MARK WRITES FROM GENEVA

I do not take this decision lightly…

I am completely bailing out of the US$.

UPCOMING EVENT IN NYC

STEAL THIS TICKET! A Musical Tribute to Abbie Hoffman with Steve Molitz (Phil Lesh & Friends, Particle), Jon Gutwillig (Disco Biscuits), Michael Travis and Jason Hann (StrinG Cheese Incident, EOTO), DJ Logic (MMW), and very special guests. -

Sunday, August 24 @ 10pm

A Spiegelworld Exclusive! Making his Spiegelworld debut, Molitz leads an all-star cast in celebration of the anniversary of Hoffman’s crashing of the New York Stock Exchange in 1967, creating a frenzy by throwing dollar bills onto the trading room floor from the viewing deck above, considered one of Hoffman’s greatest social commentaries on America’s insatiable obsession with excess. This Counter Culture celebration, promising a Late Night of live improvised dance music, performance art, mischief and mayhem. The festivities kick off with a set from EOTO, followed by DJ Logic, and closing with the Agents of Mayhem (Molitz, Gutwillig, Travis, Hann, DJ Logic, and very special guests).

WHAT ABOUT MY RECORD COLLECTION?

Those of you who love, and I mean REALLY love music, imagine for a moment owning 3 million LPs and 300,000 CDs covering the full gamet of American music, from Rudy Vallée to Jay-Z, Edison to Enelmedio. All this and more can be yours, if the price is right. That price is $3 million.

Over half of the collection of Paul Mawhinney, built over sixty years, is unused, and includes 78s (ask your grandparents), 45 singles, LPs and CDs. Stated another way, the collection contains 57 YEARS of music. Compare that to the play time on your iPod, if you dare. The collection, which as been appraised at $50 million, is housed in a 16,000 square foot, air-conditioned warehouse.

The owner, publisher of the most recognized guide to buying and selling records, Music Master, hopes to sell the collection to a museum or other not-for-profit that will archive it properly. However, lacking this, he will entertain other offers. According to Gizmodo, Mawhinney’s going price du jour is $3 million. What a steal of a deal! Give me a turntable and some Costco emergency food supplies and set me loose in the stacks. I might never be heard from again.

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