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Knowing ticketmaster, they would milk such a verified fan program for all it's worth. They'd want full access to the user's social media information for instanc

Knowing ticketmaster, they would milk such a verified fan program for all it's worth. They'd want full access to the user's social media information for instance.

roywiggins 8y ago
They've been there and done that: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16923616/ticketmaster-verified-fan-tumblr-reddit-taylor-swift-harry-styles https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16923616/ticketmaster-veri... > The most elaborate (and controversial) example of this so far was Swift’s choice to offer “boosts” that could be procured by buying her album several times (on her website, from Walmart, from Target, from iTunes), buying merchandise, engaging with sponsors on social media, or watching her music videos. The boosts supplement Verified Fan and sort fans into a line, with the most dedicated — measured both in time and money — bumped to the front.
- gaius 8y ago
  Swift’s choice to offer “boosts” that could be procured by buying her album several times I am really shocked and disappointed, Tay-Tay always seemed so nice. Whereas you would expect it from, say, Metallica, who take contempt for their fans to a new level
  - kbenson 8y ago
    There's usually more than one perspective. How else do you identify real fans from people that sign up to get presale codes? Rewarding those that are part of a fan community is pretty easy if you have that info. The fact that you can easily track all that is a little disturbing, though.
    - gaius 8y ago
      Making fans buy more than one copy of the same album is pretty low. If it was just “buy all the singles” then at least you would get the B-sides or remixes too. I am a big fan of T-Swizzle but I like her a bit less now.
      - kbenson 8y ago
        If that's true, yes, it's pretty crappy. It could also be an unintended loophole brokers discovered that allows higher likelihood of getting a verified fan code, which wouldn't surprise me.
  - Benjammer 8y ago
    >Tay-Tay always seemed so nice Are you only thinking about her public marketing image? I feel like any amount of digging into who she is as a person makes this "nice girl" thing way more complicated...
    - gaius 8y ago
      Are you only thinking about her public marketing image? Sure, I am aware of that, but making fans buy multiple copies of the same album to be in with a chance of spending even more money on a concert ticket is part of that image too.

Knowing ticketmaster, they would milk such a verified fan program for all it's worth. They'd want full access to the user's social media information for instance.

roywiggins 8y ago

They've been there and done that: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16923616/ticketmaster-verified-fan-tumblr-reddit-taylor-swift-harry-styles https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16923616/ticketmaster-veri... > The most elaborate (and controversial) example of this so far was Swift’s choice to offer “boosts” that could be procured by buying her album several times (on her website, from Walmart, from Target, from iTunes), buying merchandise, engaging with sponsors on social media, or watching her music videos. The boosts supplement Verified Fan and sort fans into a line, with the most dedicated — measured both in time and money — bumped to the front.

gaius 8y ago
Swift’s choice to offer “boosts” that could be procured by buying her album several times I am really shocked and disappointed, Tay-Tay always seemed so nice. Whereas you would expect it from, say, Metallica, who take contempt for their fans to a new level
- kbenson 8y ago
  There's usually more than one perspective. How else do you identify real fans from people that sign up to get presale codes? Rewarding those that are part of a fan community is pretty easy if you have that info. The fact that you can easily track all that is a little disturbing, though.
  - gaius 8y ago
    Making fans buy more than one copy of the same album is pretty low. If it was just “buy all the singles” then at least you would get the B-sides or remixes too. I am a big fan of T-Swizzle but I like her a bit less now.
    - kbenson 8y ago
      If that's true, yes, it's pretty crappy. It could also be an unintended loophole brokers discovered that allows higher likelihood of getting a verified fan code, which wouldn't surprise me.
- Benjammer 8y ago
  >Tay-Tay always seemed so nice Are you only thinking about her public marketing image? I feel like any amount of digging into who she is as a person makes this "nice girl" thing way more complicated...
  - gaius 8y ago
    Are you only thinking about her public marketing image? Sure, I am aware of that, but making fans buy multiple copies of the same album to be in with a chance of spending even more money on a concert ticket is part of that image too.