11 août
Fly to Download
Ironically, we learned about this through our daily news crawl vs. picking it up, on-site, but you can now
exchange unused frequent flier mileage (and similar promotional "points") for downloads here at MSN.
This is part of a new wave of services designed to increase the
flexability of things like mileage points which are becoming de
facto currency in many ways (see the opening scene in
Wedding Crashers for example).
We're
curious (read, just a eensy-weensy skeptical) if this kind of
convert-your-points systems will ultimately prove successful; it really
depends on how wide a range of products and services you can end up
cashing in on. On the other hand, if you're cheap (like us), bartering
does seem preferable to shelling out hard cash. (Source: Digital Music
News)