Re: This is the kind of thing that freaks me out

Ding, ding, ding.  We have a winner.  

I've been doing a lot of work related research on privacy and privacy violations 
by businesses and odds are that Lance is right.  It is extremely pervasive.

Mike F. 




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From: Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
To: DADL (off topic) <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 10:32:13 AM
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] This is the kind of thing that freaks me out

I'm not so sure this is coincidence.  I've seen what they do with data mining 
and selling and it wouldn't surprise me if Netflix sold your movie selection to 
people who target marketed you.  An this all can happen virtually 
instantaneously.  At the least I'm pretty sure the two bands were selected to 
tour together based upon the movie as part of it's pre/post marketing.  The 
Netflix Hot Tub tie-in would be a logical target market to exploit.  These 
things are all tightly controlled by corporate interests.
There is a reason Netflix shares are trading absurdly (I'd say irrationally) 
high.  They aren't making all their money from subscriptions.

Regards,
-Lance
Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 7, 2011, at 10:32 AM, pcg <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been meaning to see "Hot Tub Time Machine" since it came out last
> year, but I just never got around to it. Last night, I was settling in
> to watch "Umberto D," when Patience mentioned, offhand, that "Hot Tub
> Time Machine" was newly available for instant streaming. So, a year
> and ten days after this movie came out, I finally got around to
> watching it.
> 
> It was okay. A few funny moments, but not really recommendable. Two
> bands (and only two) were featured very prominently in the film:
> Motley Crue and Poison. Major plot points revolve around these two
> popular 80's bands.
> 
> After the movie was over, I decided to check my email before turning
> out the lights. I open my inbox, and my newest message is from the
> local arena:
> 
> MOTLEY CRUE and POISON EXCLUSIVE PRESALE!
> As a preferred customer you have the opportunity to purchase tickets
> to see Motley Crue and Poison before they go on sale to the General
> Public!
> 
> Motley Crue
> and Poison
> Sun., August 7, 2011; 7:00 pm
> Qwest Center Omaha
> 
> Presale Valid
> Thurs., April 7; 10:00 am through Fri., April 8; 10:00 pm
> 
> Sometimes the universe does stuff like this, and it makes me lose my
> cookies for about 15 minutes. Few people in my everyday life are as
> impressed as I am, but seriously people, WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS
> HAPPENING?
> 
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