Re: ::scr IA Goldrush (was Ramblings of a Classic Refugee)

[Paul Sharpe <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon Batistoni wrote:
> 
> On 12/03/02 09:12 +0000, Paul Sharpe wrote:
> > I think IUMA were already doing this in 1995.
> 
> Ah, IUMA, home of possibly the most twisted and brilliant dot com publicity
> scam ever contrived. Just googling and reading about it takes me back to
> those heady days of VC cash and endless Wired articles about how many
> Learjets a self-respecting millionaire should own.
> 
> For those who don't remember, IUMA launched a contest where they'd give a
> couple either $5000, or a lifetime's supply of IUMA music (bet some people
> feel silly now) for naming their baby after the site. That is, I would have
> had to officially name a child of mine Internet Underground Music Archive
> Batistoni to win the prize.
> 

Yeah but before the war they were just a nice bunch of punks who loved
music and open standards

 
http://web.archive.org/web/19961022175551/www.iuma.com/IUMA-2.0/home.html

Cheers,

paul

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