I received good news today. My brother Isaac showed me a trail he helped build with his job two summers ago. As we walked along, I received an interuption from the phone in my pocket. Ah yes, cell phones: they interrupt the glories of basking in nature’s beauties, but at times they also bear tidings of great job. In this case, I received a phone call letting me know I got the job position I applied for. Woo! Though this last week has had its stressful moments, I’m overall happy with the changes and I think it’s gonna be better this way.
Peer Impact isn’t the P2P application you’re used to. It’s more like a P2P version of iTunes. Translation: you’re paying to download from other people. So why would anyone want to do that?
It’s a marketing idea. The files you purchase you can then share on the network, and when other people buy the same songs they download it from you. For participating in the network, you get a small kickback on the profits (a few cents per song).
I don’t think the idea is an especially brilliant one, and mostly it seems like a marketing driven idea — you can also promote songs on the internet and get some benefits when other people buy songs ’cause of your vicious tactics. Yeah. Like that would work.
So anyway. If you think it’s a good idea, let me know and I’ll spam you before you sign up so I get credit and some “digicash” to spend on songs. Oh, and if you sign up while it’s still in beta stage you get $5 of free songs to test out the software.
Honestly, why would I want to try it out if I didn’t get some free music? I snagged some Dashboard Confessional songs — the “So Impossible EP” and their song “Vindicated” from the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. (As a note, “Vindicated” has been impossible to find for purchase without being forced to buy the whole album.)