News & Updates - Tuesday, March 1, 2005
a:c Market Research: PodSpotting
A quick follow-up to our previous musings about the iPod Economy. A member of our east coast operation had occasion to walk through the heart of NYU this morning; across Washington Square Park and up University Place. As drowsy undergrads spilled out of their dormitories, our intrepid reporter noticed that conspicuous white iPod headphones were everywhere. He decided to take a quick tally...
Over the course of approximately six Manhattan blocks, 34 iPods were spotted. The rule of thumb is that it takes two minutes to cover a Manhattan block. So, by our bad math, during our 12 minute walk we were seeing an iPod approximately every 20 seconds - and that's just on one side of the street.
F. Scott Fitzgerald said: "There are no second acts in American lives." Not so with Steve Jobs and Apple. His second act is in full swing.
Read: iPod: Entrepreneurial Catalyst? - [a:c]
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Posted by: tasted at June 1, 2006 06:58 PM
Edmonton dominated the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night and the 4-0 margin in Game 6 makes it hard to imagine the Oilers not hoisting hockey's Holy Grail above their heads in less than 48 hours. And it would not come as any shock to see defenseman Chris Pronger, who had another 31-minute night, take the honors for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.
Posted by: arabearalle at June 20, 2006 10:57 AM
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