Perhaps the best example of how the Internet has changed the way we do business is exemplified by the news that for Ashley Alexandra Dupre, selling music now beats selling sex. And if you don't know who Ms. Dupre is, you must have been either drunk, or asleep for the last week. Dupré, an aspiring singer, but also known to rich old farts with more money than sense as "Kristin," may be earning a lot more now, and legitimately -- by selling her music to "fans" online. That, at least, is the speculation. As Dupré has posted two songs on the new music-discovery site Amie Street; she put up the first, "What We Want," before she was outed, and the second, "Move ya Body," shortly afterward. Amie Street has an innovative, artist-friendly sales model. When musicians first submit a track, you can download it for free. As it becomes popular, its purchase price rises. Both of Dupre's songs are now selling at the site's maximum price -- 98 cents each. If she's sold at 70,000 tracks, Dupre's made $48,000 -- $1,000 per hour in the 48 hours since her name went public. And this work certainly beats her old $1,000-per-hour job (which was however, tax free!) Then again, there's another ton of potential returns on infamy: Book deals, maybe a racy photo spread or two, maybe a real record deal. At least, she can give her aching back a rest for a while.
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I also do flower arranging!
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