Friday, July 13, 2012

Creating strange new markets

For what it is worth, the combination of a data network that spans the globe, highly efficient search engines, and people with unusual combinations of interests can create a market for just about anything. It seems it is possible to buy a CD containing Elvis sung in Sumerian (and Latin).

See this bit half way down the page: "For the New Millenium, Doctor Ammondt with professor Simo Parmola, has prepared a major surprise for the world. On 5th July 2001, the first-ever album sung in Sumerian was released at the 47th Recontre International Assyrologique, a conference held at the University of Helsinki. One of the best-known classic rock songs of all time, Carl Pekins' "Blue Suede Shoes" will stir listeners' hearts when sung in the world's oldest known language."

25 euros - not sure it's got great market growth potential but it must cover the costs of maintaining his website.


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