Microsoft Kin concert promo leads fans on merry chase

“Free concerts. Open bar. Big names. Small venues. The catch? You’ve got to find them first, and only a string of tweets, texts, Facebook updates and blog posts will lead you there,” Emily Fredrix reports for The Associated Press.

“Microsoft Corp. is combining social media and detective work to market its new Kin cell phone by throwing surprise concerts with bands such as Passion Pit and The Black Keys in four cities this month,” Fredrix reports.

“Garrett Wilson waited nearly 4 hours in line to see The Black Keys in New York on Saturday night. He said he came for the music and had never heard of the Kin. The 36-year-old saw postings on the rock band’s Facebook page on Friday, and learned the show would be in Tribeca, with the final location announced at 5 p.m. Saturday. So just before then, the 36-year-old positioned himself in Tribeca on his motorcycle waiting,” Fredrix reports.

Fredrix reports, “He used his iPhone to figure out the location from the band’s Facebook page.”

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