Ticketmaster’s ghost in the machine


When I list my favorite things, ticket vending agencies come roughly between Asthma and Jackie Clarke – extremely annoying and physically painful. This year’s encounters alone include missing the first ten minutes of the Chiefs v Crusaders match in a ‘pick up’ queue, and a last minute dash across town to collect Air NZ Cup tickets before the office closed. Both time there were hefty booking fees, which is kind of like paying a bus to splash muddy water on you.

During a (fruitless) hunt for Wellington Rugby Sevens tickets this morning, I got an insight into Ticketmaster’s dead, black heart, as these encryption keywords revealed the disturbing truth about their inner workings.

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Yes, that’s ‘Stalked’…

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and ‘shooty’. What kind of operation are they running here? I think we should be told. Here’s some other words you may see on Ticketmaster’s site:
Woe
Pestilence
Berserk
Gouge
Guantanamo
Workshy