Subj : essentially never have to
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Barry Martin
Date : Fri Jul 28 2023 10:05:00

Subject: essentially never have to leave the house


Hi again, Daryl!

 BM> That's true: can't take a picture of a dollar bill to make a deposit
 BM> like can with a check!  ...But they have unique serial numbers;
 BM> couldn't shred after deposit acceptance like do with checks??!!
 DS>   Years ago, a local radio station had a contest with a $100
 DS> bill. The correct caller would have to guess the serial number in
 DS> order. They were told higher or lower, but they only got 1 guess
 DS> per call. The caller who correctly had the number, won the money.

Bet there weren't any winners until the evening!


 DS>   Whenever it's "ratings period" for the radio or TV station,
 DS> they will do a contest or promotion to increase listeners or
 DS> viewers.
 
They still have those?  I don't listen to OTA radio all that much and 
don't recall the last time I heard them running a call-in contest.


 DS>   That way, when the Nielsen (or comparable ratings service)
 DS> releases their data of "market share", the higher number of
 DS> listeners or viewers shown, the higher they can charge for
 DS> advertising and commercials.

I do recall having "Nielsen" some up on the Caller ID a year or two ago 
- maybe longer.


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