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"Like the idea of hosting a concert in your house from a touring musician? Slowbizz is a social network that wants to help make that happen.\r\n\r\nThe recently-launched project is currently accepting invitations from musicians and homeowners who want to take part. Concert hosts are expected to offer musicians who play in their homes food and a bed for the night, and drive them up to 75km towards their next gig. They'll also have to pay $205 towards the musicians expenses.\r\n\r\nThat may all sound like something of a commitment, but in return, Slowbizz plans to offer a choice of high quality musicians to play in hosts' homes.\r\n\r\nWhy the name though? Slowbizz is emphasising speed - or rather a lack of it. The network plans to take its time building a high quality network of hosts and musicians before it begins connecting the two groups. &amp;quot;Whereas most music online marketeers advocate ways to entice wildfire 'click &amp;amp;amp; forget' like/follow behaviour,\u00A0we strongly recommend to grow a genuine fanbase in the not-so-outdated\u00A0real world, one gig at a time, one fan at a time,&amp;quot;\u00A0its organisers explain.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;There's no better way to do it than via an\u00A0organically built network of engaged music lovers.\u00A0It's only the beginning of a great adventure. There's no rush, we'll\u00A0take our time.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIn the real-time, instant-gratification world of the Internet, perhaps there's something in the idea of a social network that isn't in a hurry.\r\n\r\n\u27A4Slowbizz\r\n\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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