They're not your friends; they're not even listening

Perhaps unsurprisingly - although the stench of desperation is somewhat strong - it turns out there are companies who you can pay to boost the number of plays for your band on MySpace:

From: Want More PROMO?
Date: Jan 2, 2008 8:12 PM

These are the promotion packages we offer to bigger artists:

MONTHLY RATES:
PROMOTION 1: 400$
5,000 a day for 1 month - Total plays a month: 150,000
PROMOTION PACK 2: 800$
10,000 plays a day for 1 month - Total Plays a month : 300,000
PROMOTION PACK 3 : 1,200
15,000 plays a day for 1 month - Total Plays a month : 430,000 for a month

Whoever would have thought that all those 'popular' bands on MySpace might just have deep pockets rather than wide fanbases?