The hyped-up, get-rich-quick atmosphere on the Web offers everything pyramid operators could want, plus anonymity.

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And with a rich history of hosting events, local businesses and event operators are obviously well-practiced with the operational logistics of how to entertain and appease tens of thousands of fans.

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Thus leveraged buyout operators don't have to turn around a troubled company to get rich.

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Beyond the technology, Google itself also must find a way to work more closely with pay-TV operators, which have been cool to what looks to them like a huge, rich interloper.

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