OkCupid's Ruben Martinez builds hack to score Taylor Swift tickets, read here

It looked terrible for Ruben Martinez Jr. as he tried to figure out how to get Taylor Swift tickets via a group chat.

He investigated the web debuggers to see if he could determine his exact position in the queue, as he works as a software engineer for OkCupid.

Ticketmaster soon informed people in line that the line was being paused.


Martinez created a Chrome addon in just 40 minutes. Martinez tweeted about his initiative, made the extension publicly available on GitHub, and submitted it to the Web Store of Chrome for review. As the day drew to a close on Tuesday, Ticketmaster released a statement thanking customers for their understanding as he worked to manage the overwhelming demand and announcing that some presales had been rescheduled.

According to The Guardian, Swift's 52-date US tour tickets are already selling for more than $22,000 each on StubHub. However, as a fan, he is dissatisfied with the concert ticket website's excessive prices and apparent lack of infrastructure investment.

Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, weighed in on the discussion on Thursday by writing to Live Nation Entertainment, the firm's parent corporation, to express her grave worry about the level of competition in the ticketing market and its detrimental effects on customers.
Tennesee's Attorney also mentioned the violation of consumer protection law in a news conference on Wednesday.

FAQs:

1. What was the number of people that were ahead of Martinez in the queue?
   23,913 people were ahead of Martinez in the queue.
2. What was the cost of each seat at StubHub?
   Reports claim that the cost of each seat at StubHub was $22,000.