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Diggs vs Comments : What motivates users ?
Here’s a sample digg story I ran across this morning,
Standard digg-bait headline, average 954 diggs, but 228 comments.I CAN understand why the 954th person dugg it, it shows up in their profile, it pushes the story further up, algorithm etc.. etc…
What… Read the rest
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Dwarves, Elves and Hobbits
Some funny observations from Ian over at the Conversation Marketing Blog
Developers are like dwarves. They make cool stuff in dark rooms.
Designers are like elves. They step lightly through the forest, killing goblins and making things pleasing to the eye.
Internet marketers
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Dealing with Information Overload- Managing RSS Feeds
Life on the internet moves fast. Very Fast. In a couple years businesses can go from boom to bust and obscure technologies like AJAX can become the industry standard seemingly overnight. Keeping up with the wealth of new information has become a challenge for… Read the rest
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GeoLocating Visitors for Relevant Homepages
The first time you visit craigslist.org [i.e. cookie free] you are presented with their global homepage.The page lists about 150 craigslist sub-sites based on location and allows you to pick the location nearest you.
For US visitors it takes an extra click to… Read the rest
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The 3G iPhone, do we have it all wrong ?
Recently there has been an resurgence of iPhone related buzz across the internet. With MacWorld coming and going without any news of a 3G iPhone, many were skeptical of its release. The announcement of the 16GB iPhone post-MacWorld left many wondering why apple was holding… Read the rest