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Curation. If the Wirecutter had a store, I'd use it. Instead they just link off to Amazon.
by Brushfire 8y ago
Curation. If the Wirecutter had a store, I'd use it. Instead they just link off to Amazon.
- coldtea 8y ago>If the Wirecutter had a store, I'd use it I would once too. Then I found out this "curation" ain't that well curated... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16729408 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16729408 https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to...
- Brushfire 8y agoSure, the Wirecutter is just an example. You probably need a membership model that people pay for, that also grants them the Amazon prime shipping benefits and covers the cost of reviews etc...
- luddaite 8y agoIsn't this approach that merchants such as Massdrop are taking? They have a small number of product categories that are heavily curated by the staff and the users.