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Personally, I recommend things I use when they are awesome and/or useful to the party I'm talking to. It's basically that simple. I tell people about Pandora be
by tdavis 18y ago
Personally, I recommend things I use when they are awesome and/or useful to the party I'm talking to. It's basically that simple. I tell people about Pandora because I think it's an awesome way to discover new music, not because telling them gains me anything. I told my father about Xobni because he practically lives in Outlook. Hell, I can't even think of a time I've said "you should join XYZ social network because I'm on there."
- baha_man 18y ago"not because telling them gains me anything" You are gaining something, indirectly, even if you don't realise it - more users for Pandora, for example, means they are less likely to go out of business. Also, it may not mean anything to you, but there's a certain cachet in being the one in your social circle who recommends 'cool' new products. Most people are flattered to be asked for advice, and would like to think that their recommendations show what good taste they have.
- tdavis 18y agoGranted, but I was referring to the phrase from the message above -- "direct incentive." These are both indirect and completely unmarketable to boot. I am a strong believer that everything we as human beings do, no matter how "selfless" it seems, is always done because it benefits us in some way. These two indirect methods are good examples of that and I'd be the last person in the world to say I do anything "just to be nice."