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The fundamental problem with social networking as it currently stands is that the advertisements are a distraction rather than being synergistic with the sites
by veyron 16y ago
The fundamental problem with social networking as it currently stands is that the advertisements are a distraction rather than being synergistic with the sites workflows. I used to use facebook to communicate with second-tier acquaintances (before realizing why I didn't really communicate with them in the first place)
If I want to buy something I have a pretty good idea of what I want (hard to draw thenwindow shoppers to an online store). That being said I will go and search ( google, not a social network )
- phamilton 16y agoI think an interesting case to look at was the Best Buy vs. Circuit City competition. After going head to head on prices for so long, Best Buy decided to raise their prices and better train their staff and service. If people know what they want, they can find it on Amazon, or New Egg, or somewhere online for cheaper than Best Buy can offer, often because of the sales tax exemption in buying from out of state vendors. What Best Buy discovered is that people come into Best Buy when they don't know what they want. When they need to ask a few questions and get some recommendations. Then they figure, "I might as well buy it while I'm here" and pay a little premium for it.