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Seems like a cool tool for people who like to shop for visually appealing stuff, but I don't think it's really "fixed" any problems or truly modernized e-commer
by MicroBerto 13y ago
Seems like a cool tool for people who like to shop for visually appealing stuff, but I don't think it's really "fixed" any problems or truly modernized e-commerce.
It's basically a clever front for a ton of affiliate programs, which interests me because my startup does something similar. I just wouldn't go so far as to consider it the "YouTube of Shopping" (slide 5).
If anything, Amazon Prime belongs in that position on slide 5.
- deenav 13y agoWe're just getting started. Amazon Prime is not a social platform. Slide 5 is all about the web becoming social.
- treaclesmuggler 13y agoIt's a nice assertion you make that "Amazon prime is not social". I find the opposite to be true.
- MicroBerto 13y agoYeah I wouldn't call it social in the 'growth hacking' sense... but it's certainly social in that it comes up in conversation nearly as often as Facebook or Twitter (in my non-tech circles).
- treaclesmuggler 13y agoIt's been around since the 1990s, so it's not "sexy". Even though Amazon has been an important part of my own business for actually selling stuff, Amazon Prime has revolutionised the ability for small sellers to move volume (and solved the logistics hurdles), and Amazon's cloud computing is critical for tons of other startups to run their infrastructure--not to mention is being chosen by established players. But, no, it's not "social".