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The whole chicken-and-egg thing | Think Locally
http://blog.loladex.com/2007/04/27/the-whole-chicken-and-egg-thing
The whole chicken-and-egg thing. Apr 27, 2007 Being a startup. It’s easy enough to get a “local social” site up and running. (Or let’s say it is, anyway.) The challenge is getting people to use it. Because obviously, if a site is supposed to be animated by the contributions of its users, people won’t find it compelling until those contributions exist in sufficient numbers. And if people don’t find a site compelling, why would they bother contributing in the first place? Its very first user. The site must...
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Getting people to use Loladex (Part 1) | Think Locally
http://blog.loladex.com/2008/05/21/getting-people-to-use-loladex-part-1
Getting people to use Loladex (Part 1). May 21, 2008 Competitors. Why would anyone start using Loladex? We get asked this question a lot. I’ve posted before about the chicken-and-egg issue. Albeit in general terms. Probably I should update those thoughts: Since we started focusing on social networks, we’ve learned a bunch. But for now, let me address Loladex’s specific challenge: How do we motivate people to rate local businesses via a Facebook application? Why would anyone do such a thing? If you were s...
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Who wrote that review? | Think Locally
http://www.blog.loladex.com/2008/05/25/who-wrote-that-review
Who wrote that review? May 25, 2008 Local search. I recently saw this post. I know I’ll be called naive, but I was surprised at its blatancy. This guy Stephen Espinosa (whom I don’t know) helps local businesses promote themselves online. His advice is to get your “clients” to post reviews on popular sites the quote marks are his, and he adds a smiley face in case we don’t get it:. I won’t spell it out fully, since he doesn’t, but this seems like an opportune moment to talk about fake reviews. I used to b...
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How Loladex worked, part 2: Making recommendations | Think Locally
http://www.blog.loladex.com/2011/08/15/how-loladex-worked-part-2-making-recommendations
How Loladex worked, part 2: Making recommendations. Aug 15, 2011 Loladex. OK, first some background. People like to ask for recommendations on Facebook. This was becoming evident in 2008; by now it’s entrenched behavior. Mostly people ask via their status. Last month, for instance, my sister asked:. Need recommendations for semi-foodie restaurant in NYC that a chef would like. She quickly got a bunch of referrals from her friends, including a recommendation for a nice place called Dell’Anima. Unstructure...
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2008 March « Film News Briefs
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To stay in the know. About Film News Briefs. Monday March 31, 2008. FILM …………………………GROSS. 1 21……………………………………………$23,700,000. 2 Horton Hears A Who……………… $17,425,000. 3 Superhero Movie……………………. $9,510,000. 4 Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns …$7,760,000. 5 Drillbit Taylor………………………… $5,800,000. 6 Shutter ……………………………………$5,325,000. 7 10,000 B.C. …………………………….$4,880,000. 8 Stop-Loss ……………………………….$4,525,000. 9 College Road Trip ………………….$3,505,000. BB TV The strand will source its programming from NBC Universal, CBS P...
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