Comments on: Explicitly commercial widgets http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/03/01/explicitly-commercial-widgets/ Essays on viral marketing, freemium, and social gaming Wed, 16 May 2012 23:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Suh http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/03/01/explicitly-commercial-widgets/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Joe Suh Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:33:40 +0000 http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/03/01/explicitly-commercial-widgets/#comment-783 <p>I would definitely tattoo "I love noah kagan" on my arm</p> I would definitely tattoo “I love noah kagan” on my arm

]]> By: noah kagan http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/03/01/explicitly-commercial-widgets/comment-page-1/#comment-782 noah kagan Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:19:53 +0000 http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/03/01/explicitly-commercial-widgets/#comment-782 <p>I know Oliver from vFlyer and it is a pretty useful product. </p> <p>There seems to be a new trend in widget marketing of just assuming people will willingly post whatever you want on there site.</p> <p>The best way for me to think about this is like a tattoo. If I asked you to tattoo "I love noah kagan" on your arm, would you? Relating this to widgets you really have to consider the user benefit before assuming people will do what you ask.</p> I know Oliver from vFlyer and it is a pretty useful product.

There seems to be a new trend in widget marketing of just assuming people will willingly post whatever you want on there site.

The best way for me to think about this is like a tattoo. If I asked you to tattoo “I love noah kagan” on your arm, would you? Relating this to widgets you really have to consider the user benefit before assuming people will do what you ask.

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