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1. October 15th is Blog Action Day. The theme this year is, as you might have guessed, poverty.

   

   jonknight

   14 Oct 08 at 11:15 pm
2. More links to blogs like Eric Ries and Dan Cook!

   

   nivi

   14 Oct 08 at 11:22 pm
3. How 'bout something that touches on:
   recession = escapism = big win for VW/games (as long as your VW/game doesn't rely on ad $$)

   I found this post most interesting: http://www.marketingvox.com/escapism-propels-ha...
   just a thought…

   

   spanky

   15 Oct 08 at 9:47 am
4. Any ideas on marketing strategy for b2b, industrial firms? How progressive can a marketer be?

   I love your stuff Chen. Just wish I had time to digest it all :/

   

   Jason Comely

   15 Oct 08 at 12:24 pm
5. Cripes, Andrew — suck it up!
   Your stuff is must-read, and esp. during these times when ad budgets are being scrutinized, WE NEED YOU!

   

   rcapece

   15 Oct 08 at 12:35 pm
6. I'd like to hear about social media outside of the U.S. – how's it's being used, who's using it, what's popular. Or what prevents people from using social media (poverty, authoritarian governments, telcom companies, etc.)

   

   rani

   15 Oct 08 at 1:42 pm
7. Hi Andrew.. love the blog.

   I would love to hear your opinions about leveraging the buying power of a community. I am thinking using deals, coupons etc., as a way of extracting revenue from vendors on your site.

   The difficulty I can't get over is managing a system that ensures you get something from a sale or click that happens on, or as a result of your site.

   All the best,

   Paul

   

   Paul McAvinchey

   16 Oct 08 at 2:08 pm
8. Hey, how about reimagining education for a post industrial world.

   Today's NYT carries an piece about a gal novelist at NYU who is “unschooling” her kid, i.e., not home schooling but rather arriving at an agreement w/the kid about what said youngster wants to learn.

   Remember, school, like restaurants, arose only after the rise of industry to service the regimented ranks. Check views of Detroit to see where U.S. industry is headed.

   Oh, and Spanky, at our shop we are betting huge that you are right. We are launching http://www.clubponypals.com as a free to play world. Optional purchases, but always free for basic play. Check out Nick Mitham's KZero for the latest on virtual world stuff. Had a fun lunch w/him this year, he's on to something along with the most trick charts and metrics.

   In the spirit of boilerplate, your twitters and blogs are most excellent.

   

   mbob

   17 Oct 08 at 9:58 pm
9. Hi Paul –

   I am currently consulting for Savings.com. I am new to this particular business but I will put my $0.02 in. Are you referring to folks pooling their money to get discounts on products purchased in bulk? I have tossed this idea around but haven't researched it in depth.

   Regarding coupons, so far I have not seen an affiliate program that rewards this specific type of consumer behavior. On a general note, affiliate programs use tracking codes and cookies to payout referrals.

   pete

   

   Pete Mauro

   18 Oct 08 at 5:35 am
10. At a loss for ideas? It happens to the best of us. Here are 2:

    * Using quantitative methods to measure and improve user experience. (e.g. analytics, metrics, heat maps as a compliment to usability testing, etc)
    * Continuation of “The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytis”. I would love to hear about the next stage when you want to augment your home grown systems. What 3rd party analysis tools are available? For example at the company that I am consulting for now, navigation is fairly complex and I would like to understand user movement throughout the site to improve conversions, IA, etc.

    

    Pete Mauro

    18 Oct 08 at 5:53 am
11. have

    

    Andrew Chen

    19 Oct 08 at 10:23 pm
12. thanks for the suggestion! I have a whole bunch of blog posts related to VW teed up… I'm definitely going to touch on some of those themes.

    

    Andrew Chen

    19 Oct 08 at 10:25 pm
13. good ideas! Thanks for the suggestions.

    

    Andrew Chen

    19 Oct 08 at 10:26 pm
14. Don't worry. Your muse will come back.

    

    Florian

    20 Oct 08 at 12:40 am
15. I need that vacation!

    

    Alex

    3 Nov 08 at 6:51 am
16. I need that vacation!

    

    Alex

    3 Nov 08 at 7:51 am
17. I need that vacation!

    

    Alex

    3 Nov 08 at 2:51 pm

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