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I have blogger’s block!

Blog vacation
Sorry for the blog vacation – I’ve been working hard on presentations for Startonomics and the Virtual Goods Summit, which has taken a lot of creative juice over the last 2 weeks!

Blogger’s block
Anyway, I’m suffering some blogger’s block right now. I’d love some suggestions on areas and topics you guys want to hear about. Click here to suggest something, or write me at voodoo [at] gmail. I’ll get back on the horse soon!

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Written by Andrew Chen
October 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
  • http://wordout.computergeekservices.net jonknight

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

  • http://venturehacks.com nivi

    More links to blogs like Eric Ries and Dan Cook!

  • spanky

    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…

  • http://www.zerotosuperhero.com/blog/ Jason Comely

    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 :/

  • http://technosailor.com/category/venture-files/ rcapece

    Cripes, Andrew — suck it up! :)
    Your stuff is must-read, and esp. during these times when ad budgets are being scrutinized, WE NEED YOU!

  • rani

    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.)

  • http://www.diddlyi.com Paul McAvinchey

    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

  • http://www.Fleck.TV mbob

    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.

  • Pete Mauro

    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

    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.

  • http://andrewchen.typepad.com Andrew Chen

    have

  • http://andrewchen.typepad.com Andrew Chen

    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.

  • http://andrewchen.typepad.com Andrew Chen

    good ideas! Thanks for the suggestions.

  • http://entrepreneurshipvideo.com Florian

    Don't worry. Your muse will come back.

  • http://www.findmesotheliomaattorney.com/ Alex

    I need that vacation!

  • http://www.findmesotheliomaattorney.com/ Alex

    I need that vacation!

  • http://www.findmesotheliomaattorney.com/ Alex

    I need that vacation!

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