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]]> By: Chasing Rabbits « 1or2thoughts http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144696 Chasing Rabbits « 1or2thoughts Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:49:46 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144696 [...] Posted on November 12, 2008 by mbrage Chris Brogan has an interesting and instructive post for those blogging to communicate as opposed to those who [...] [...] Posted on November 12, 2008 by mbrage Chris Brogan has an interesting and instructive post for those blogging to communicate as opposed to those who [...]

]]> By: Dawson Hunter http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144499 Dawson Hunter Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:10:44 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144499 I hadn't heard the term "Rabbit Holer," but the term hits home! I enjoy discovering books, movies, or music by diving deep into the rabbit hole (on Amazon, IMDB, or MyStrands) and there are times when it is the journey that makes the discovery great. Great music or books are great in and of themselves, but the intellectual adventure involved in finding them is the really exciting part. I just started working for Strands, which is a company that specializes in recommendation systems, and as I've used, explored, and developed the company's products, I realized that the real values that we offer to users are: exploration, adventure, and discovery. I don't want to listen to what's popular... I want to listen to what moves my soul! In terms of education, I've heard a teacher express the difference between simply explaining a concept to a student and a student discovering the concept for themselves. The joy of self discovery is incredibly fulfilling, whereas memorizing facts is just laborious. Regarding the value of user reviews... the game has changed significantly. When buying online, most buyers will only be willing to make a purchase after about 4 or 5 peer reviews. The Internet has changed the way we research products. Great post... I recently found this blog (while tumbling down a rabbit hole... or was it chasing geese?), and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I hadn’t heard the term “Rabbit Holer,” but the term hits home! I enjoy discovering books, movies, or music by diving deep into the rabbit hole (on Amazon, IMDB, or MyStrands) and there are times when it is the journey that makes the discovery great. Great music or books are great in and of themselves, but the intellectual adventure involved in finding them is the really exciting part.

I just started working for Strands, which is a company that specializes in recommendation systems, and as I’ve used, explored, and developed the company’s products, I realized that the real values that we offer to users are: exploration, adventure, and discovery. I don’t want to listen to what’s popular… I want to listen to what moves my soul!

In terms of education, I’ve heard a teacher express the difference between simply explaining a concept to a student and a student discovering the concept for themselves. The joy of self discovery is incredibly fulfilling, whereas memorizing facts is just laborious.

Regarding the value of user reviews… the game has changed significantly. When buying online, most buyers will only be willing to make a purchase after about 4 or 5 peer reviews. The Internet has changed the way we research products.

Great post… I recently found this blog (while tumbling down a rabbit hole… or was it chasing geese?), and I am enjoying it thoroughly.

]]> By: Ian http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144425 Ian Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:21:08 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144425 I'm a bibliophile, and I find myself falling down the Amazon rabbit-hole quite frequently. It can be a lot of fun to find new topics of interest, and books on topics I would have never thought to read. Or even topics that are applicable to some research I am doing that I may not have encountered. User feedback is extremely powerful, true, but there definitely needs to be a process to ensure that feedback is honest and useful. Amazon has refined their comments over time so now other users can vote feedback up or down, but I still think that the whole system can be further whittled to a fine tool. I’m a bibliophile, and I find myself falling down the Amazon rabbit-hole quite frequently. It can be a lot of fun to find new topics of interest, and books on topics I would have never thought to read. Or even topics that are applicable to some research I am doing that I may not have encountered.

User feedback is extremely powerful, true, but there definitely needs to be a process to ensure that feedback is honest and useful. Amazon has refined their comments over time so now other users can vote feedback up or down, but I still think that the whole system can be further whittled to a fine tool.

]]> By: Aurelio M. Montemayor http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144420 Aurelio M. Montemayor Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:26:37 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144420 I didn't know I was a Rabbit Holer, but that I am. This blog just boosts my natural tendencies to follow the many seredipitous and divergent paths of other readers. I've got several stacks of books I've ordered and read parts of because of RHing. I didn’t know I was a Rabbit Holer, but that I am. This blog just boosts my natural tendencies to follow the many seredipitous and divergent paths of other readers. I’ve got several stacks of books I’ve ordered and read parts of because of RHing.

]]> By: Heather http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144410 Heather Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:29:39 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144410 Rabbit holing seems to be the only way I learn anything, much less coming up with anything interesting to write about. Rabbit holing seems to be the only way I learn anything, much less coming up with anything interesting to write about.

]]> By: zenmom http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144405 zenmom Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:49:17 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144405 Absolutely. There is a time for focused research and there is a time for surfing. Some of the best experiences come from letting the wave take you to new places. Absolutely. There is a time for focused research and there is a time for surfing. Some of the best experiences come from letting the wave take you to new places.

]]> By: Booksellers Blog » User Reviews: encouraging multiple purchases? http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144397 Booksellers Blog » User Reviews: encouraging multiple purchases? Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:32:36 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144397 [...] his post Where Rabbit Holes Lead, Chris Brogan (you’ll see him referenced a lot on this blog, so you might as well go [...] [...] his post Where Rabbit Holes Lead, Chris Brogan (you’ll see him referenced a lot on this blog, so you might as well go [...]

]]> By: Gerald S. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144383 Gerald S. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:38:27 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144383 Chris, You have validated what I heard recently on a 10 minute video presentation by Jay Abraham (famous modern day marketing guru). In Jay's presentation, he told how he now writes sales letters by searching Amazon for books dealing with his key topics. He uses editor comments and user feedback to find out the key concerns of the market and to then form the key points of his sales letter. Very ingenious. Looking forward to more of your insights. Gerald Chris,
You have validated what I heard recently on a 10 minute video presentation by Jay Abraham (famous modern day marketing guru). In Jay’s presentation, he told how he now writes sales letters by searching Amazon for books dealing with his key topics. He uses editor comments and user feedback to find out the key concerns of the market and to then form the key points of his sales letter. Very ingenious.

Looking forward to more of your insights.
Gerald

]]> By: Figmentations » Blog Archive » Why I Blog http://www.chrisbrogan.com/where-rabbit-holes-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-144382 Figmentations » Blog Archive » Why I Blog Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:26:59 +0000 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/?p=2909#comment-144382 [...] also love exploring what’s down the Rabbit Hole.  That’s how this post began….first I read a Tweet by Jason Falls referencing Mark [...] [...] also love exploring what’s down the Rabbit Hole.  That’s how this post began….first I read a Tweet by Jason Falls referencing Mark [...]

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