Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve given up some linky goodness! Bad blogger.

Ethan Stock: Interesting article on the transactional nature of classifieds, and how layering in social elements won’t get you better results.

Another one from Ethan Stock, freshly added to NetNewsWire: The three types of user-created content. Selfish. Social. Selfless.

The 10 best science-fiction films never made. I don’t think of myself as a sci-fi geek, but I’m far too familiar with the works he describes.

This also reminded me of one of the all-time best quotes:

He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it.

What it’s like to sit in the audience at the Daily Show. She picked a great one to go to, and she got an on-air shoutout from Jon himself.

Previously: What it’s like to be on the Daily Show by Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad is Good for You.

Mark Hurst: The experience experience

I’m afraid many marketers fall in that last camp, thinking that slapping the latest buzzword on their product somehow makes it more competitive. A friend of mine was accosted this week at the fragrance counter in Bloomingdale’s, asked if he wanted “the Hugo Boss experience.” Not surprisingly, he hurried along downstairs to the men’s section where, wouldn’t you know it, there were no actual sales or service people available to help in his actual customer experience.

And, of course, the silly story of the emailing lawyers.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 17th, 2006 at 5:50 am and is filed under Linky Goodness. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.