[Sigia-l] What is Askville?

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

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> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of prady
> Sent: 21 December 2006 20:35
> To: SIGIA-L
> Subject: [Sigia-l] What is Askville?
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> It's new, and best of all, it's free! "
> 
> To start go to:
> http://askville.amazon.com/askville/Landing.do?avctx=books
> 
> I am wondering what are they upto? What is the value add for 
> Amazon with this site? Why is this site so ugly? Is there a 
> trend which I am missing? (I thought Amazon has good design 
> sensibility)

No idea, but it's at least interesting for their use of mobile phones
for compulsory identity verification. 

So this one site that will manage to keep Ziya out at least. 

Jonathan


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