[Sigia-l] A different kind of shopping experience

[Ziya Oz]

Leisa Reichelt:

> have you seen http://like.com yet?

Yes, I've been spending sometime there. As you allude to, I think Like.com
is a more ambitious effort, with a much bigger potential. I've also been
following Riya (and their ability to look for new markets), though I'm not
entirely convinced of the accuracy of their recognition algos.
 
> lots of people are appalled by the celebrity thing

I've given up on the celebrity thing, as I think we're doomed to live with
it forever. I know I'm sexier than George Clooney and Pierce Brosnan put
together, but people will still want to buy the shirts and shoes they are
wearing. Go figure.

> I have to say, I'm quite taken by it but, I should qualify that by
> saying that I'm well and truly in the shoe buying target audience  :)

Well, that's what I wanted to know, if in fact you're the shopping type, do
you ever *start* with color or geography as a point of departure? I know
color can and does play an important facet in search, but can it ever be the
starting point? Do people really say I want "something/anything red" or does
red always come after you've selected "shoes," as an attributive facet? IOW,
have they created just a gimmick or are they on to some innate shopping urge
long carpeted over by the preponderance of text retrieval?

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Ziya

Usability >  Simplify the Solution
Design >  Simplify the Problem