Comments on: Bloggers More Influential Than Friends for Purchase Decisions http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Used Cars http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4068 Used Cars Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:26:04 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-4068 I found this very interesting. True to form, two months ago when I was shopping for a car, the first thing I thought of were the reviews I'd read on Edmunds so there is something to this certainly. I found this very interesting. True to form, two months ago when I was shopping for a car, the first thing I thought of were the reviews I'd read on Edmunds so there is something to this certainly.

]]> By: M_Streett http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 M_Streett Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:44 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-4064 Great post - although there's no hard data on those findings at this point, I admit I'm finding myself looking to blogs and Twitter for purchase decisions (most recently, a couple electronic purchases)... Blogs, in their truest form, offer great opinions, and make the world a whole lot smaller than it already is - which I (usually) appreciate. Thanks! Great post – although there's no hard data on those findings at this point, I admit I'm finding myself looking to blogs and Twitter for purchase decisions (most recently, a couple electronic purchases)… Blogs, in their truest form, offer great opinions, and make the world a whole lot smaller than it already is – which I (usually) appreciate. Thanks!

]]> By: Maureen_Streett http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-8477 Maureen_Streett Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:44 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-8477 Great post - although there's no hard data on those findings at this point, I admit I'm finding myself looking to blogs and Twitter for purchase decisions (most recently, a couple electronic purchases)... Blogs, in their truest form, offer great opinions, and make the world a whole lot smaller than it already is - which I (usually) appreciate. Thanks! Great post – although there's no hard data on those findings at this point, I admit I'm finding myself looking to blogs and Twitter for purchase decisions (most recently, a couple electronic purchases)… Blogs, in their truest form, offer great opinions, and make the world a whole lot smaller than it already is – which I (usually) appreciate. Thanks!

]]> By: Dave Hodson http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4063 Dave Hodson Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-4063 People are definitely influenced by friends/social recommendations. If a friend who likes the same genre of music recommends a new band, you'll probably give it a listen.<br><br>We have data from our Top3Clicks Facebook app that shows social shopping is real and it works. It went live in March, 2008 so we have some good insight into what drives social shopping. You can check it out at <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks">http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks</a> People are definitely influenced by friends/social recommendations. If a friend who likes the same genre of music recommends a new band, you'll probably give it a listen.

We have data from our Top3Clicks Facebook app that shows social shopping is real and it works. It went live in March, 2008 so we have some good insight into what drives social shopping. You can check it out at http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks

]]> By: Dave Hodson http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-8476 Dave Hodson Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-8476 People are definitely influenced by friends/social recommendations. If a friend who likes the same genre of music recommends a new band, you'll probably give it a listen.<br><br>We have data from our Top3Clicks Facebook app that shows social shopping is real and it works. It went live in March, 2008 so we have some good insight into what drives social shopping. You can check it out at <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks" rel="nofollow">http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks</a> People are definitely influenced by friends/social recommendations. If a friend who likes the same genre of music recommends a new band, you'll probably give it a listen.

We have data from our Top3Clicks Facebook app that shows social shopping is real and it works. It went live in March, 2008 so we have some good insight into what drives social shopping. You can check it out at http://apps.facebook.com/topthreeclicks

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 Dan Thornton Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:21:46 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-4067 What's the artificial separation between offline friends, online friends, and people who I know via their blogs, social networks, microblogging etc? I need to check before I can answer! What's the artificial separation between offline friends, online friends, and people who I know via their blogs, social networks, microblogging etc? I need to check before I can answer!

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/bloggers-more-influential-than-friends-for-purchase-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-8475 Dan Thornton Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:21:46 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=889#comment-8475 What's the artificial separation between offline friends, online friends, and people who I know via their blogs, social networks, microblogging etc? I need to check before I can answer! What's the artificial separation between offline friends, online friends, and people who I know via their blogs, social networks, microblogging etc? I need to check before I can answer!

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