Speaking of learning something new, I’ve now finished both the Facebook and the Amazon components in theAds for Authorsadvertising course I’m taking. I’ve not had a lot of success with either platform yet, but I’m working on it. One thing in particular has become painfully clear – ...
and the look isn’t as slick as Goodreads, but there’s also no advertising staring you in the face. The basics are all there: reviews, collections, groups, and discussions.
And it's not far-fetched to think that authors have gamed the system to get more negative reviews on competitors and positive reviews on their own books. However, in general, they do have a legitimateadvertising business for authors here. In addition, authors can pay $599 to Good Reads to...
The great thing about this being an open spec is that people can choose to participate in the centralized GoodReads-esque hub or… not. In fact people can hack on top of it in many ways - extending, modifying and so on. In particular it would be very easy for a small group of people...
It's also worth noting that most social networks make their money through paid advertising, and a niche network is an advertiser's dream because it's a readymade target audience. For example, a social network for pet lovers would provide a logical ad slot for pet food. In 2006, advertisers...