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Toronto’s GigPark launches in open beta

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

Everyone knows that the best recommendation for just about anything — mechanic, dentist, nanny, etc. — is the one that comes from a friend, or a friend of a friend. In some cases that recommendation might come in person, but more and more that kind of word-of-mouth ... Continue reading »

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  • Mark Dykeman

    1 year ago

    Clever idea, but it's really going to be dependent upon the richness of the community. This might well be a case where more is better.
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    I think you're right, Mark -- as with most social networks and
    recommendation engines, the community determines whether it lives or
    dies.


    On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Disqus
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  • Pema

    1 year ago

    I agree Mark.
    We're seeing some incredible communities already on GigPark. Some of the most interesting are based around important life events... having a baby, buying a house, starting a business. These seem to be the times that groups of friends come together and help each other most. And one of the ways they are helping each other is by sharing recommendations about their service people.

    We've heard stories from new mothers who have hired every single service they need via recommendations from their friends on GigPark. Makes the job very satisfying :).

    Thanks for the fantastic write-up Mathew.

    Pema
    Co-founder, GigPark
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