<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394061678336382271.post1669811204996450082..comments</id><updated>2008-01-14T18:01:51.957-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Outfox e-Retail: SOCIAL SHOPPING - BOOM OR BUST?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/feeds/1669811204996450082/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/1669811204996450082/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/2008/01/social-shopping-boom-or-bust.html'/><author><name>outfox</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394061678336382271.post-2310321191690046639</id><published>2008-01-14T16:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T16:47:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Mike,Thanks for taking the time to comment.  Yo...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Mike,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks for taking the time to comment.  You bring up some interesting and logical points.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The concept of having a network of "advisers" that can direct people to ideal products, especially when shopping for others is a very sensible concept.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I can see value in that, but I do wonder whether the typical shopper will see it as a value add over simply talking to a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/1669811204996450082/comments/default/2310321191690046639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/1669811204996450082/comments/default/2310321191690046639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/2008/01/social-shopping-boom-or-bust.html?showComment=1200358020000#c2310321191690046639' title=''/><author><name>outfox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08090757184365265360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04409478620909872628'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/2008/01/social-shopping-boom-or-bust.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394061678336382271.post-1669811204996450082' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/posts/default/1669811204996450082' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394061678336382271.post-5126386624857411194</id><published>2008-01-14T15:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T15:08:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey, Outfox,I enjoyed your blog post... a very sha...</title><summary type='text'>Hey, Outfox,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I enjoyed your blog post... a very sharp take.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I'm the founder of a company in the social shopping domain, Lootist.  Specifically, it's a place where real-life specialists guide people to the best products by hobby or interest.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://www.lootist.com&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;On one hand, I think you've hit the nail on the head.  Amazon is great for when you know exactly </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/1669811204996450082/comments/default/5126386624857411194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/1669811204996450082/comments/default/5126386624857411194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/2008/01/social-shopping-boom-or-bust.html?showComment=1200352080000#c5126386624857411194' title=''/><author><name>Mike Sonders</name><uri>www.lootist.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.outfoxeretail.com/2008/01/social-shopping-boom-or-bust.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394061678336382271.post-1669811204996450082' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394061678336382271/posts/default/1669811204996450082' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>