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Site lets you trade old CDs with others -- legally - DriveTime video blog
Dashboard view of Ravi Jain's commute to work - iKarma
Judge someone's reputation a la eBay - Wal-Mart's blog love
Big retailer tries for better PR via bloggers - Blue Plate Special
NYU's Jay Rosen charts top blogging newspapers
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by Mark Glaser, March 7, 2006
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CarlenLea said:
March 10, 2006 6:07 AM
I'm slightly freaked out that iKarma's bad guy has sunglasses, darker skin, and a beard. The intro would have been more compelling if that had been the good guy.
There are already tons of ways to rate a business or a service. I suppose the "iKarma" seal could have merit over time.
It will be interesting to see if Verisign or the BBB -- somebody who already has a reputation for trust management gets into this game.
Paul said:
April 19, 2006 1:17 PM
Freaked out about iKarma's bad guy cartoon?
Then you may want to read: The Story of Moe
http://ikarma.typepad.com/ikarma/2006/03/the_story_of_mo.html
Al Nelson said:
May 11, 2006 10:54 AM
I just started using ikarma.com. Fantastic. I have been listed on the site for one week. If you Google "lace yardage" you will come up with my listing under ikarma ON THE FIRST PAGE.
I hope a lot of other web sites use this tool because the more that use it the more popular it will become.
Al Nelson
www.oldeworldelace.com
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