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Top 5 Week Eight

Mark Glaser

by Mark Glaser, March 7, 2006

  1. La la
    Site lets you trade old CDs with others -- legally
  2. DriveTime video blog
    Dashboard view of Ravi Jain's commute to work
  3. iKarma
    Judge someone's reputation a la eBay
  4. Wal-Mart's blog love
    Big retailer tries for better PR via bloggers
  5. Blue Plate Special
    NYU's Jay Rosen charts top blogging newspapers
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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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