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Re: Facebook Gifts

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Post by MartinCron »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #8

All depends on the quality of the gifts. If they're chintzy, good luck. But if it's quality stuff, cool. It's got to be of a higher level than Zynga was for apps. Facebook would be served best by controlling gift quality with an iron fist. I'm a little skeptical they'll do that, but maybe. This is very cool, though "Friends ... can swap for a different size, flavor or style before the gift ships." Still. Quality. Qua…

I would love to be able to send books.

Example: when my distant friends announce that they are expecting a baby I usually have to contact them to get mailing info so I can send them one of my favorite children's books. If Facebook can make this happen in just a few clicks, then I'll gladly use their service.

Re: Facebook Gifts

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Post by timothya »

I'm friends with a few people on Facebook who I'd consider to be very popular. 1000+ friends with many guys vying after their attention. Every time they post a picture of themselves it will be hit with 50 likes (mostly from males) in the first hour.

I bet these people will be swimming in gifts once it's released.

Re: Facebook Gifts

#15

Post by sidcool »

Facebook as payment system? I still don't have enough confidence on how secure their system is. Also, sharing home address with them is not a smart move.

Re: Facebook Gifts

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Post by MartinCron »

frisco wrote: post #9

This seems like the entirely wrong thing to optimize. There are so many other opportunities for Facebook to monetize: - group buying around deals, or group buying in general - "Pay by Facebook" Facebook Connect based payment system - Facebook Presence based loyalty programs among many other easier things than gifts. Gifting does not seem like low hanging fruit.

This is fundamentally social and something that pretty much only Facebook can do. I know that there are a lot of companies trying to compete in the loyalty, group buying, and payment platforms.

Re: Facebook Gifts

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Post by niggler »

frisco wrote: post #9

This seems like the entirely wrong thing to optimize. There are so many other opportunities for Facebook to monetize: - group buying around deals, or group buying in general - "Pay by Facebook" Facebook Connect based payment system - Facebook Presence based loyalty programs among many other easier things than gifts. Gifting does not seem like low hanging fruit.

gifting is low-hanging fruit in the physical space.

Re: Facebook Gifts

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Post by rabidsnail »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #8

All depends on the quality of the gifts. If they're chintzy, good luck. But if it's quality stuff, cool. It's got to be of a higher level than Zynga was for apps. Facebook would be served best by controlling gift quality with an iron fist. I'm a little skeptical they'll do that, but maybe. This is very cool, though "Friends ... can swap for a different size, flavor or style before the gift ships." Still. Quality. Qua…

Why wouldn't they just do a deal with Amazon?
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