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Re: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Live Map

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Post by ComputerGuru »

StriverGuy wrote: post #3

Slightly off topic but I am always surprised Shopify hasn't every created something akin to the amazon homepage that allows you to browse and find items at shopify stores more seamlessly.

Wouldn’t it be a huge risk in some ways? People don’t know site xyz is Shopify until they’re on xyz and therefore probably have no qualms with Shopify hosting xyz. If it were a marketplace, someone “just browsing” would find something that offends their oh-so-delicate sensibilities and the next day some grotesque exaggeration like “Shopify supports terrorists” or “Shopify is pro/anti-abortion” leads the headline news.

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Post by dmalik »

StriverGuy wrote: post #3

Slightly off topic but I am always surprised Shopify hasn't every created something akin to the amazon homepage that allows you to browse and find items at shopify stores more seamlessly.

No website but check out the Shop app on your phone. Kind of does that. I also really enjoy the product tracking.

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Post by MattGaiser »

StriverGuy wrote: post #3

Slightly off topic but I am always surprised Shopify hasn't every created something akin to the amazon homepage that allows you to browse and find items at shopify stores more seamlessly.

Seems like you would also take a lot of responsibility for the negative experiences from that pathway.

Store scams someone and Shopify takes the hit.

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Post by MattGaiser »

whatgoodisaroad wrote: post #2

Perhaps this is off topic, but it's always strange to see writing thousands of kilometers. If we're gonna use the meric system let's commit to it: either write megameters or millions of meters. It's a very cool visualization in any case.

A lot of people really struggle with both large numbers and changes in units.

Our current system is basically the social consensus of what is easiest.

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Post by Gigachad »

MattGaiser wrote: post #13
StriverGuy wrote: post #3

Slightly off topic but I am always surprised Shopify hasn't every created something akin to the amazon homepage that allows you to browse and find items at shopify stores more seamlessly.

Seems like you would also take a lot of responsibility for the negative experiences from that pathway. Store scams someone and Shopify takes the hit.

Yep, amazon takes a lot of earned hate for all the scammers on the platform. The current setup has shopify as not a real consumer brand and just a piece of infrastructure like how your VPS host isn't part of the store.

Re: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Live Map

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Post by Gigachad »

MattGaiser wrote: post #14
whatgoodisaroad wrote: post #2

Perhaps this is off topic, but it's always strange to see writing thousands of kilometers. If we're gonna use the meric system let's commit to it: either write megameters or millions of meters. It's a very cool visualization in any case.

A lot of people really struggle with both large numbers and changes in units. Our current system is basically the social consensus of what is easiest.

The best part is it doesn't even matter. If you like megameters most, just put an imaginary . before the first 3 digits.
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