Comments on: Do not click on this link http://www.projectrethink.org/2008/10/23/do-not-click-on-this-link/ Finding the roots of innovation Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.projectrethink.org/2008/10/23/do-not-click-on-this-link/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Dan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:47:12 +0000 http://www.projectrethink.org/?p=42#comment-235 I think you're missing a 'reason' people might click, but it's a bit nuanced: A communal sense of 'play.' It seems to me that the web community (particularly those who frequent the same blog over and over, like a favorite bar) has a great sense of humor, a sense of community, and when prompted "don't click this" they grin and say, "Okay, I'll bite. What's up?" I think you’re missing a ‘reason’ people might click, but it’s a bit nuanced: A communal sense of ‘play.’

It seems to me that the web community (particularly those who frequent the same blog over and over, like a favorite bar) has a great sense of humor, a sense of community, and when prompted “don’t click this” they grin and say, “Okay, I’ll bite. What’s up?”

]]> By: Gregory Ng http://www.projectrethink.org/2008/10/23/do-not-click-on-this-link/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Gregory Ng Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:36 +0000 http://www.projectrethink.org/?p=42#comment-220 This is interesting. I did something similar a couple of months ago. It really brings up some interesting ideas on leveraging human behavior. http://getcontagio.us/wordpress/2008/06/09/how-can-you-use-the-scarcity-principle/ This is interesting. I did something similar a couple of months ago. It really brings up some interesting ideas on leveraging human behavior.

http://getcontagio.us/wordpress/2008/06/09/how-can-you-use-the-scarcity-principle/

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