Product of the week competition

belfin · Subject: Product of the week competition Mon 26 Mar 2007, 12:04

Has anyone else noticed the new product of the week link on the members page. They are going to be selecting a different product each week and giving prizes for the 3 best reviews on it. I think they have been spying on the Dooyoo site and getting some ideas from them. Do you think they are getting paid commission for rising sales of that product?

I think it is a good idea as long as they give a good selection of products and at least it's a bit of an incentive after all the bugs we've had to put up with lately.

What does everyone think about this competition?

Belinda

susie19 · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Mon 26 Mar 2007, 13:12

It sounds a good idea. You can bet they'll pick products like PS3, phones and highly popular goods in the hope of getting click through sales via the site.

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Ciao's Favourite Member · Number of posts: 1075 Registration date: 2006-12-20

It's a good idea for driving traffic to the site. It's a bad idea for rewarding quality.

If you're looking for something that will reward quality writing, then it's as flawed as the PF system and will end up rewarding the 'popular' members rather than the talented ones.

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Minnitee · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Mon 26 Mar 2007, 14:41

To be honest, I've never heard of this week's product (I think it's shampoo) and I'm not going out and buy it just to review it.

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susie19 · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Mon 26 Mar 2007, 15:07

I've never heard of it either. I'd laugh if it was a product only available in the States.

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scream4bruce · Number of posts: 290 Registration date: 2006-11-14

I imagine the competition is the reason why they fixed up the site.

Agreed with CFM, it allows Ciao to expand their product catalogue but it won't bring quality to the table.

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Vax · Number of posts: 179 Registration date: 2006-03-04

MM I get that feeling too...

I think Ciao realise that they have to put something in given that they are taking out their video reviews.

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scream4bruce · Number of posts: 290 Registration date: 2006-11-14

Where does it say that they are taking out their video reviews?

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steerpyke · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Tue 27 Mar 2007, 11:38

If they choose the selected works of Rene Descartes or the Only Ones seminal first album, I'll be ready. Cant see myself reviewing phones and the like though, I'm happy being a ludite.

scream4bruce · Number of posts: 290 Registration date: 2006-11-14

Is it me or have they deleted the video review competition page? Maybe they actually watched some of those videos...

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lisa2062 · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Sat 31 Mar 2007, 18:20

I think the video comp has ended, could be wrong. Lisa x

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scream4bruce · Number of posts: 290 Registration date: 2006-11-14

Perhaps it has, knowing Ciao, you don't what will happen!

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lisa2062 · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Sat 31 Mar 2007, 18:32

Ciao? Full of surprises? Shocked

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duskmaiden · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Sun 15 Apr 2007, 01:12

I do not like the idea of this at all. it's reviewing for the sake of reviewing.

Ailran · Subject: Re: Product of the week competition Sun 15 Apr 2007, 10:14

The problem with this kind of thing is that if people are reviewing some product for a competition you get reviews that are being done specifically for money rather than because it is something you want to write about and that is never a good idea, all you will end up with is mostly trash or people writing about something they have little experience of as they only bought it day or so before so they could write about it Smile