Happy Thursday, Quirks!
We are rolling out a new collaboration tool today: Community Comp Shop. Community members will be able to provide links to comparable items out on the market. This feature will become available by the end of the day.
Here’s how it’ll work:
-We will allow 5 comp shops for each idea.
-Only 1 comp shop per user per ideation.
-Users can submit comp shops to any active idea (including Under Consideration).
-Users who contribute a comp shop to an Under Consideration idea will receive influence in that round.
-Only useful comp shops will receive influence. The staff will withhold influence for bogus/irrelevant links.
A few tips to start everybody off:
-Comp shop spots on Under Consideration ideas will fill up fast. So the pro move will be to submit comp shops for ideas you like before they are moved to Under Consideration.
-Pretend you’re comparison shopping, like you would normally do when deciding what to buy. Talk about getting paid to shop!
-Focus on mass produced products. If you find a rare, one-off, handmade item that’s similar, it’s not likely to compete with the product that Quirky would make.
-Enjoy!
16 Comments
Peter Provart | 11/10/2011 2:59 PM
Cracking idea Gromit !!
d | 11/10/2011 3:02 PM
Cool!
Oh Denny!!!
Maria | 11/10/2011 3:18 PM
What about patents? or just existing products? thanks!
Maria | 11/10/2011 3:19 PM
What about patents? Or should we focus on existing products?
Maria | 11/10/2011 3:20 PM
Patents as well or only existing products? Thanks!
Maria | 11/10/2011 3:21 PM
Patents too or only existing products? Thanks!
MichelleB | 11/10/2011 3:25 PM
Wow your understanding of collaboration and mine is very different.
urbenz | 11/10/2011 3:38 PM
Michelle, you are right. This is solely a comp tool.
Collaboration would be appropriate when submitting 1 idea from a few contributors. Those contributors would split the influence if they win.
sean donohue | 11/10/2011 3:44 PM
urbenz, MichelleB
I think the community will see this a marketing, full agreement that the term collabortion does not fit this tool. I think the value of this is more negative if the objective is to find comparable products… which IMHO should be done before the idea submit, not after. I had hoped for a tool that would truly bring simular ideas together to produce a product with true innovation… I guess am wishing for pie in the sky and just have too much hope for the community process.
shirley | 11/10/2011 4:24 PM
One of many, doods, stay tuned. It’ll be more collaborative when more features are rolled out.
Brandon Craven | 11/10/2011 9:43 PM
I really really like this one!
Carla Holt | 11/11/2011 8:21 AM
There is not an “Add a product” icon on the “Under Consideration” category. So how can a person do this when it is already under consideration. You commented in parenthesis during under consideration. I am baffled about this part. I opened one in “under consideration” no button.
Carla Holt | 11/11/2011 8:23 AM
Okay, I see, you have to actually open the idea. My mistake, I apologize.
shirley | 11/11/2011 10:26 AM
Thanks Carla, it’s new to me too, so that info is helpful!