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Number One Seller. Really

Phone numbers for sale at a kiosk - the numbers that have already been sold are struck through.

How does knowing what others have bought influence purchasing behaviour? How can this behaviour be manipulated by suggesting the popularity of certain items? Who would want to manipulate the data for what reasons?

Writing from Shanghai | April 27, 2006 | Permalink