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	<title>Comments on: Idea Exchange, Product Demo or Sales Pitch?</title>
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		<title>By: MapQuest OpenAPI Blog Team</title>
		<link>http://www.paulcowles.com/2006/03/09/idea-exchange-product-demo-or-sales-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-15</link>
		<dc:creator>MapQuest OpenAPI Blog Team</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FYI regarding Canadian support, MapQuest also opened up its Developers Challenge contest to most Canadian residents (Quebec excluded). 

More information and the latest rules at: http://www.mapquest.com/features/main.adp?page=developer_tools_oapi_devchallenge</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FYI regarding Canadian support, MapQuest also opened up its Developers Challenge contest to most Canadian residents (Quebec excluded). </p>
<p>More information and the latest rules at: <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/features/main.adp?page=developer_tools_oapi_devchallenge" rel="nofollow">http://www.mapquest.com/features/main.adp?page=developer_tools_oapi_devchallenge</a></p>
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		<title>By: rooney</title>
		<link>http://www.paulcowles.com/2006/03/09/idea-exchange-product-demo-or-sales-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-11</link>
		<dc:creator>rooney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>search &#039;twilight autosave&#039; for a WP plugin to autosave. i haven&#039;t used it though.

I really want to see the wikitool Udell presented. i can think of several times i&#039;ve wanted something like that on the job with wiki content.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>search &#8216;twilight autosave&#8217; for a WP plugin to autosave. i haven&#8217;t used it though.</p>
<p>I really want to see the wikitool Udell presented. i can think of several times i&#8217;ve wanted something like that on the job with wiki content.</p>
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		<title>By: Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.paulcowles.com/2006/03/09/idea-exchange-product-demo-or-sales-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-9</link>
		<dc:creator>Ant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Paul,

just wanted to let you know we do have Canada mapping and routing coverage.  I guess I less than clear about that in my prezo =P

Question of pure curiosity and wishing to understand here - Given that we still have to pay the underlying data vendors for every transaction generated here, why do you feel we should give it away for free to commercial clients, who are themselves making money off using it?  

I noticed this quote by you regarding Aggregate Knowledge - &quot;Another plus of this product - no up front fees to try it and pay per conversion when implemented. Low barrier to entry.&quot; - I understand the difference here - its only paying when someone buys off of having used the recommendation to guide them to an actual purchase....but consider if, for a second, EG: Amazon wanted to charge A.K every time that linked was shown, regardless if it was used...would that invalidate the usefulness of A.Ks product?  The answer may be Yes, that&#039;s fine, I just want to understand your thoughts here more so, as the Product Manager, I can continue to work to improve our product.

Thanks for your time and feedback

Ant</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Paul,</p>
<p>just wanted to let you know we do have Canada mapping and routing coverage.  I guess I less than clear about that in my prezo =P</p>
<p>Question of pure curiosity and wishing to understand here &#8211; Given that we still have to pay the underlying data vendors for every transaction generated here, why do you feel we should give it away for free to commercial clients, who are themselves making money off using it?  </p>
<p>I noticed this quote by you regarding Aggregate Knowledge &#8211; &#8220;Another plus of this product &#8211; no up front fees to try it and pay per conversion when implemented. Low barrier to entry.&#8221; &#8211; I understand the difference here &#8211; its only paying when someone buys off of having used the recommendation to guide them to an actual purchase&#8230;.but consider if, for a second, EG: Amazon wanted to charge A.K every time that linked was shown, regardless if it was used&#8230;would that invalidate the usefulness of A.Ks product?  The answer may be Yes, that&#8217;s fine, I just want to understand your thoughts here more so, as the Product Manager, I can continue to work to improve our product.</p>
<p>Thanks for your time and feedback</p>
<p>Ant</p>
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