Idea for AbeBooks.com

Suggested Feature for http://www.abebooks.com/

After having bought 15- 20 books one might have a good idea what sellers are accurate, honest and fair.

There should be a way for me to give them more business. A user should be able to create a "Favorite Seller" list of sellers to check for item availability. When looking for a book it would check the inventory from the businesses on the "Favorite Seller" list first.

Was just searching for two books recommended by ceomarshal on Twitter.

ceomarshall: @Admore 2 Fav Business Books are Crossing the Chasm and Execution: the discipline of getting things done

Original tweet.

Abebooks listings for each book:

• Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
  
• Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Does Abebooks already have a way to rate sellers?

Is there a list I can create to rate the seller on several dimensions?

• Accuracy of listing
• Speed
• Responsive correspondance (When book is located, packed, shipped, expected arrival date, if there is a problem how can the buyer directly communicate with the seller...)

The Metric Birthday

Hallmark and American Greetings are waiting for a ground breaking IDEA like this to drive sales!

Never heard of a metric birthday? Now you have.

Define: “Metric Birthday” – Number of days since birth divisible by 100 and getting an Integer.

Example: Date of Birth – 4/27/1994… on 5/18/2009 this person will be 5,500 days old. Their Metric Birthday number is 55.

MICHIGAN IS HURTING

IDEA: Michigan Job Support and Training Group

"Teach, Train, Coach, Create Businesses..."

Post and IDEA created as a result of a New York Times article + a job group [Boston Salty Legs Career Club ] [Thanks Susan]

The people of Michigan are hurting. Rapidly increasing job loss is creating some very bad consequences. Michigan has relied on certain business sectors to heavily and [automotive, furniture, etc] for too long. It is time to diversify.

In doing so we need to create a skilled, talented and capable work force. Human Capital!

The goal is to create small teams of people all across the state that are connected and supporting one another. This is an idea in progress. It will be developed with the input from many different people [Google Docs]. No one person has the 'answer'.

As a small group and through team work we can create winning solutions that lead to talent creation. This talent can then be deployed in different industries and fields because it will be flexible. In being flexible it will have resources to further create value.

Are you interested in being an IDEA Solution Creator?

What say you?



#MakeItHappen

TWITTER QUESTION / CONTEST IDEA

John Battelle has a post called CM Conversations: Evan Williams, below is my response to his post. Hopefully the Twitter brain trust will take the IDEA seriously and #MakeItHappen!

How about creating a Twitter Business Plan Challenge #TBPC?

This would allow the large Twitter community to think of IDEAS to increase revenue and profits for Twitter. They would create a business plan [IDEA] for Twitter to execute. Judging would involve a highly distinguished panel of savvy business people [suggested members of the panel include... Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin...]

This plan could have a big pay off if...
1. The plan is strategically sound and uncontrollable factors do not adversely affect the results
2. The plan is executed with precision
3. The plan successfully drives usage of Twitter in a way that increase revenue and profits and does not increase costs materially.

Using a contest like this is outside the box. It will draw diverse teams that will develop unique IDEAS for making Twitter more successful.

Please review this with your brain trust, evaluate the soundness of the IDEA and #MakeItHappen.

ATB,
David Damore
http://twitter.com/Admore

IDEA FOR PANDORA

Have they created a plug in for music players?


Possible Ideas

• Analyse music you play
• Allow rating of songs
• Measure skips [time of day / order analysis etc]
• Suggest music that matches the great stuff you already own
• Explain the styles/themes you are liking

Might call it Pandora Music Analysis. Tag line: "More of What You Love"

What are your suggestions if Pandora is no longer able to afford to stream music?

ACTION DEFINED

Definition: To put into reality an idea, thought or physical force.
–noun

ACTION : I ACT ON → ACTION

Repeat "I Act On" to yourself when you have an idea, thought or dream.
Take ACTION and make it happen. The effort and results will be worth the effort. Give it you best shot.

What have you got to lose?

FIND JOBS NOW WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING

IDEA: Sharing & Finding Jobs

If you come across an interesting job post [online or through word-of-mouth] share it.

If you are searching for a job, the folks that post to Twitter using #job" are helping you find one of the following...

• Job
  
• Next Job
• Better Job

How does this work?

Simple, include the following in the post to Twitter...

• "#job" [This will help people find it]
  
• Job title or responsibilities
  
• Location / Geographic area
  
• Firm
• Link to posting [use TinyURL] to make it fit

Below is one posted the other day. The order isn't important overall. The order listed above is probably the most effective for posting.

"admore: #Job: Sales/Retail/Business Development with McGraw-Hill near Lansing, MI http://tinyurl.com/6orrzc"

Current postings can be found here.
Set up and subscribe to the RSS for that search. Look for "Feed for this query" on the Summize search above.

HT: jminni

What are your thoughts and ideas for turning the power of social networking into a more powerful job tool?