Talk:Social proof
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[edit] booth girls, podium girls, etc...
Would be a bit more balanced if mention of marketing usages of this such as booth girls, podium girls, etc... hmm... launch parties and the like are also the same kind of thing too. Mathmo 15:49, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Though at first it might seem that above mentioned use of attractive women in marketting would be exploitation of the social proof principle, I think it's merely using them to have positive associations with the product. If the attractive women were depicted as actually using the product, and the intended audience also consisted of mainly attractive (or aspiring to be) women, then that would mean social proof principle is being used.
I think maybe beuty and cosmetic products might use some form of social proof, but in the case of say cars (where attractive women are not the intended audience) use of women is to associate the car with positive emotions. --Justas 130.126.184.166 04:04, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 'I dispute the neutrality of this article as it is one big advert!'
'Scuse the shouting but I really do believe it has been created as nothing more than a form of advertising!
I ended up at this page via a link from a website claiming to be a guide to 'Online marketing secrets'
which is one of those naff advert-packed sites that claim to give advice but actually just recommend
programs they are an affiliate of.
I believe the owner of that site has set up this page merely to add veracity & authority to their website,
making them appear reliable, above board & more trustworthy because they are mentioned on Wikipedia.
I am now going to edit out the links to that website & I expect this move to be challenged at some
point so thought I ought to explain my motivation beforehand, thus saving any unecessary questioning
of said motives at a later date.
Thank You!
insomnianiac 22:36, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] how is a blog a form of Social Proof?
A blog is usually written by one person. How does one use a blog to create social proof? I can see how maybe if multiple blogs are saying something positive about a certain product or service then those blogs are a form of SP for the product/service.
If this is a common practice, ie. to set up a bunch of seemingly independent blogs to praise a product, then more details should be provided.
- A blog can be social proof for the person who writes it, from the number of comments/traffic they get. Mathmo Talk 21:43, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A better description...
I looked up Social Proof on wikipedia after reading the chapter summary at http://www.media-studies.ca/articles/influence_ch4.htm, which I found really informative and interesting. The wikipedia article is clearly not up to scratch, however I don't feel qualified to correct it. Someone with more knowledge than myself may wish to use the above link as a starting point.
