[WEB4LIB] Re: Amazon's Plogs

[Louise Alcorn]

>>> Karen Coyle <kcoyle at kcoyle.net> 06/04/04 11:29AM >>>
Now I'm glad that I do most of my book purchases through Powells, not
Amazon, although because of a quirk Amazon now thinks that I am in
> desperate need of writing style guides and tracts on literacy. 

This happens at our reference desk PC--when one of us is perusing our own 'recommendations' page (I do this to get ideas on SciFi, which I buy), but then forget to sign out before doing a search for something a patron wants.  Suddenly the 'personal' recommendations start skewing toward that latest search.  

Which can be amusing when someone childless like myself suddenly gets hits for "Mommy and Me" videos ;)  I quickly rate it "Not Interested" (heaven forfend!) and it starts to go away.  C'est l'Amazon.

Louise

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