http://aquavitacreative.com Design + Web + Marketing Wed, 09 May 2012 14:37:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://aquavitacreative.com/quibids-harnesses-consumer-adrenaline-with-cruel-efficiency/ http://aquavitacreative.com/quibids-harnesses-consumer-adrenaline-with-cruel-efficiency/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:24:35 +0000 Jonathan Cox http://aquavitacreative.com/?p=1416 QuiBids (AKA the new "consumer crack" site) yet? Geez those guys are good. It's been a while since we've seen someone up the ante with the whole online-auction thing, but QuiBids has done it. They've basically created a system that amplifies the sense of urgency consumers feel when confronted with an awesome deal. There are reports of users winning Macnooks for $23.72, VIZIO 32 HDTV's for $2.60 and 8GB Apple iPods for $18.90. Pretty freaking incredible. How do they do it? Simple: ]]> http://aquavitacreative.com/quibids-harnesses-consumer-adrenaline-with-cruel-efficiency/feed/ 0