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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>thevirtualhandshake - Latest Comments in The Presentation of Self in the Information Age</title><link>http://tvh.disqus.com/</link><description>The Virtual Handshake: Sell, Raise Capital, Look for Deals with Social Media</description><atom:link href="https://tvh.disqus.com/the_presentation_of_self_in_the_information_age/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:43:44 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: The Presentation of Self in the Information Age</title><link>http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2006/08/18/the-presentation-of-self-in-the-information-age#comment-12491687</link><description>&lt;p&gt;In the past, we knew a lot about the seller of a product (through ads, marketing, or reputation) but little about the individual buyer. Times have changed. From the Internet to store loyalty cards, technology has made the marketplace into an interactive exchange where the buyer is no longer anonymous. The future market will likely be one in which personal information is shared and leveraged. Consumers who are willing to share their information will be more attractive to sellers and more sought-after than those who have bad reputations or refuse to participate. Key concepts include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Consumers will play an increasingly leveraged role in the &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Louis Vuitton</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:43:44 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>