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As a way to feed this global understanding of the item<br />
“TOY” back into the collective consciousness of eBay,<br />
this very data is available on eBay. It is described using<br />
the exact descriptions it gathered.<br />
www.michaelchanover.com/ebay.com<br />
These definitions are dynamic in nature, not static; they<br />
evolve from one day to the next, taking input from, and<br />
putting input toward a global understanding of what<br />
things are. A snapshot of these definitions offers only<br />
a momentary understanding of an item’s essence. Yet,<br />
the results do tell an insightful story.<br />
The descriptions, therefore, become a mirror of sorts,<br />
reflecting our culture’s true belief of what an item is all<br />
about; a user generated definition.<br />
As a social networking site, eBay brings millions of<br />
merchants from around the world together, each with<br />
a unique perspective on language, and how to describe<br />
their wares. These descriptions offers a fascinating<br />
glimpse into a collective consciousness that sits outside<br />
of marketing and media. Items are, quite simply,<br />
described as merchants see them.<br />
TOY<br />
Toy<br />
Toy<br />
www.michaelchanover.com/ebay.com<br />
TOY<br />
Toy<br />
Toy
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