Linking Assignment #6 – Emily Wu’s Task 10:Attention Economy
For my final linking assignment, I chose Emily Wu’s Task 10:Attention Economy. After reading through Emily’s write-up, I recognized we both experienced similar frustrations and difficulties using the program. Emily shared her confusion (exactly like mine) when the random timer popped up during the game, and consequently, neither of us could figure out how to continue playing the game for a while. I also felt relieved that Emily experienced the same frustrations as me regarding the random clicking that had to occur and somehow miraculously get you into the next screen.
I thought Emily highlighted a significant point in her travel experience website bookings, again similar to mine and how she felt seeing the hidden fees. She shared that on Booking.com, although the prices initially seemed lower – just like my experience with Airbnb, the costs were significantly higher when you arrived at the final booking screen. Emily explained ‘Of course, as a business, the best strategy is to include these extra fees at the checkout because it means that the customer has already made their decision with their booking (or commodity in general) and is more likely to spend the extra dollars to get the product.’ I completely agree with this statement, and now, based on our experience, it seems like we will be looking more closely at the various marketing and booking techniques when booking travel in the future.