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Today I was watching a mini documentary from an old Matrix HD-DVD (remember those) on my Xbox 360 about the science behind the fiction and they spoke about the importance of Darwin’s idea about survival of the fittest and the relevance of the feedback loop in an economy. In fact, it could be argued that the feedback loop is a cornerstone for the very existence of an economy in that there must exist a dialogue between the producer and the consumer; if the producer sets the price of a product at ten dollars and the consumer says it is too high, the producer must either produce less or lower the price.

It can be argued, the speakers in the doc say, that this is why Communism failed – they would produce a product and sell it ten dollars regardless of what the market wanted to pay and even if that market failed to buy, they would continue to produce the product and sell at the same price.

It got me thinking about the feedback cycle more and how it really does form an essential loop – the product or content is created but unless we know how it is being received, and unless we are responding to the demands and rigors of that audience, how can that content possibly survive and more than a blind bird or a fish with no gills? There are ways of course (a bat develops sonar and a dolphin, a blowhole) but unless it is appropriate to the environment we are targeting it is really a matter of hit and miss and this is not the way to assure growth and longevity.

Later in the evening I came across an excellent and comprehensive guide to integrating some nice hacks to your custom WordPress installation that will engender reader interaction and participation with your blog.

I strongly encourage you to take a look at:

9 WordPress Hacks to Encourage User Interactivity

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