SocialRank Daily: How much do hotel room prices fluctuate?

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Shortform:

Rohin Dhar from Priceonomics, “How Much Do Hotel Prices Fluctuate?”. Pricing is just another form of marketing, a way to entice people based on demand and competition. Rohin digs through Hipmunk data to show this truth in the world of booking hotel rooms.

Medium:

Andrew Chen, entrepreneur and investor, “The Next Feature Fallacy”. Tacking on new features won’t make people magically fall in love with what you’ve already been doing.

Longform:

Michael Blanding from the Harvard Business School, “The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing”. Two studies reveal the nuances behind “radical transparency” and the strategic withholding of information from people.