Zappos’ real-time sales map

Zappos, the successful on-line shoe retailer, has introduced a new feature that displays real-time sales of their products on a map with location based on shipping destination.  You can watch flip-flop, sandal, and sneaker sales pop-up all over the country.  It’s an interesting feature.  I guess the point is to inspire people to buy products by seeing where they are being purchased.  No information about the customer is displayed, just the product sold and the general location to which it is being shipped.   It also doesn’t seem like you can zoom-in to a location, so customer privacy is not an issue.  It’s kind of fun to watch the arrival process of new orders and their geographic dispersion.  [via FlowingData]