[bluemetal]

this is kinda interesting stuff.

"...Here’s how it works: I create a burger, call it “The Bits Burger” and broadcast it to Twitter or Facebook. Each time someone orders my special creation, I get 25 cents credit in the restaurant and my burger rises up the leaderboard. The more customers order my burger, the higher it goes and the more credits I get, until I’m eating free..."

Now, how to game the system...

[NathanKP]

You couldn't really game the system without ordering your own burger, which would cost money.

In reality I expect that the leaderboard will probably see large turnover anyway, because most people will be interested in designing their own burger to try to get on the top rather than buying something from the leaderboard themselves.

[bluemetal]

It might stabilize with enough of a community around it, you might even see some sort of hotelling's beach situation between the leading meals.

If it or anything similar takes off, it would be interesting to watch any memes develop.

[PidGin128]

I believe "Wendy's" has a poster in some of their establishments explicitly mentioning that their burgers have 256 permutations.

How free form are the possibilities in ordering? (also naming...)

[helveticaman]

256? As permutations go, that's nothing.

[philwelch]

Permutations or combinations? For instance, does it count as a separate instance if the lettuce is above or below the patty?