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[{"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659212.307035, "message": "she is 9 and love's tech stuff", "group_id": 95, "id": 96303}, {"user_id": 4903, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297650384.1421371, "message": "fdfdfds", "group_id": 95, "id": 95540}, {"user_id": 4903, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297650392.369571, "message": "@mbetten10 ddad", "group_id": 95, "id": 95545}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297650308.2059281, "message": "New site myself and two friends are looking to launch soon: www.criticrania.com . Any comments, thoughts, or criticisms would be greatly appreciated.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95526}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297650474.3204031, "message": "thanks?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95555}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651862.27564, "message": "i felt bad that i was junking up a nice site with a dumb username.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95746}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652418.2651839, "message": "Agreed", "group_id": 95, "id": 95794}, {"user_id": 6415, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652133.646374, "message": "Do you know any other website providing this kind of service and what do you propose that they don't", "group_id": 95, "id": 95774}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652151.425338, "message": "I'm not a big fan of the landing page design", "group_id": 95, "id": 95775}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653096.9742129, "message": "@jesse_dhillon I gotcha. We might try that out", "group_id": 95, "id": 95872}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653393.5721321, "message": "@ryanm Ok, we fixed it, but we're not sure why that happened, I'm looking into it as we spea", "group_id": 95, "id": 95889}, {"user_id": 6415, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651220.5397, "message": "Having a look right now", "group_id": 95, "id": 95662}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651737.3166261, "message": "wow! really well executed. beautiful header. i signed up, rated a couple of things - slick experience. great job!", "group_id": 95, "id": 95725}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651225.6835251, "message": "thanks a lot", "group_id": 95, "id": 95663}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651754.7698541, "message": "haha not to be a creeper, but i was able to track your movements", "group_id": 95, "id": 95728}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651767.227325, "message": "thank you very much", "group_id": 95, "id": 95731}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651886.2215459, "message": "one thing happened that was unusual, when i clicked on the confirmation link in the email.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95752}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652153.22177, "message": "there are only singular sites", "group_id": 95, "id": 95776}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652833.6291389, "message": "@courtland this would be a place where someone could check the likelihood that they like a specific piece of content or look for something that the would probably like to read watch play or listen to", "group_id": 95, "id": 95851}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653158.794745, "message": "@Dino it is something that we intend to add things to like filtering by genre. we also want to add more structure just so its not an amorphous blob", "group_id": 95, "id": 95880}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653611.1382489, "message": "I see", "group_id": 95, "id": 95898}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652287.523967, "message": "@mbetten10 I don't think Rotten Tomatoes looks great, but I would say that yours is really ugly.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95784}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652480.606777, "message": "@jesse_dhillon how would you change it?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95801}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652528.1400311, "message": "The latest thoughtflow bit", "group_id": 95, "id": 95810}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652694.6735439, "message": "tackling movies, books, games, tv and music is pretty broad. there are a ton of high quality sites in existence for each of those verticals", "group_id": 95, "id": 95833}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653048.361366, "message": "@Dino it wasn't really a primary concern for thus... i mean at that point you're just browsing names anyways. What would you want instead?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95866}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653454.9891701, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania you're fast. thanks, it's working again.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95892}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653765.1643159, "message": "@jesse_dhillon Thank you very much for the honest responses", "group_id": 95, "id": 95910}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653396.283957, "message": "speak", "group_id": 95, "id": 95890}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652379.144361, "message": "Checking it out now. Just signed up.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95788}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652665.6029899, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania okay I may have seen that. That's unfortunate for someone like me who likes stuff that's not already in there.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95830}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652699.7635911, "message": "So that I can start liking things right now", "group_id": 95, "id": 95834}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652772.861474, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania pretend that I am not in this convo and I did the same thing. After not being able to do what I thought is the number one feature of this site, what do you think are the chances that I'm going to come back in two hours?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95839}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652531.604707, "message": "on the front page", "group_id": 95, "id": 95811}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653696.715332, "message": "i'm logged in and now when i click User Panel, i don't see any options. a few minutes ago i could see: Messages, Preferences, Profile and FAQ/Contact.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95904}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653781.251405, "message": "@ryanm should be back to normal if you refresh", "group_id": 95, "id": 95912}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654524.990375, "message": "@Wing_Criticania no, i think it's fine as is.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95971}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654662.7535651, "message": "you're welcome. ah i see what you mean about replying, thanks.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95992}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653088.870491, "message": "@jesse_dillon that's not a bad idea", "group_id": 95, "id": 95869}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653612.8284631, "message": "***If anyone knows someone looking to sponsor a startup....", "group_id": 95, "id": 95899}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653714.2271979, "message": "@ryanm on it", "group_id": 95, "id": 95905}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651764.507462, "message": "i was glad to see the name change", "group_id": 95, "id": 95730}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651881.642827, "message": "haha i appreciate it", "group_id": 95, "id": 95750}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652046.386775, "message": "sorry... haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 95766}, {"user_id": 6415, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652357.8847859, "message": "Oh ok, that makes more sense even if I'm not sure a agree :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 95787}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651950.8470011, "message": "hmm ok i will look into that right now", "group_id": 95, "id": 95759}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652181.2065921, "message": "@jesse_dhillon what specifically?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95778}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652389.0151839, "message": "@Dino thanks", "group_id": 95, "id": 95789}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651832.5775599, "message": "no way! haha, yes my test123 username had to go", "group_id": 95, "id": 95737}, {"user_id": 9324, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652015.6717141, "message": "big drawback - will not allow me to use my regular username I use everywhere - it is 15 characters", "group_id": 95, "id": 95764}, {"user_id": 9324, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652271.1213541, "message": "though this site has immediacy and the ability to get a group together to do quick conversations", "group_id": 95, "id": 95782}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651852.3206129, "message": "anything seem off or missing?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95743}, {"user_id": 6415, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652050.206748, "message": "Ok, for what it worth, I'm not in your target... :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 95767}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652203.3280661, "message": "a site like rotten tomatoes would be a competitor, but it does soley movies and is really ugly IMHO", "group_id": 95, "id": 95779}, {"user_id": 6415, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652205.257674, "message": "@Aussiewebmaster with Quora? You must be kidding", "group_id": 95, "id": 95780}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652612.3968179, "message": "@courtland that's why i'm here right now =)", "group_id": 95, "id": 95825}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652701.2289619, "message": "@jesse_dhillon well i'm confirming what you added right now. i get notification of all added content immediately", "group_id": 95, "id": 95835}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652877.3083041, "message": "@jesse_dhillon we certainly appreciate it", "group_id": 95, "id": 95853}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653327.0680859, "message": "@ryanm did you activate your first account?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95884}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654710.732517, "message": "@ryanm no problem", "group_id": 95, "id": 95995}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651934.4631751, "message": "when i clicked the conf link, the page from your site displayed some kind of failure message.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95757}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652609.621598, "message": "it's far too subtle at the moment.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95824}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652640.6960089, "message": "on a more broad note, what's your goal for the site?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95827}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652642.3240261, "message": "http://isotope.metafizzy.co/", "group_id": 95, "id": 95828}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652072.4646969, "message": "but... it should be 16 characters max", "group_id": 95, "id": 95770}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652096.0768011, "message": "@davidpaccoud we'll take anyone as an audience", "group_id": 95, "id": 95771}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652322.0563171, "message": "yes, convore is like Quora, no my site is not", "group_id": 95, "id": 95785}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652323.294323, "message": "haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 95786}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297651973.6643829, "message": "but then i checked back in a few seconds, and i could see my user panel. not sure what i did exactly.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95762}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652004.844039, "message": "well it's supposed to log you in when you confirm, not sure what that error message was", "group_id": 95, "id": 95763}, {"user_id": 9324, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652107.773895, "message": "you don't get to carry over as who you are known as - less likely for people to say oh there is so and so - like his comments will follow this area", "group_id": 95, "id": 95773}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652412.2096479, "message": "*constructive criticism would be great cough @jesse_dhillon cough", "group_id": 95, "id": 95793}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652566.356123, "message": "not selecting tabs to show in a group", "group_id": 95, "id": 95817}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652574.355273, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania I think so, it had radio buttons on the left and some text in the center, refresh me please?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95819}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652702.3801911, "message": "why not focus on one?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95836}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653032.668642, "message": "My single bit of unsolicited advice is that I would allow people to start reviewing stuff right after they add it, but put newly added items in a queue to be reviewed by the staff. So if it turns out to be garbage, you can pull it later.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95864}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653674.962328, "message": "Well I can appreciate that you're doing your best then", "group_id": 95, "id": 95901}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652055.004545, "message": "that gave us big problems with spacing", "group_id": 95, "id": 95768}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653009.583777, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania Your list feature could use a little attention as well, maybe", "group_id": 95, "id": 95861}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652512.7625811, "message": "I agree with jesse_dhillon, when you guys can afford to, hire a designer", "group_id": 95, "id": 95806}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652550.793853, "message": "I didn't immediately understand how that worked, the tabs confused me. I thought I was switching between tabs", "group_id": 95, "id": 95816}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652921.3227899, "message": "I read your landing page and told you what I thought about it. Then I tried out what I thought was the primary feature of the site -- review music I like -- and I'm letting you know that I'm disappointed that I couldn't get in there and write an opinion about music that I'm listening to right now.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95854}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653288.7959809, "message": "after i changed my username, i logged out and now can't log back in. i'm getting 'this account has not yet been activated.'", "group_id": 95, "id": 95881}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653336.1951749, "message": "yes", "group_id": 95, "id": 95885}, {"user_id": 9324, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652158.333895, "message": "has some similarities with Quora", "group_id": 95, "id": 95777}, {"user_id": 9324, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652220.7642231, "message": "actually that was a pure reply to this site - have to remember am discussing one new site inside another new site", "group_id": 95, "id": 95781}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652441.4845819, "message": "Okay", "group_id": 95, "id": 95796}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652455.559783, "message": "I think that your graphical elements look dated and could use a modern touch.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95797}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652515.462502, "message": "it will do wonders", "group_id": 95, "id": 95808}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652584.261657, "message": "@mbetten10 understandable, that describes most coders haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 95820}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652594.7191141, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania Actually, making them not tabs would be helpful", "group_id": 95, "id": 95821}, {"user_id": 52, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652596.2579601, "message": "@mbetten10 for a consumer-facing site like this, though, design is paramount", "group_id": 95, "id": 95822}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652629.3042951, "message": "@jesse_dhillon I remember putting something there along the lines of \"We'll have to check for accuracy before adding it to the database\" just in case people add crap content", "group_id": 95, "id": 95826}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652652.822067, "message": "The way those filters are executed might be a good solution for you", "group_id": 95, "id": 95829}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652692.8303609, "message": "Maybe you could do it in reverse: add it for now, with the expectation that staff will review it eventually", "group_id": 95, "id": 95832}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652762.014271, "message": "@courtland because that's a one and done site. If you have one site that has eveything on it, people won't have to visit other sites", "group_id": 95, "id": 95838}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652832.1984651, "message": "@jesse_dhillon Well we say that we have to check it for accuracy which I think is understandable. Also, you can go through everything else we already have on the site while waiting for your content to be added", "group_id": 95, "id": 95850}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652865.3822839, "message": "Okay I'm not interested in arguing with you about which way is better than which other way.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95852}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652940.8335359, "message": "lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 95856}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652970.3135409, "message": "@jesse_dhillon So we kinda have to filter everything just in case, but if it's legit, it'll get through", "group_id": 95, "id": 95858}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652984.5181389, "message": "@jesse_dhillon Also, search for whatever you added to the site, it should be up now", "group_id": 95, "id": 95859}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653504.064074, "message": "Okay I lied, another bit of advice/feedback. If you guys can afford it, I would get some design work done through 99designs. You only need one or two comps before most of the UI elements on the site have been designed. Right now, the design makes me trust your site less.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95896}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653684.3628891, "message": "Thank you", "group_id": 95, "id": 95902}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652493.910923, "message": "I added an album that I like, but now I want to add some comments about it and I can't find it in the search", "group_id": 95, "id": 95804}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652514.1933031, "message": "@jesse_dhillon did you read the page you went to after you added the content?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95807}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652546.3571539, "message": "@courtland that's our biggest problem. we're proficient coders, we can make just about anything, but we aren't designers...", "group_id": 95, "id": 95813}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652569.5922329, "message": "@Dino so like an explanation of it right when you first go there would be helpful?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95818}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652604.546021, "message": "and increasing the highlighting so it's much more obvious", "group_id": 95, "id": 95823}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652814.4695449, "message": "I'm sorry if I'm coming off bearish on your idea, I'm giving you my honest and immediate feedback.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95848}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652923.2924161, "message": "@jesse_dhillon I understand. I'm just saying the other day, someone uploaded a video game called \"Sesame Street Vs. Barney: Showdown\" which doesn't exist. He then rated it a 10 and commented on it making it show up on everyone's thoughtflow and the video games homepage", "group_id": 95, "id": 95855}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653155.6297791, "message": "thanks for the legitimate responses though everyone", "group_id": 95, "id": 95879}, {"user_id": 8013, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653741.2119241, "message": "Alright well, good luck guys.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95908}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653816.996644, "message": "looks great now. fixed, thanks.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95916}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654572.7369571, "message": "@ryanm Ok, thank you. Also, you can click the arrow below one of my posts to reply to it instead of having to type Wing_Criticrania everytime lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 95976}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653019.432173, "message": "For example: http://www.criticrania.com/list.php?type=movie", "group_id": 95, "id": 95862}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297652713.6951959, "message": "@jesse_dhillon well it gets added, it just might take a couple hours or so", "group_id": 95, "id": 95837}, {"user_id": 3314, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653041.678334, "message": "Kind of barebones, and it's one of the first places I went.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95865}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653340.098603, "message": "@ryanm Also, we'll look into it right now", "group_id": 95, "id": 95886}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653493.9421339, "message": "@ryanm No problem, we try to get things fixed if there are errors as soon as possible. Being user friendly is on of our main goals", "group_id": 95, "id": 95894}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653580.180306, "message": "@jesse_dhillon I understand your sentiments. The problem is... we're in college. No money as it is... So we're trying our best to do what we can.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95897}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653695.629504, "message": "@jesse_dhillon Thanks, if/when we get the funds, we'll look into 99designs", "group_id": 95, "id": 95903}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297653790.5148749, "message": "@ryanm sorry, I made a CSS mistake", "group_id": 95, "id": 95913}, {"user_id": 8501, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654216.80495, "message": "i enjoyed the humor in the bottom section of the faq/about page.", "group_id": 95, "id": 95941}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654253.524488, "message": "@ryanm roommates in college... couldn't help ourselves", "group_id": 95, "id": 95944}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297654272.6982009, "message": "@ryanm Haha yeah we thought it was pretty funny. Also, is there anything you think we should add to the about page?", "group_id": 95, "id": 95947}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297655938.6544671, "message": "signed up", "group_id": 95, "id": 96092}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297655516.0358469, "message": "@jeremyheslop interesting about the User Panel. Not sure why that is. What browser are you using? As far as content... that is stealing, and we'd need to obtain an agreement with them... Something we hope can happen in the future.", "group_id": 95, "id": 96065}, {"user_id": 9326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297655381.529907, "message": "Some thoughts I have: allow pre-population of movies, etc from places like amazon/imdb. I hate typing tons of content in, but I will spot check it is correct and submit new items more if it finds a movie based on title.", "group_id": 95, "id": 96054}, {"user_id": 9326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297655455.2690129, "message": "Also the User Panel only seems to work on the home page for me. Needs to have a little more indication that the User Panel is in the header space. I clicked a few times before I noticed it faded in.", "group_id": 95, "id": 96061}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297655959.576612, "message": "@taffylafaguz awesome, let us know what you think", "group_id": 95, "id": 96096}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658271.191359, "message": "@jeremyheslop just checked it out, very cool... We'll look into it", "group_id": 95, "id": 96209}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659163.700937, "message": "@taffylafaguz thanks! out of curiosity, how old is your son/daughter?", "group_id": 95, "id": 96292}, {"user_id": 9326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658266.835681, "message": "@mbetten10 http://www.delicious-monster.com/ you can take \"Scan\" in a book, movie, game etc and it pulls in the info from the appropriate place. It is a single app runing for personal use only so that may be how they can do it. Where your site is posting it publically", "group_id": 95, "id": 96207}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659239.065906, "message": "she likes the games , books in your site", "group_id": 95, "id": 96305}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659636.1012349, "message": "ok .. very nice site AAA+", "group_id": 95, "id": 96340}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658303.16696, "message": "Thank you", "group_id": 95, "id": 96215}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659109.4143629, "message": "very nice .. actually my kid love it & using it now", "group_id": 95, "id": 96285}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659326.6436019, "message": "can you make put some parental control or rating so child can access it safely", "group_id": 95, "id": 96309}, {"user_id": 9326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658071.2382629, "message": "@mbetten10 not saying you should copy someone elses content. I'm just saying from a user perspective it would be nice. Kinda like delicious library does", "group_id": 95, "id": 96187}, {"user_id": 9326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658417.0724151, "message": "Looks like imdb is $15k a year ouch http://www.imdb.com/licensing/ But there may be alternatives", "group_id": 95, "id": 96222}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659234.4967699, "message": "awesome, glad she likes it", "group_id": 95, "id": 96304}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658166.7652669, "message": "@jeremyheslop Delicious library? We would love something that works like that, we're in search of more efficient ways that are suitable (some information about these things is not copyrighted). I understand entirely though...", "group_id": 95, "id": 96195}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297658484.2108679, "message": "@jeremyheslop Right. Everything at this point we have done manually... Searching for alternatives that cost just a bit less haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 96235}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659580.351289, "message": "if you could have her hold off from telling her friends before we can try to resolve parental control issues, we don't want to cause problems. and as far as facebook, it requires some form of a partnership with facebook which we are working on", "group_id": 95, "id": 96333}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659648.237906, "message": "Thank you very much!", "group_id": 95, "id": 96341}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659406.947299, "message": "thats what I was just thinking... technically the site is supposed to be for those aged over 13. I'm not sure what we can do at this point... But I will look into it.", "group_id": 95, "id": 96324}, {"user_id": 7760, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297659515.491601, "message": "no problem with my part since im always on her side but she is recommending it to some of her friends.. and can you put facebook share kids loves those buttons", "group_id": 95, "id": 96328}, {"user_id": 9130, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297671749.279464, "message": "@taffylafaguz will buy again?", "group_id": 95, "id": 97048}, {"user_id": 6166, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297693322.665076, "message": "i like the concept, but I'm not feeling the design much, feels generic... I think you shd hire a designer and have them make a slick looking design", "group_id": 95, "id": 99923}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297695912.1262009, "message": "@ammar college kids don't have the money for a designer just yet haha but thank you", "group_id": 95, "id": 100370}, {"user_id": 10485, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297698722.8231461, "message": "Your 3D stick people bother me, but otherwise it looks awesome. Well done.", "group_id": 95, "id": 100853}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702862.4568739, "message": "It looks outdated and will have to be overhauled in the future by a professional designer", "group_id": 95, "id": 101358}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297699263.5096929, "message": "@bdharva why do they bother you? haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 100960}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703659.8893249, "message": "mhm", "group_id": 95, "id": 101514}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703751.3416941, "message": "point taken", "group_id": 95, "id": 101549}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703867.7256889, "message": "aka \"these movies came out this week, as did these books, etc\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101591}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703958.428267, "message": "and our launch, we are mainly focused on our college campus", "group_id": 95, "id": 101631}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704029.4741969, "message": "so we thought about it, and decided to make some viral features that would be sticky", "group_id": 95, "id": 101652}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704115.129416, "message": "and they trust it because they're getting these emails on behalf of a friend", "group_id": 95, "id": 101681}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704122.8912499, "message": "hmmm ok", "group_id": 95, "id": 101685}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702760.5234611, "message": "@bdharva Or rather, how can we change him so that you will like him?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101329}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702844.2648981, "message": "You guys aren't visual designers, so imho you shouldn't fret over the visual design too much", "group_id": 95, "id": 101352}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703532.3376091, "message": "advertising isn't really a strategy but it would play a part in some respect for any strategy", "group_id": 95, "id": 101480}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703568.009989, "message": "focus on #2 first", "group_id": 95, "id": 101488}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703081.9703879, "message": "not to mention startups like Moki.TV", "group_id": 95, "id": 101407}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703101.6870601, "message": "that have all been doing this for years, learning valuable insights along the way, and building up their reputations online", "group_id": 95, "id": 101412}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703229.74401, "message": "These are the challenges you guys have to solve, and they aren't easy", "group_id": 95, "id": 101437}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703330.3437071, "message": "@csallen Yeah, we're planning for a redesign already lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 101451}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703520.331032, "message": "@csallen right, but we need to get at least a minor user base somehow", "group_id": 95, "id": 101477}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703629.4914751, "message": "retention involves a few things: (a) being genuinely useful compared to alternatives, and (b) being sticky", "group_id": 95, "id": 101505}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703706.1683149, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101531}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703744.870141, "message": "haha true", "group_id": 95, "id": 101547}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703757.4836969, "message": "I think people will like you if your product is good", "group_id": 95, "id": 101551}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703766.662735, "message": "people can deal with annoying emails if it will help them in some way", "group_id": 95, "id": 101556}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703787.4511249, "message": "so don't send useless spam, Groupon could get away with it because they're sending you amazing coupons, they're basically sending you money", "group_id": 95, "id": 101561}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703817.5236189, "message": "That's not a bad feature but", "group_id": 95, "id": 101573}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703833.8029859, "message": "just realize that the only people who will care about new features are your die-hard users who already love your service", "group_id": 95, "id": 101578}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703901.708528, "message": "a \"oh i saw a commercial of that, i wonder what people have thought of it\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101605}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703923.7863641, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101612}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704115.1933761, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101682}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704479.130198, "message": "then we got a bunch of friends to test it, like 10 or 15", "group_id": 95, "id": 101763}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704581.1659989, "message": "he spent all of his time buying me food so i didn't have to leave my desk", "group_id": 95, "id": 101804}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704825.0332019, "message": "the tricky thing about design is that if you're not a great designer, it's not only hard to come up with a good design, but it's also hard to evaluate whether a design is good or bad", "group_id": 95, "id": 101899}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704838.925771, "message": "truth", "group_id": 95, "id": 101903}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702878.6941731, "message": "So you might as well spend your time improving the infrastructure and figuring out how you're going to get users", "group_id": 95, "id": 101363}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703077.3323331, "message": "you're competing with some serious businesses like Netflix, IGN, IMDB, RottenTomatoes, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 101406}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703143.685236, "message": "Why would I come to your site, when I can go to one of those sites that is pretty much guaranteed to have the thing I'm looking for?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101421}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703341.68979, "message": "Design is not your strong point, your site looks like it was created in 1997. You are clearly not going to produce any award-winning designs yourselves without years and years of experience of being designers, so I would say don't waste your time on that", "group_id": 95, "id": 101453}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703499.296777, "message": "If your competitors have more money than you, they will out advertise you, and that's that", "group_id": 95, "id": 101474}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703690.841646, "message": "You get an email with a deal, you don't like it, you archive/delete/ignore it", "group_id": 95, "id": 101527}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703701.557853, "message": "and the next, and the next, and the next", "group_id": 95, "id": 101530}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702895.7632411, "message": "instead of spending your time on something that's going to be erased by someone else anyway", "group_id": 95, "id": 101365}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703564.598911, "message": "I'd say there are two things to focus on: (1) user acquisition, and (2) user retention", "group_id": 95, "id": 101486}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703595.2627549, "message": "there's no point in spending thousands of manhours acquiring users if your site isn't good enough to keep them coming back", "group_id": 95, "id": 101494}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703663.5576899, "message": "You go, you see the daily deal, you don't like it, you leave, you never come back", "group_id": 95, "id": 101517}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703678.6400459, "message": "Instead, they make you sign up for an email list", "group_id": 95, "id": 101521}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704508.847723, "message": "how many people did you have working on this btw just curious", "group_id": 95, "id": 101777}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704630.8384931, "message": "@csallen \"he spent all of his time buying me food so i didn't have to leave my desk\" This is what our fourth guy does", "group_id": 95, "id": 101824}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705377.0806119, "message": "http://www.techstars.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 102078}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705387.4296319, "message": "haha ycombinator, obviously on our radar", "group_id": 95, "id": 102081}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705391.29807, "message": "unfortunately, investors realize this", "group_id": 95, "id": 102083}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705558.1254261, "message": "the beta's havent been bad because it's people we know, willing to give feedback", "group_id": 95, "id": 102128}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705614.898452, "message": "but at the end of the day, who wants a really good nosepicker?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102146}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704842.5037141, "message": "EXACTLY", "group_id": 95, "id": 101904}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704845.668354, "message": "sorry for yelling", "group_id": 95, "id": 101908}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705160.4005201, "message": "10 second tutorial, i like it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102006}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705182.2683899, "message": "where are you guys from?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102016}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705202.4413271, "message": "getting investors can be easy or hard depending on where you live :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102023}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705256.5975449, "message": "BOS is okay, i lived there for the past 5 years during school", "group_id": 95, "id": 102042}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705300.5583971, "message": "haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 102057}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297702915.5617819, "message": "Or maybe \"overwritten\" is a better choice of words than \"erased\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101370}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703449.3355441, "message": "They saturated school-by-school, one at a time", "group_id": 95, "id": 101469}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703488.9410651, "message": "That's a competition of money", "group_id": 95, "id": 101473}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703516.579494, "message": "There are strategic ways to grow that don't require money, and are more effective as well", "group_id": 95, "id": 101476}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703654.720022, "message": "Let's say Groupon just had a site that offered deals to you", "group_id": 95, "id": 101512}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703851.351269, "message": "If I just joined your site and you tell me about new features, I wont care because I can't compare it to the old features", "group_id": 95, "id": 101582}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705212.3397219, "message": "were at school in upstate NY", "group_id": 95, "id": 102025}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705239.4423821, "message": "NYC has a vibrant startup scene, that's probably the closest to you", "group_id": 95, "id": 102039}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705373.5236731, "message": "http://www.ycombinator.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 102076}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705412.018651, "message": "haha fair enough", "group_id": 95, "id": 102090}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705451.0243881, "message": "that's good", "group_id": 95, "id": 102107}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705591.3495879, "message": "ex. If I'm making a tool that helps people pick their noses, ppl will have all sorts of ideas for how the tool should work", "group_id": 95, "id": 102140}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705892.0999169, "message": "personal friends", "group_id": 95, "id": 102225}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705968.8912051, "message": "(that's good, a lot more focused than trying to take on everyone)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102237}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706147.0067451, "message": "you have netflix for movies", "group_id": 95, "id": 102290}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703025.2827699, "message": "Don't underestimate the challenge of getting people to use your service, it would be dangerous to have an \"if we build it they will come\" belief underlying your development", "group_id": 95, "id": 101392}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703052.2337971, "message": "you have to seriously study what people are doing right now to get recommendations for media they like, and then build a site that provides a much more advantageous experience", "group_id": 95, "id": 101397}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703158.885118, "message": "And that will already have thousands of reviews from critics and from other users like me?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101425}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703713.413991, "message": "eventually you get a deal you like, you say, \"Wow, Groupon rocks\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101534}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703734.759002, "message": "Well Groupon makes a few hundred million dollars a year so", "group_id": 95, "id": 101545}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703912.9183321, "message": "then when you have hundreds of thousands of people coming to your site for that thing, you can expand into other areas", "group_id": 95, "id": 101608}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703589.6207809, "message": "agreed. btw, the three people responding to you are the only 3 that work on the site", "group_id": 95, "id": 101493}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703813.22153, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101571}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704104.0571101, "message": "about 1/3 of our users are people who sent an email to a taskforce user, and had that email converted to a task, then got all of our update emails and said \"this looks cool\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101677}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704140.175494, "message": "people WANT to be organized, but they forget or they become too lazy", "group_id": 95, "id": 101692}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704217.9740069, "message": "you just have to be careful that you objectively identify what people like being annoyed about, and what they don't like being annoyed about", "group_id": 95, "id": 101706}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704232.2741899, "message": "and if your app doesn't have anything worth being annoyed about, then you need to make it better :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 101710}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705342.2317059, "message": "this may sound dumb, but how do you go about finding/contacting an investor for this sort of thing?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102067}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705523.7625549, "message": "one other thing is that user feedback is always a little limited", "group_id": 95, "id": 102121}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705550.3139081, "message": "people will see your goal, they'll se what you are trying to do, and then they will make suggestions about improving that", "group_id": 95, "id": 102126}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705600.0881889, "message": "hahaha", "group_id": 95, "id": 102143}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705708.6482949, "message": "okay", "group_id": 95, "id": 102174}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705716.8728881, "message": "convince me, i'll play devil's advocate", "group_id": 95, "id": 102180}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705750.9388361, "message": "imdb has all the movies already, and tons of reviews, and pictures and info about the actors and directors", "group_id": 95, "id": 102189}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706082.2379789, "message": "netflix may recommend better than we do, but people trust people", "group_id": 95, "id": 102267}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703419.4575009, "message": "@csallen i agree entirely", "group_id": 95, "id": 101465}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703455.9006281, "message": "@csallen We appreciate your input and definitely agree with it. We are working on how to get our name out there and advertise and hopefully everything will work out", "group_id": 95, "id": 101471}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703679.714844, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101523}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703856.731777, "message": "what if it was a weekly emailing providing links to the newly added content", "group_id": 95, "id": 101584}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703929.4437611, "message": "not to mention facebook for a 3rd time, but once again, they only focused on colleges first", "group_id": 95, "id": 101613}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703938.443177, "message": "and before that, they only focused on harvard", "group_id": 95, "id": 101621}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703962.786588, "message": "www.likealittle.com, same strategy as facebook's", "group_id": 95, "id": 101632}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703994.454845, "message": "several*", "group_id": 95, "id": 101641}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704053.2480011, "message": "@csallen that was going to be my question, how did you get it off the ground?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101662}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704081.4096849, "message": "so they'll know when you mark it as complete, when you set a due date, when you comment on it, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 101672}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704239.677809, "message": "hahaha fair enough", "group_id": 95, "id": 101712}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704323.7072141, "message": "thank you very much for the advice, given us a lot to think about", "group_id": 95, "id": 101727}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704495.023617, "message": "and sent it to a bunch of bloggers", "group_id": 95, "id": 101771}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704516.8082099, "message": "1 programmer and 1 non-programmer", "group_id": 95, "id": 101780}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704529.3886249, "message": "and im the designer", "group_id": 95, "id": 101789}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704570.9669781, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 101802}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704625.4657431, "message": "so we're learning on the fly, committed to building everything from scratch", "group_id": 95, "id": 101821}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704874.09443, "message": "so yeah, try to focus on getting the programming stuff down, don't waste your time on the design stuff because you aren't going to suddenly release an award-winning design", "group_id": 95, "id": 101914}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705105.856317, "message": "but realize it will be a long time to get to that point, so you will probably require money from investors", "group_id": 95, "id": 101984}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703183.2677121, "message": "And that have beautifully-done professional designs that have been battle-tested for years to have the best user experience?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101427}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703454.9421029, "message": "And now they have 650 million people", "group_id": 95, "id": 101470}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703606.766572, "message": "@csallen Yeah that's a good call, we tried to implement leveling and stuff for retention, but we're not sure what else to do for that", "group_id": 95, "id": 101496}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703639.589483, "message": "haha define sticky", "group_id": 95, "id": 101509}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703641.950458, "message": ":)", "group_id": 95, "id": 101510}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703642.3908379, "message": "Groupon, for example, is one of the stickiest sites in existence", "group_id": 95, "id": 101511}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703696.693119, "message": "The next day, you get another email", "group_id": 95, "id": 101528}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703743.7924731, "message": "that's the true test of what people like :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 101546}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703897.9144881, "message": "you have to be the absolute BEST site for one specific thing", "group_id": 95, "id": 101604}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703533.7603879, "message": "@csallen How would you suggest we get our name out there?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101481}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703359.5337751, "message": "Focus on the business strategy. What makes your site stand out from the crowd, why would people use it over competitors?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101460}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703403.440542, "message": "And you need a growth strategy, because even if you build \"the best\" site, that's not enough. People will never find your site, because you havent reached a critical mass of users yet", "group_id": 95, "id": 101463}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703437.5249391, "message": "Think like Facebook, they didn't just open up to everyone at once", "group_id": 95, "id": 101467}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703529.6548901, "message": "True", "group_id": 95, "id": 101479}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703890.3771131, "message": "the more you can focus on a specific segment the better", "group_id": 95, "id": 101601}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703482.9162059, "message": "I'm just saying, advertising isn't necessarily the best strategy", "group_id": 95, "id": 101472}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703611.1579571, "message": "even the best sites only manage to retain 10% of their visitors", "group_id": 95, "id": 101498}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703717.5943811, "message": "but wouldn;t you agree that some people see that as a turn off?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101538}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703781.385251, "message": "that's a very good point", "group_id": 95, "id": 101559}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703807.1210091, "message": "Facebook can get away with it because they're sending you messages from your actual friends, who wouldn't want to see those?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101569}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703887.7279949, "message": "a reason to come back", "group_id": 95, "id": 101600}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703934.1848381, "message": "and before that, they only focused on ivy leagues", "group_id": 95, "id": 101619}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704320.8098071, "message": "you guys might want to read Joel Spolsky's strategy letters, they're really good, he has amazing business sense", "group_id": 95, "id": 101725}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704524.6305749, "message": "you being the programmer?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101785}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704727.754549, "message": "i was a CS major too, and college taught me next to nothing haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 101861}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704908.606622, "message": "or, the alternative would be to make a site that doesnt need a good design", "group_id": 95, "id": 101923}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703764.7431021, "message": "@csallen True, but we don't want to spam people's inboxes", "group_id": 95, "id": 101555}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705567.016515, "message": "but if your goal isn't right, then user feedback will just keep driving you in the wrong direction", "group_id": 95, "id": 102133}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706333.353626, "message": "depends who you ask", "group_id": 95, "id": 102376}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706477.934763, "message": "mhm", "group_id": 95, "id": 102417}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706580.630553, "message": "simply by going to their user page, you are given an algorithmic comparison of how alike you are in each category (out of 10, 10 being highest)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102454}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706910.4989851, "message": "you get \"points\" for rating things, reviewing things, following people, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 102550}, {"user_id": 9787, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706921.640132, "message": "@mbetten10 obviously, persistence and bragging rights always keep people in for a bit longer.", "group_id": 95, "id": 102553}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706961.38446, "message": "of course i am", "group_id": 95, "id": 102568}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706977.8583701, "message": "thats a good hook", "group_id": 95, "id": 102574}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703784.859122, "message": "@csallen Ok, what about emailing them weekly with like \"Here's what's been added recently\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 101560}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703880.51405, "message": "That sounds promising", "group_id": 95, "id": 101597}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703945.2808499, "message": "facebook gets mentioned because it worked", "group_id": 95, "id": 101625}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703954.6827061, "message": "well there are others that are similar", "group_id": 95, "id": 101630}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704067.1584821, "message": "We added a button that lets you convert a friend's email into a task. When you do that, the friend will automatically get email updates about that task", "group_id": 95, "id": 101666}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704131.154779, "message": "and for stickiness, we have to overcome basic human laziness", "group_id": 95, "id": 101688}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704158.684515, "message": "so we have to do task reminders, and recurring tasks, and and array of notifications and emails to remind you about the stuff on your task list", "group_id": 95, "id": 101697}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704187.69732, "message": "so the trend i'm seeing you mention is that being annoying actually works if at least part of it becomes worthwhile to the recipient", "group_id": 95, "id": 101703}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704197.8984549, "message": "yep", "group_id": 95, "id": 101705}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704230.0802951, "message": "right, a very fine line haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 101709}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704382.504087, "message": "definitely", "group_id": 95, "id": 101744}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704433.1647971, "message": "so i'm still curious, the initial base of users, how did you accumulate them?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101753}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704472.322293, "message": "well first we built the app to the point where we thought it was unique and useful. not very many task managers live inside your Gmail", "group_id": 95, "id": 101761}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704493.8868511, "message": "yup, a closed one haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 101769}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704609.696506, "message": "i see", "group_id": 95, "id": 101817}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297703976.5083539, "message": "i've seen that comparison severl times", "group_id": 95, "id": 101639}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704005.7723241, "message": "my site is www.taskforceapp.com, it's a task manager that lives inside Gmail", "group_id": 95, "id": 101646}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704017.435894, "message": "it's a little difficult to get it to spread", "group_id": 95, "id": 101649}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704090.217452, "message": "interesting idea", "group_id": 95, "id": 101674}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704328.5989161, "message": "http://joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html", "group_id": 95, "id": 101729}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704587.9851279, "message": "and, more importantly, talking to bloggers and getting us users", "group_id": 95, "id": 101809}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704641.9917381, "message": "or should be doing more of*", "group_id": 95, "id": 101827}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704694.151746, "message": "most people think programming is unlearnable, but its not so bad", "group_id": 95, "id": 101841}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704708.2473221, "message": "we are CS majors in college, but that's all c++", "group_id": 95, "id": 101848}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704737.749222, "message": "solely for that piece of paper", "group_id": 95, "id": 101867}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704950.7554979, "message": "hiring a designer?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101939}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705221.052268, "message": "albany-ish", "group_id": 95, "id": 102030}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705299.1224921, "message": "well one of us is going to cali this summer, the other two of us are trying", "group_id": 95, "id": 102055}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705339.4076059, "message": "If you want to go the bootstrap route, do something with a business model that's already proven to make money, and then make a small change to make your approach unique", "group_id": 95, "id": 102065}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705433.7776289, "message": "don't be afraid to pivot", "group_id": 95, "id": 102099}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705446.90639, "message": "like i said, learning as we go", "group_id": 95, "id": 102105}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705541.5321579, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 102124}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705944.8536291, "message": "hence the social media part of our site, something no one else has done (at least that's what we're saying)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102236}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705978.9018819, "message": "it was a lead in, i knew where i was going haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 102238}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706009.7663021, "message": "sites like Moki.TV where I can easily follow someone's favs if I trust them", "group_id": 95, "id": 102245}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706125.8156869, "message": "and so you've mentioned movies and movies only, what about books, video games, tv, music?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102278}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706209.9495599, "message": "and his thing was, \"i'm going to have a quiz that will match you to your perfect mate\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 102331}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706543.057925, "message": "how can i be sure they have similar tastes?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102445}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704562.5389359, "message": "a task manager is a really basic application, but it's good for us to start here, because it's not hard for 1 guy to do", "group_id": 95, "id": 101798}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704487.3329549, "message": "then we put the app in closed beta, so you needed an invite code to even get in", "group_id": 95, "id": 101765}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704489.5629101, "message": "beta, we've done that", "group_id": 95, "id": 101767}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704506.0413611, "message": "we were literally in closed beta until last week", "group_id": 95, "id": 101775}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704509.5348079, "message": "and we have 20,000 users now", "group_id": 95, "id": 101778}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704512.6831789, "message": "2", "group_id": 95, "id": 101779}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704523.7154031, "message": "im the programmer", "group_id": 95, "id": 101783}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704527.4155381, "message": "haha figured", "group_id": 95, "id": 101787}, {"user_id": 9344, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704560.9417031, "message": "what did the other person do?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101796}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704596.017884, "message": "just a note, we have used this site to learn web languages", "group_id": 95, "id": 101812}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704620.917666, "message": "that's cool, ive only been programming for 3 years", "group_id": 95, "id": 101820}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704629.379658, "message": "started with php, mysql, and js too", "group_id": 95, "id": 101823}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704782.6084349, "message": "so the design is subpar at best. got that.", "group_id": 95, "id": 101889}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704604.956794, "message": "our first dives into js, php, mysql etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 101815}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705048.5605481, "message": "a few months in and they are making TONS of money", "group_id": 95, "id": 101969}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705368.777386, "message": "http://angel.co/", "group_id": 95, "id": 102074}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705396.427299, "message": "soooo", "group_id": 95, "id": 102084}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705404.530787, "message": "they only want to invest in companies good enough to get users without them :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102087}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705441.790735, "message": "we're very flexible", "group_id": 95, "id": 102103}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705580.2307291, "message": "very true", "group_id": 95, "id": 102136}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705599.887146, "message": "and maybe i can implement them and make my product better", "group_id": 95, "id": 102142}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705604.862076, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 102144}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705724.2001791, "message": "why would i use your site to find movies instead of imdb?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102183}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704795.2029259, "message": "what do you think of the current infrastructure?", "group_id": 95, "id": 101893}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705079.7847641, "message": "probably with ads", "group_id": 95, "id": 101976}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704636.8147089, "message": "lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 101825}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704685.75827, "message": "well i applaud you guys for learning all these languages", "group_id": 95, "id": 101833}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704695.2489569, "message": "same to you", "group_id": 95, "id": 101842}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704705.433121, "message": "just takes practice, and working on a real project is the best way", "group_id": 95, "id": 101847}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704760.591733, "message": "yep", "group_id": 95, "id": 101880}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704849.4342051, "message": "lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 101909}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704893.652071, "message": "not ashamed", "group_id": 95, "id": 101919}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704928.9750581, "message": "sort of difficult with the depth and required organization", "group_id": 95, "id": 101935}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704997.257858, "message": "lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 101950}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705067.2248271, "message": "you have to compare and contrast that with what you guys are doing, which is not something that's going to bring in money any time soon", "group_id": 95, "id": 101973}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705077.0952809, "message": "your goal is to get TONS of users and traffic, and then you can make money somehow", "group_id": 95, "id": 101975}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705263.4880459, "message": "SF is by far the best", "group_id": 95, "id": 102045}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705158.986531, "message": "@csallen I see, hopefully we can find some people who believe in us and will want to help us get it off the ground", "group_id": 95, "id": 102005}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706068.5561869, "message": "@csallen Also, with comments and reviews sections, people can actually dicuss what it is specifically that htey liked/disliked", "group_id": 95, "id": 102263}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704884.7940869, "message": "you really are going to have to outsource that to a pro", "group_id": 95, "id": 101916}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297704990.6266451, "message": "that college thing... leads to being poor", "group_id": 95, "id": 101948}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705025.3327241, "message": "i have a friend with a startup, http://www.zerocater.com/", "group_id": 95, "id": 101961}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705035.3218911, "message": "he wanted to make a company that made money from day 1", "group_id": 95, "id": 101964}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706276.033551, "message": "even assuming both of those things, a huge challenge he faced was *convincing* people that the results would be good before they even tried it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102354}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706291.991257, "message": "agreed", "group_id": 95, "id": 102358}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705226.8449061, "message": "i see", "group_id": 95, "id": 102033}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705352.26917, "message": "If you want to find an investor, you need to get a ton of users", "group_id": 95, "id": 102072}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705623.99458, "message": "ive succeeded in making a great product that no one needs", "group_id": 95, "id": 102150}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705639.4393821, "message": "that is potentially the best example for anything i have ever heard", "group_id": 95, "id": 102153}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705689.3929541, "message": "but it is our opinion (of course extremely biased) that our site could provide great services to people", "group_id": 95, "id": 102168}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705809.0036321, "message": "ratings*", "group_id": 95, "id": 102200}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705883.855957, "message": "i see, so are you saying that IMDB is reviews from strangers, but your site is reviews from my personal friends?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102221}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705916.8275621, "message": "or people who through their usage of the site you have deemed reasonable critics whose responses you respect and consider valuable", "group_id": 95, "id": 102230}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706047.4096661, "message": "all based on fact", "group_id": 95, "id": 102254}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706053.594439, "message": "how can you ensure that you can provide better recommendations than any of these sites?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102256}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706055.9690571, "message": "people like people, they dont like automation", "group_id": 95, "id": 102258}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706112.949223, "message": "okay im getting a better idea of your strategy and your hypotheses", "group_id": 95, "id": 102275}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706131.8194389, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 102285}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706192.128931, "message": "okay so, this reminds me of a friend who wanted to make a dating site", "group_id": 95, "id": 102321}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706226.8218851, "message": "again, automated", "group_id": 95, "id": 102338}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706409.1812561, "message": "we're a site built on people just like you. know genius programming algorithms. know \"major critics\". simply the everyday people that actually go to the movies, buy the books, listen to the music, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 102401}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706450.1796639, "message": "that makes sense but", "group_id": 95, "id": 102410}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706457.9231629, "message": "why us", "group_id": 95, "id": 102412}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706458.8744271, "message": "ya", "group_id": 95, "id": 102413}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706489.763772, "message": "that buy books I hate, listen to music i can't stand, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 102423}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706518.405066, "message": "okay thats better", "group_id": 95, "id": 102434}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706021.1554551, "message": "@csallen Example, True Grit was rated like a 9.3 on some site (I forget which one) and I went and saw it and hated it. Had I seen a review of it from one of my friends, I would have known it was bad", "group_id": 95, "id": 102248}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706856.9067249, "message": "@mbetten10 I was working on something in the same space but got pulled off to work on a different project. One of the issue you'd have to address is making it really easy for users to \"follow\" others with similar interests. I considered the matching scores back then but wasn't convinced people would be interested in \"metrics\".", "group_id": 95, "id": 102522}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705837.7155099, "message": "doesn't imdb have reviews and ratings from real people all over the world?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102202}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705374.4430561, "message": "it'd be easy to get a ton of users, if we had an investor", "group_id": 95, "id": 102077}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705644.4026611, "message": "lol", "group_id": 95, "id": 102157}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705645.6279509, "message": "kudos", "group_id": 95, "id": 102159}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705778.050724, "message": "our site is more personal, it uses people worldwide to help influence what you may enjoy next", "group_id": 95, "id": 102194}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705803.0139, "message": "imdb serves as simply facts of a movie, we use real peoples thoughts and rating to determine if you are likely to enjoy a movie", "group_id": 95, "id": 102199}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706036.579473, "message": "and sites like Netflix, who pay programmers millions of dollars to make complex algorithms to recommend movies based on what i already like", "group_id": 95, "id": 102250}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705855.6574571, "message": "why go and ask john, ed, and andy if they liked a particular movie? when you can follow them on cc and check instantly what they thought of it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102211}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706201.9025249, "message": "dating sites are rough haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 102327}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706234.612983, "message": "and let's assume that people trust automatiion", "group_id": 95, "id": 102340}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706294.27005, "message": "people are going to come to your site, and you're going to tell them that you can give them the best suggestions", "group_id": 95, "id": 102360}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706312.2638791, "message": "but how do you convince people you're right?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102369}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706343.4900651, "message": "and comments/ratings are pretty much everywhere", "group_id": 95, "id": 102379}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706345.6967061, "message": "haha we despise rotten tomatoes", "group_id": 95, "id": 102381}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706349.400552, "message": "what makes me trust you?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102383}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706416.577493, "message": "know -> no", "group_id": 95, "id": 102402}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706479.4132149, "message": "there are plenty of everyday people that like movies i hate :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102418}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706769.233408, "message": "right here, right now, they want to know what movie to watch", "group_id": 95, "id": 102500}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706828.0671101, "message": "that's a realistic use-case, but you are describing someone who already likes and uses your service", "group_id": 95, "id": 102514}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706860.0605609, "message": "any social site will be great once everyone's using it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102524}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706866.365298, "message": "but how do you get everyone using it?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102528}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706952.3144519, "message": "people like to show off that they've seen all these movies or read all these books", "group_id": 95, "id": 102564}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707196.8057749, "message": "@csallen i actually have to go to class... you've been extremely helpful. is there a way i could contact you in the future?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102675}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707265.573956, "message": "*task force is pretty cool", "group_id": 95, "id": 102723}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705981.9201291, "message": "@csallen Plus, you'll tend to know what your friends like and how their tastes compare to yours. If they like the same movies you do, and rate something higly, chances are that you'll like it too", "group_id": 95, "id": 102239}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297705992.184417, "message": "so there are already sites like Facebook where I can easily see all of my friends' favorite movies", "group_id": 95, "id": 102240}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706002.23366, "message": "are you a facebook user?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102243}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706127.208756, "message": "1) you want to help people find content that they're likely to like", "group_id": 95, "id": 102280}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706160.354532, "message": "gamespot for vg, itunes for music, etc", "group_id": 95, "id": 102300}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706300.426182, "message": "and maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong", "group_id": 95, "id": 102364}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706432.675159, "message": "(Convore needs an edit button :) )", "group_id": 95, "id": 102406}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706510.0500181, "message": "right, and with our site you can filter to find the people that have similar tastes to you", "group_id": 95, "id": 102429}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706544.9673569, "message": "the social aspect of \"following\" people", "group_id": 95, "id": 102447}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706684.2813871, "message": "then you suggest that i follow them, right?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102477}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706750.0827849, "message": "imagine the average user on the internet", "group_id": 95, "id": 102495}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706849.8829539, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 102520}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707058.8640759, "message": "your site is useful when everyone else uses it. you have to find out how to make it useful for just a handful of people", "group_id": 95, "id": 102609}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706167.550118, "message": "correct", "group_id": 95, "id": 102305}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706334.3735809, "message": "you say people don't like strangers, but the reviews on rottentomatoes are hugely influential", "group_id": 95, "id": 102377}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706151.790899, "message": "goodreads for books", "group_id": 95, "id": 102293}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706229.6189339, "message": "let's assume, for a second, that he actually could make this quiz amazing", "group_id": 95, "id": 102339}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706153.0132091, "message": "2) your bet is that it's better to get recommendations from trusted individuals than from random people", "group_id": 95, "id": 102295}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706248.752677, "message": "ok", "group_id": 95, "id": 102346}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706450.9046021, "message": "agreed hahaha i mentioned that on the ask convore engineers thread", "group_id": 95, "id": 102411}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706609.1708789, "message": "a few things", "group_id": 95, "id": 102460}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706704.798327, "message": "so if you keep improving this algorithm again and again and again", "group_id": 95, "id": 102482}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706756.9490831, "message": "not the brightest", "group_id": 95, "id": 102496}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706761.3998489, "message": "no particular loyalty to your site, they just want instant gratification", "group_id": 95, "id": 102497}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706839.467097, "message": "what about someone who has never used it before? who has 0 friends on it?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102517}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706855.0369451, "message": "that's the difficulty 99% of sites face", "group_id": 95, "id": 102521}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706924.9053459, "message": "a sort of stackoverflow karma or whatnot", "group_id": 95, "id": 102554}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706166.8488131, "message": "3) your other bet is that it's better to get recommendations from people than machines", "group_id": 95, "id": 102304}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706219.4420829, "message": "\"it's going to have all the best questions etc and be amazing\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 102335}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706268.4652669, "message": "haha check", "group_id": 95, "id": 102351}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706322.379355, "message": "you say people don't like automation, but Netflix's suggestions are hugely popular", "group_id": 95, "id": 102374}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706394.0004001, "message": "your user experience should be utterly focused on *proving* to me that you are good", "group_id": 95, "id": 102393}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706645.5832031, "message": "1) it's really tough for me to find the right people to follow. if your site only has 20 users, then chances are none of them will have my taste. if your site has 2,000,000 users, then it's tough for me to pick the right ones to follow", "group_id": 95, "id": 102468}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706890.249537, "message": "believe it or not, one of our best incentives we've seen so far is a leveling system", "group_id": 95, "id": 102536}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706985.1797249, "message": "@micrypt what do you mean by \"I considered the matching scores back then but wasn't convinced people would be interested in \"metrics\".\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 102578}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707021.0125811, "message": "when you visit a users page you immediately see the following: their recent acticity, their number or ratings, comment, reviews, their level, and the number of people following them", "group_id": 95, "id": 102595}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707124.2914131, "message": "just to keep track of what each of them has seen and to find what they should check out", "group_id": 95, "id": 102632}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707138.111917, "message": "http://www.grubwith.us/ is a good example, all they need is 3-4 people to sign up for a single dinner and they are useful", "group_id": 95, "id": 102636}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707260.239763, "message": "#1 tip is focus, dont try to be everything to everyone at once", "group_id": 95, "id": 102719}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707265.311064, "message": "start small, grow big", "group_id": 95, "id": 102722}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707270.7070379, "message": "check", "group_id": 95, "id": 102725}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706461.560277, "message": "to the average person, that sounds like marketing speak", "group_id": 95, "id": 102414}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706708.0332789, "message": "then you have Netflix", "group_id": 95, "id": 102483}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706713.9102521, "message": "thats how their algorithm works", "group_id": 95, "id": 102488}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706794.5641949, "message": "jump on cc", "group_id": 95, "id": 102506}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706806.5154481, "message": "hmmm i wonder if X has watched anything good lately", "group_id": 95, "id": 102508}, {"user_id": 9787, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706880.9252551, "message": "you pay them.", "group_id": 95, "id": 102532}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706882.1396389, "message": "people hated on twitter to no end, but now that it has millions of users, it's actually quite a good tool", "group_id": 95, "id": 102534}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706954.2757261, "message": "you're appealing to people's sense of pride and desire for greatness :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102566}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706514.759486, "message": "*very easily", "group_id": 95, "id": 102431}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706719.4611919, "message": "correct", "group_id": 95, "id": 102489}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706744.44205, "message": "well, thats an up or a down depending on how you look at it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102493}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706962.5447969, "message": "it's like twitter showing you how many followers you have", "group_id": 95, "id": 102569}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706966.769088, "message": "or yeah, stackoverflow karma", "group_id": 95, "id": 102571}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707078.072402, "message": "and make it almost instantly-gratifying", "group_id": 95, "id": 102615}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706530.6961191, "message": "so how do i do that?", "group_id": 95, "id": 102442}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706613.2348101, "message": "but if you don't believe us, click on the compare ratings, where everything the two of you have commonly rated is put side by side with a calculated difference, sortable in any manner you like", "group_id": 95, "id": 102463}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706655.8969989, "message": "2) you inevitably end up using an algorithmic solution :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102469}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706669.5158551, "message": "haha 2 is true, to an extent", "group_id": 95, "id": 102471}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706672.413172, "message": "If I like movies X, Y, Z, and someone else likes those same movies", "group_id": 95, "id": 102472}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706843.79037, "message": "as a non user, pretty difficult to make our site valuable", "group_id": 95, "id": 102518}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706937.267647, "message": "that makes sense", "group_id": 95, "id": 102559}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707076.250035, "message": "@fx and of course we are of the opinion that if you give it enough of a chance, you will see the usefulness of our site", "group_id": 95, "id": 102614}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707166.029588, "message": "very", "group_id": 95, "id": 102656}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706688.0927069, "message": "right", "group_id": 95, "id": 102479}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706701.4412429, "message": "everytime you go to your page, you get a person reccomendation", "group_id": 95, "id": 102480}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706731.564791, "message": "yet on our site, you get to see it's development", "group_id": 95, "id": 102491}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297706829.4759891, "message": "goes to their page, and sees their most recent activity, oh they gave Y an 8.5! I'll check it out", "group_id": 95, "id": 102515}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707160.444113, "message": "you're describing virality, good but tough", "group_id": 95, "id": 102653}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707217.8351469, "message": "we're trying to establish a FB connect", "group_id": 95, "id": 102691}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707221.2150731, "message": "sure, courtlandallen@gmail.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 102693}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707245.7373941, "message": "gl guys, really respect your ambition and willingness to learn", "group_id": 95, "id": 102712}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707249.267843, "message": "awesome, thank you very much, the three of us really appreciate it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102713}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707313.6143241, "message": "@mbetten10 I think it's essentially a UX problem. You said \" by going to their user page, you are given an algorithmic comparison of how alike you are in each category (out of 10, 10 being highest)\". The approach I was considering was a single simplified scale that would show up right from the start when a user is recommended.", "group_id": 95, "id": 102741}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707404.5795591, "message": "@mbetten10 I guess you're already off. Best of luck. :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 102774}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707105.1054699, "message": "one group of friends use it", "group_id": 95, "id": 102627}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707140.7446871, "message": "they tell one of their buddies, he joins in, tells his friends... ideal of course", "group_id": 95, "id": 102644}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707203.1613729, "message": "the easiest kind of virality is the kind that's built into your site. simply by using your site normally, people should automatically be getting their friends involved", "group_id": 95, "id": 102679}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707208.0052991, "message": "the hardes kind is word-of-mouth virality", "group_id": 95, "id": 102683}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707216.0389111, "message": "which only happens when what you've built is extremely useful", "group_id": 95, "id": 102689}, {"user_id": 10534, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297707233.127305, "message": "i need to get some work done too, and eat breakfast, email me any time", "group_id": 95, "id": 102704}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709520.7427881, "message": "@micrypt Hi, so refresh me about what you and Betten were talking about?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103296}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709667.0983651, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania It wasn't much. I just mentioned a concern I had while working on a similar project a while back. (How to represent similarity in tastes.)", "group_id": 95, "id": 103316}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710035.570085, "message": "it's one of those things where this project started so long ago, we got attached to the name before we got serious about it", "group_id": 95, "id": 103369}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710071.933475, "message": "Ah, okay. You should probably be open to altering it sometime though. :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 103375}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710655.0225861, "message": "you'd be surprised... haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 103475}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709693.065243, "message": "@micrypt Ah I see, well we're trying to incorporate our \"Criticompatibility\" which is essentially how close we think people will rate things", "group_id": 95, "id": 103318}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711164.93329, "message": "@mbetten10 Ah, fairly different. Was thinking I could probably open source what parts I did get done.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103566}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709362.037225, "message": "@micrypt Hi micrypt, still there?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103274}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710459.8251269, "message": "@mbetten10 No worries. :) It's was essentially a content rating site powered by users. It had a heavy slant toward the social aspect though.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103438}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710009.7109571, "message": "@micrypt actually back. yes we have heard concerns about that haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 103364}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710327.9994619, "message": "@mbetten10 I didn't actually \"bail\" on it. :P I was working on something else simultaneously and that got seed funding + ended up also being my Masters thesis.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103409}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710631.396456, "message": "No point \"critiquing\" what I haven't seen. :P", "group_id": 95, "id": 103469}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711534.9001851, "message": "when you are taught primarily in langauges as structured as C++... web languages were a bit different haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 103640}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709429.6928301, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania Hi", "group_id": 95, "id": 103281}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297709958.3827369, "message": "@Wing_Criticrania Has anyone expressed concerns about the name being memorable?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103358}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711721.2252851, "message": "IE.. *shudder*", "group_id": 95, "id": 103685}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710231.9527709, "message": "out of curiosity, what was the idea you bailed on?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103395}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710096.859524, "message": "you're definitely right... one of the few things we're attached to though... but we're very aware haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 103379}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710173.1282599, "message": "csallen mentioned a number of pretty useful points.. I can't think of much else.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103389}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710963.2250421, "message": "Out of curiosity, what's your stack like?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103533}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711190.6399009, "message": "...after a some polishing.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103571}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711194.9454961, "message": "@micrypt well the original point of the project was simply to learn web langauges, so we've built nearly everything from scratch", "group_id": 95, "id": 103572}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711479.132206, "message": "@mbetten10 Not as stable/mature as other aspects of comp. sci.?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103627}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710355.3598361, "message": "haha excuse my language, just an identifier", "group_id": 95, "id": 103415}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710548.904166, "message": "so you have a bit of an idea of the issues we're going through", "group_id": 95, "id": 103450}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710584.6571839, "message": "have you visited our site? out of curiosity", "group_id": 95, "id": 103460}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710956.6517739, "message": "haha we haven't either, so we're shootin in the dark", "group_id": 95, "id": 103531}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711375.6353011, "message": "@mbetten10 Cool.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103598}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711745.366648, "message": "@micrypt haha exactly", "group_id": 95, "id": 103691}, {"user_id": 9342, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297712522.367599, "message": "@micrypt Thanks for the input, see you around", "group_id": 95, "id": 103926}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710563.6232829, "message": "@mbetten10 Yup!", "group_id": 95, "id": 103454}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711122.4023089, "message": "phpMyAdmin database that we access with mySQL, bunch of javascript and css (jqeury and AJAX here and there) @micrypt", "group_id": 95, "id": 103555}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711143.7851391, "message": "@snsr very much so. we think we have important aspects they do now", "group_id": 95, "id": 103561}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710609.861613, "message": "Yeah, first thing I did.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103466}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711222.685334, "message": "i think a jquery image slider and tinytable are the only things we haven't built ourselves", "group_id": 95, "id": 103577}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297712155.8953159, "message": "I'm off. Nice work guys.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103833}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297710755.334491, "message": "I think you're definitely on to something. My ideas were a bit different though... but I didn't get to launch so I don't know for certain what would work.", "group_id": 95, "id": 103488}, {"user_id": 8685, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711087.2203219, "message": "Have you looked into Netflix and IMBD APIs?", "group_id": 95, "id": 103550}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711411.6529269, "message": "@micrypt and frustrating haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 103607}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711680.2849171, "message": "it's really the concept that C++ isn't changing as dynamically as say html and css. i've heard the arguments against c++ haha that and working with IE...", "group_id": 95, "id": 103676}, {"user_id": 719, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297711623.1630471, "message": "@mbetten10 I've found that opinions tend to differ as to how structured C++ is. :P", "group_id": 95, "id": 103657}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297721557.474535, "message": "@micrypt ya thank you very much", "group_id": 95, "id": 106458}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1297789769.0959151, "message": "Anyone else out there willing to take a look? The feedback thus far has been great!", "group_id": 95, "id": 112832}, {"user_id": 6166, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1302006204.0829401, "message": "@mbetten10 true you have a point :-)", "group_id": 95, "id": 540151}, {"user_id": 23915, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1302017450.1250491, "message": "How is this site doing? It looks very nice. The only suggestions I have are: 1) show some signs of activity on the landing page (ie Bill G just commented on The FountainHead 3 minutes ago ...) and 2) make the login window a little less prominent. It feels pushy to me", "group_id": 95, "id": 542214}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5095, "date_created": 1303525027.515837, "message": "@hetano Sorry, we haven't been looking on Convore for some while. We had a good amount of publicity to start us off, and things were looking up, but the stickiness just does not seem to be there. We've hit a bit of a lull do to commitments at school, but we haven't quit yet. Thanks for the interest and the input. Any other suggestions?", "group_id": 95, "id": 786935}] |