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Yeah, we don't have content ourselves, our value add is the ranking and filter service. Also, allowing you to see the conversation across the web. UGC would be tough, because I'm at a chicken and egg state right now as you pointed out. And crap comments would lead to more crap comments. Imagine if Quora or Hacker News had a comment bot. Sets a bad tone for the future. i guess there may be a flaw in my initial strateg…
I think that nailing down the smaller more focused categories is the way to go. If you can make it both more relevant and more focused it would be both different and useful providing a real reason to give it a try.
sure i can work on that next. what initial categories would rock your world?
also, should i brand each category as its own site, or is the current model ok?