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Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#31
So I got curious and download the app. Start setting it app and... lo and behold the app tells me that I already have an account. Fair enough I tend to try all new thing BUT . . . there's no way for me to log onto the account, the one and only option that appears in the app is to create a new account.

LOL

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#32

The founder has an amazing history, and the description of Hello is enticing but vague of what differentiates it. None of that matters for me though, because when I attempted to sign up from my laptop I got the message 'Sorry, we're mobile only'. I see no compelling reason to be mobile-only at full launch. Mobile-first for your MVP with early adopters, yes that makes a great deal of sense. But when a company does a f…

It's been around for a bit less than 2 years

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#33
App not available on the iTunes store in my country, Romania.

I don't get why app developers feel the need to add restrictions like that. Don't they need early adopters?

Also it's mobile only at this point. While I understand why, another app that's supposed to increase my mobile addiction won't change the world and is not going to win me over, sorry.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#37

The founder has an amazing history, and the description of Hello is enticing but vague of what differentiates it. None of that matters for me though, because when I attempted to sign up from my laptop I got the message 'Sorry, we're mobile only'. I see no compelling reason to be mobile-only at full launch. Mobile-first for your MVP with early adopters, yes that makes a great deal of sense. But when a company does a f…

Yeah, as someone who carries neither iOS or Android devices, app only social networks won't ever pick me up.

It's worse... Once you've signed up through mobile, you can use it from any browser. Makes you wonder why it wants you to sign up on mobile... Wants your phone number? Wants access to you contacts?

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#39

I hate to say this, but it's either a terrible landing page or terrible product I'm seeing here. I totally admire the effort to bring back Orkut, but I don't see any value proposition that makes me want to try this out other than some philosophical words that anyone can say. In fact, I have never seen a product introduced in these philosophical ways succeed. The only signal I get from this is that the creator is naiv…

I wish the blog post had dates because from the comments I don't know if it's the hello thing from Google, a relaunch or and old blog post showcasing something that failed years ago.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

#40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, as someone who carries neither iOS or Android devices, app only social networks won't ever pick me up.

It's worse... Once you've signed up through mobile, you can use it from any browser. Makes you wonder why it wants you to sign up on mobile... Wants your phone number? Wants access to you contacts?

What else? I assume that the whole reddit thing is the same. Install our app so we can suck your phone dry of your personal data.
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