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Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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NextDNS "Threat Intelligence Feeds" blocks this domain. It's also on a bunch of domain blocking lists (don't have a complete list). I've submitted pop.com as a false-positive on OISD.

Thank you! I really appreciate it. I wrote this elsewhere: We bought this domain a few months ago, and you're probably right, since Gmail seems to mark our outgoing emails as spam. I'm not very well-versed in how to undo the reputation the previous owners seem to have created for the domain, so if you have any recommendations, please let me know!

That's a long-term manual process. You need to go around to every spam list you can find and open up direct communication with the person/s that control it or go through their removal process (some offer a simple process, some are obnoxious, as you'd expect).

That said, I checked your site against blacklists. It appears clear -

https://mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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As alway text and an intro video will help people understand how your product is different from Zoom etc.

As long as it's a micro video (a few seconds with no audio or introduction) I won't watch a longer video just to understand what random product does.

I think most people are comfortable with a soft cap at 60 seconds?

A simple animation, a voice over, and maybe some video captures of the software would be great.

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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It would be great if you could add an audio/video camera picker before joining the call, for folks who have multiple (e.g. USB sound bar, bluetooth headset, wired mic, OBS virtual cam) and want to make sure they look presentable before joining the call. (I saw that there were options to pick once you were joined.)

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As long as it's a micro video (a few seconds with no audio or introduction) I won't watch a longer video just to understand what random product does.

I think most people are comfortable with a soft cap at 60 seconds? A simple animation, a voice over, and maybe some video captures of the software would be great.

Yes, a basic melee demo and an overview of the weapons.

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As alway text and an intro video will help people understand how your product is different from Zoom etc.

As long as it's a micro video (a few seconds with no audio or introduction) I won't watch a longer video just to understand what random product does.

I think you mean, as long as it explains why, what and how in the shortest possible number of words it’s a good video. Spending time trying to be funny or not actually explaining would be bad, if it takes a while to explain more thought and structure may be needed.

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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Cool! I think this kind of avatar embodiment is the future. I'm working on one that doesn't use the camera, but audio lip syncing to provide a good experience. https://jel.app Also if you want an OSS alternative to any of these commercial tools, check out https://hubs.mozilla.com

+1 for hubs, I only found it recently and was positively surprised when trying it out the first time. It is missing the webcam-video-on-avatar function though, or it is well hidden?!

Re: Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

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Love that these types of apps are getting more popular. https://rambly.app (which is similar, but 2D) completely saved https://js.la .

We held our office Christmas party on gather.town. Really neat - a 2D 90s computer game meets Zoom. Haven‘t tried them for productivity yet, but as a social experience they are significantly better than conventional video chats.

We used https://highfidelity.com, 3d audio in a 2d space. Amazingly effective for lots of people to have quiet conversations.
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