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There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

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Re: There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

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It says "Anonymous and secure", but I don't see HTTPS in the URL. When I prefix https:// Firefox complains about untrusted certificate. Am I missing something?

Sorry about that! I think the "Secure" copy is a bit misleading. We'll take that down.

What we meant to communicate with "Anonymous and Secure" is, "Feel free to be completely honest because we won't show this information to anyone else, and we won't even ask for your name or identity!"

It was a weekend project finished on little sleep. Sorry abou the "secure" bit.

Re: There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

#4
Well it definitely provided some mental projections into how wonderful would it be to have more people around me that are interested in achieving the same things. Filling out those forms felt nice and regardless of the results, I feel strangely satisfied.

Re: There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

#6
I like the idea. Some feedback: I started filling out the form but once I realised there was ~10 input fields and not ~2 I just quit. Also, something tells me that you're more likely to actually deliver good matches if you make everything simpler. Not only will you be able to handle the data in a good way but you'll probably have more people join.

Re: There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

#7
Didn't look at the website yet, but just from the link: Try Google+. I don't know most people that I circled there. Not that I have Facebook, but when I look at Facebook with others it's more like talking to people you already know. With Google+' trending topics (I don't think Facebook has that, nor is Facebook as content-oriented as Google+) it's easy to see others posting about a popular subject, see their profile and posts, and circle them. And of course exploring topics you like with the Google+ search.

Edit: Submitted. Let's see where this goes :)

Re: There are 2.4 billion people on the Internet. We should get to know each other.

#9

It says "Anonymous and secure", but I don't see HTTPS in the URL. When I prefix https:// Firefox complains about untrusted certificate. Am I missing something?

Sorry about that! I think the "Secure" copy is a bit misleading. We'll take that down. What we meant to communicate with "Anonymous and Secure" is, "Feel free to be completely honest because we won't show this information to anyone else, and we won't even ask for your name or identity!" It was a weekend project finished on little sleep. Sorry abou the "secure" bit.

You can get free https certificates at https://startssl.com

On a first glance they don't look too high-tech and trustworthy, but for example https://lucb1e.com seems to be valid in all browsers.

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