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Re: Yo

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Post by markburns »

jacquesm wrote: post #23
ISL wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1-bit communication can get a lot done. Not sure? (don't do this) Try calling your local emergency service (911 in the US) and hanging up.

No, really don't do this, you could get someone killed like that (priority traffic causes tons of traffic accidents annually, if they follow up on a 9/11 when there is nothing wrong you are in very hot water, and rightly so). There are a lot of situations where one bit communications can make big changes. Sending a voltage down the wire to the 'launch' relay on some missile will do a lot worse. In the end, any actuat…

What is the number 840?

Re: Yo

#42

Post by eric_bullington »

minimaxir wrote: post #29

New startup idea: an app that only lets you say "hey" to people. It's called Navi. I can't wait until the hackathons where everyone makes Yo clones unironically. It's going to create an innovation black hole.

>New startup idea: an app that only lets you say "hey" to people.

"It's like Yo, only with 'Hey' instead of 'Yo'"

Re: Yo

#44

Post by pavlov »

One of the author's jibes at Facebook is that it "causes depression among its users".

But what about TechCrunch itself? I would bet money that there's a correlation between TC readership and depression. Reading about pointless apps is a waste of anyone's time and will make you feel worse in the long run.

Re: Yo

#45

Post by hayksaakian »

qq66 wrote: post #22
esrauch wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A very large amount of my phone messages are actually null-content messages: my phone is very often a "I'm here" when picking someone up, or "let me in" or "done shopping, waiting for you" if I'm grocery shopping with someone. Basically any time someone says "message me when..." there is no conversation when I message them. There is just a contentless phone call or text message. This is filling a communication niche…

The existing method, of course, is a standard SMS message that says "Yo". I've sent plenty of them.

presumably the value of the OP is that it reduces that friction of opening your SMS app and typing "Yo"

Re: Yo

#46

Post by ry0ohki »

jacquesm wrote: post #7

> Without ever having officially launched, co-founder and CEO Or Arbel managed to secure $1.2 million in funding from a list of unnamed investors, except for co-founder, angel, and Mobli CEO Moshe Hogeg, who participated in the round. Stuff like that really gets me. I see tons of start-ups that would have a fighting chance given that sort of investment and then lame stuff like this gets funding. Of course they're ent…

I'm suspicious of the "unnamed investors". Has anyone done any fact finding, I'm betting these guys are just looking for PR, and saying they got 1.2m for a "Yo" app is a pretty good way to do it.

Re: Yo

#47

Post by astrocat »

notduncansmith wrote: post #20
rlu wrote: post #3

I just...what? I don't understand. It's basically begging for you to switch apps after you get the "Yo" push notification. I can't really imagine a conversation which goes like this: Me: Yo Them: Yo Me: Yo Them: Yo ... What I can imagine is getting a Yo from someone, switching apps, and being like "what's up? [p.s. dont fucking Yo me anymore. Just message me using a real app.]". That "wut" app is similar in that you…

I could see the Tinder-style pivot actually making this an interesting app. As it stands, what this app fails to do is establish a channel of communication. If I message a friend on Skype, I know that we're most likely going to converse over Skype. Same with email, SMS, phone call, etc. With Yo, however, they have to choose some method of communication which may not be ideal for me. Furthermore, given that there is z…

>As it stands, what this app fails to do is establish a channel of communication.

This might be the allure. Its a message without baggage. There's no guilt for failing to say "hey, how are you man?" No shame in saying "yo" and getting on with your life. Because it lacks the ability to "establish a channel of communication," it inherently removes social pressures to extend the communication to a degree one or both parties may not want at the moment.

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Post by pizza »

fmendez wrote: post #6

I'm not what's more disturbing. The fact that it secured 1.2M or the mental gymnastics that people are doing to justify the existence of this app.

everything needs to be justified

Re: Yo

#49

Post by dustingetz »

jacquesm wrote: post #7

> Without ever having officially launched, co-founder and CEO Or Arbel managed to secure $1.2 million in funding from a list of unnamed investors, except for co-founder, angel, and Mobli CEO Moshe Hogeg, who participated in the round. Stuff like that really gets me. I see tons of start-ups that would have a fighting chance given that sort of investment and then lame stuff like this gets funding. Of course they're ent…

Have you considered that perhaps the investors have more information than you, or the founders have an insight that you don't have, or that this is not their final product?

Re: Yo

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Post by qu4z-2 »

prawn wrote: post #35
fizwhiz wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This.

Not sure if this is a typical forum comment or an observation on the meaning that can be given with a single word.

  the meaning that can be given with a single word.
Very little in this case. There's a reason simple "This" comments are discouraged on HN. Having said that, I do agree that single words can contain a lot of meaning at times. This just ... isn't a great example.
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