So how do I sign up? I don't see a link anywyere. There's FB button but I don't use FB.
I never sign up to these types of websites because I don't want to use a social login. I'm sure I'm not the target audience though!
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#12I avoid FB connect - sites/services I try don't need to be linked to my identity on Facebook, that's just too private, sorry.
Seconded. I think the move towards not having a new login at every site is a good one, but FB connect doesn't seem like the way to go. I'd like to see something like OpenID, but at the very least there should (always!) be a simple userid or email option.
Or maybe you're just an outlier who (a) understands how Facebook Connect works (b) actually cares. Does anyone have hard numbers on Social (FB/Twitter/...) signup vs. old-fashioned signup. In other words: as a site owner, why should I go through the trouble of setting up my own user management when I can get that for free by integrating FB Connect?
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seconded. I think the move towards not having a new login at every site is a good one, but FB connect doesn't seem like the way to go. I'd like to see something like OpenID, but at the very least there should (always!) be a simple userid or email option.
Or maybe you're just an outlier who (a) understands how Facebook Connect works (b) actually cares. Does anyone have hard numbers on Social (FB/Twitter/...) signup vs. old-fashioned signup. In other words: as a site owner, why should I go through the trouble of setting up my own user management when I can get that for free by integrating FB Connect?
As a site owner you should probably have both. FB connect isn't "free": implementing integration probably takes more time than installing authentication plugin for Rails (and doesn't Django have built-in user management?)
But I think you should have Facebookless login if you care about early adopters: too many of them are indeed "outliers" you've identified above. I also think you should have facebookless option simply because it's good for the Internet: I wouldn't want to see so much of it being controlled by a handful of large corps.
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#14Interesting to note that half of the comments isn't about the service but about Facebook connect...
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#15There are plenty of niche networks that are interesting and useful (HN, Quora, Reddit). As long as creating friends isn't your primary activity, you're good.
This reminds me of the FML-style websites out there.
Your logo is a train crash right now. I hope its meant as an anti-web-2.0 joke otherwise there is no reason you needed to get Frank Gehry to design you a logo.
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#16Hmmm... gotta admit, it's an intriguing idea. I think you might just be onto something. A new "general purpose" social network, probably not a great idea. But something dedicated to a particular topic, or theme (like opinions) could very well succeed.
Good luck!
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#17"Never lose track of what you've thought and experienced" Man I would love to spend some time writing a debord-esque critique of that statement, but I am too busy also developing software to help people never lose track of their authentic experience...
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#18"Sign in or Sign up here" doesnt work in Chrome. DONT make your new startup's page unusable in a major browser. ;)
It's Facebook connect and works for me. Really hard time envisioning this taking off. Needs rewards, benefits, resources... something, anything besides people telling me what I should and should not do.
the FB connect button did not appear for me, either (also in Chrome). Saw it in Firefox; but... I'm not interested in logging in with my facebook account, so I guess I won't be using the site.
If it had you create a new account, quick and simple like, I would have checked it out.
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#19why not just aggregate #dodont on twitter/facebook?
There is no need to create a totally new messaging platform, just build something on top.
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#20Maybe i missed something obvious, but why call yourselves a social network at all - why lead with that? Opinion engine is much more accurate and much more compelling.