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Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by juliankeenaghan »

reid wrote: post #39

Thank you for not putting a useless subject line when messaging a user. I love the setup flow. I really appreciate the time taken to request for more Facebook permissions as you need them. Facebook photo import just works. Consider having your initial pre-signup matches to be somewhat closer to the user based on their location. (IP address, Geolocation API upsell while showing initial matches, etc.) I saw lots of fol…

That's a fair point about the initial search using the location. We launched showing country matches initially to give you more chance of results with a low user base but ideally you would use the location.

Glad you liked the empty inbox reference!

Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by luu »

juliankeenaghan wrote: post #10
rnernento wrote: post #8

First Impressions: The name is really really good. The design is top-notch, one of the best looking sites, let alone startups I've seen in a while. One thing, to me the male/female symbols were not intuitive. I see that they're labeled and they do look cool but I feel they take a way from an almost perfect interface. Unfortunately once I fill out the basic info I'm having trouble getting it to load. The page comes up…

Can you explain where exactly it's going blank? Is it after you update your profile or on the search page? I agree we could perhaps improve on those gender icons.

Since you're actually reading this, just FYI, if I enter a one character username, I et an error saying usernames must be at least 2 characters long, but if I enter a 2 character username, I get an error saying usernames can only contain regular characters plus _, and can't start with with a _. Three character usernames seem fine, though.

Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by juliankeenaghan »

luu wrote: post #42
juliankeenaghan wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you explain where exactly it's going blank? Is it after you update your profile or on the search page? I agree we could perhaps improve on those gender icons.

Since you're actually reading this, just FYI, if I enter a one character username, I et an error saying usernames must be at least 2 characters long, but if I enter a 2 character username, I get an error saying usernames can only contain regular characters plus _, and can't start with with a _. Three character usernames seem fine, though.

Hmm, must be a bug. I'll look into that. Thanks!

Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by crasshopper »

You could also make a LinkedIn app that lets people hire based on applicants' musical taste.

Maybe you will say that's crass, unprofessional, or inaccurate -- but I think musical taste is a better metric than many we use today in hiring. And it could just be treated as a "fun sort" instead of randomizing whom you talk to first.

Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by juliankeenaghan »

luu wrote: post #42
juliankeenaghan wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you explain where exactly it's going blank? Is it after you update your profile or on the search page? I agree we could perhaps improve on those gender icons.

Since you're actually reading this, just FYI, if I enter a one character username, I et an error saying usernames must be at least 2 characters long, but if I enter a 2 character username, I get an error saying usernames can only contain regular characters plus _, and can't start with with a _. Three character usernames seem fine, though.

You can now have 2 character usernames. Thanks for the heads-up.

Re: Review my startup: Tastebuds - dating for last.fm users

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Post by rnernento »

rnernento wrote: post #34
juliankeenaghan wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmm that's odd. Out of interest what was the artist list? Does it happen regardless of what you search for?

White Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie, Van Halen. It doesn't seem to care, just tried again with other random bands. My work computer is kind of iffy, I'll try again when I get home and let you know...

FYI just tried it from home and all is well.
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