SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

#1

Post by tm65atcolumbia » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 4:51 AM UTC

Hello HN,

Introducing VocabGenii.com, my online vocabulary game. It is the first product from my company, Genii, Inc., that brings innovative, engaging new learning experience to the market by leveraging web 2.0 and social networks.

Currently, we are running a 10K Challenge -- anyone scoring 10,000 points before the contest ends (March 24 04:00 GMT) will get 3-Month unlimited play. Exceptional performance would also be recognized in our 10K Hall of Fame with limited edition trophies!

We're hiring! If you have disruptive ideas on language learning and online education, and possess extraordinary skills in game design, RoR, UX, web design, bizdev experience in the education industry, come impress us! Contact info below:

Company sites: (1) http://vocabgenii.com; (2) http://geniicompany.com;

FB pages: (1) http://www.facebook.com/geniicompany; (2) http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=190671694293877;

Twitter: @vocabgenii

Email: info@geniicompany.com

Thanks!

James Mak CEO, Genii

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

#2

Post by nithyad » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 5:22 AM UTC

Hi James,

Congratulations on the public launch

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

#3

Post by sagacity » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 5:22 AM UTC

Clickable:

http://vocabgenii.com

Edit: Added:

Congratulations on the launch and all the best.

Perhaps, we could think about a strategic alliance:

http://www.RapiDefs.com

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

#4

Post by tm65atcolumbia » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 5:25 AM UTC

nithyad wrote: post #2

Hi James, Congratulations on the public launch

Thanks nithyad!

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by tm65atcolumbia » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 5:42 AM UTC

sagacity wrote: post #3

Clickable: http://vocabgenii.com Edit: Added: Congratulations on the launch and all the best. Perhaps, we could think about a strategic alliance: http://www.RapiDefs.com

Thanks. Your UI is pretty awesome. Yeah we should talk. Tweet or shoot me an email!

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by atgm » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 6:22 AM UTC

I tried to log in with facebook using the button on the front page and it popped up a blank white window that didn't do anything. Reloading the pop-up or the main window didn't change anything.

Opera 11.01, Windows Vista

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by tm65atcolumbia » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 6:26 AM UTC

atgm wrote: post #6

I tried to log in with facebook using the button on the front page and it popped up a blank white window that didn't do anything. Reloading the pop-up or the main window didn't change anything. Opera 11.01, Windows Vista

This might be a problem with Opera. Do you have another browser you could try? Sorry about that.

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by atgm » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 6:28 AM UTC

tm65atcolumbia wrote: post #7

atgm wrote: post #6

I tried to log in with facebook using the button on the front page and it popped up a blank white window that didn't do anything. Reloading the pop-up or the main window didn't change anything. Opera 11.01, Windows Vista

This might be a problem with Opera. Do you have another browser you could try? Sorry about that.

Yeah, I'll try in Firefox when I have a chance. Thought I'd give it a whirl at work while I'm not so busy since we have a scheduled blackout tonight.

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by revorad » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 9:09 AM UTC

sagacity wrote: post #3

Clickable: http://vocabgenii.com Edit: Added: Congratulations on the launch and all the best. Perhaps, we could think about a strategic alliance: http://www.RapiDefs.com

RapiDefs looks really good.

Re: SHOW HN: Take a look at my startup; Show off your vocabulary prowess

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Post by revorad » Wed, Mar 23, 2011, 9:19 AM UTC

This is quite well made. I enjoyed playing a few rounds. I did get the feeling that some of the word descriptions were written by non-native English speakers. There were some very small grammatical mistakes or strange combinations of words.

Regardless, quite a fun product. The hard part is going to be to stick in people's minds. Turning it into a Facebook game is one good way to achieve that, but you should probably keep thinking of more such things.