Virgin America goes Slinkset...$25k going to a Boston non-profit

#1

Post by ncbutters » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 7:46 PM UTC

Virgin America goes Slinkset...$25k going to a Boston non-profit
slinksetmatch.com

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#2

Post by LukeG » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 7:53 PM UTC

that's a rad looking site

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#3

Post by steveplace » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 9:14 PM UTC

What's even better about this site... if you've registered with them previously for other things, you're username is already in there. I just tried to register to fool around with it and they had me in the database already.

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#4

Post by bd » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 9:39 PM UTC

Very well done. Is this a business model that reddit tried (custom branded sites ala http://lipstick.com) before it got bought by Conde Nast?

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#5

Post by iamelgringo » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 9:43 PM UTC

Nice job landing the contract with Virgin. Did they contact you guys, or did you contact them?

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Post by BvS » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 9:52 PM UTC

steveplace wrote: post #3

What's even better about this site... if you've registered with them previously for other things, you're username is already in there. I just tried to register to fool around with it and they had me in the database already.

I would prefer if my own site users wouldn't need to register again.

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Post by ncbutters » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 10:18 PM UTC

iamelgringo wrote: post #5

Nice job landing the contract with Virgin. Did they contact you guys, or did you contact them?

They came to us through a couple degrees of separation. You never know where opportunities will come from.

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Post by jmorin007 » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 10:24 PM UTC

LukeG wrote: post #2

that's a rad looking site

Agree with Luke. Very sweet...congrats John and Brett!

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Post by jonknee » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 10:55 PM UTC

bd wrote: post #4

Very well done. Is this a business model that reddit tried (custom branded sites ala http://lipstick.com ) before it got bought by Conde Nast?

Re: Lipstick.com... Business model must have worked as that was a CondeNet site.

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#10

Post by edawerd » Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 11:20 PM UTC

Awesome job guys! I LOVE the idea and submitted an idea of my own. Anyone in HN want to implement this? =P

http://revolutiontakesflight.com/items/Exercise_bicycles_und...