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FEED ME LINKS: A SOCIAL BOOKMARKING STARTUP
HYPOTHESIS UNDER TEST: CAN WE CRAFT AN EXPERIENCE VALUABLE ENOUGH THAT USERS WILL TURN THEIR BOOKMARKS
FILES "INSIDE OUT" AND SHARE WHAT WAS FORMERLY CONSIDERED PRIVATE INFORMATION? (THEIR BOOKMARKS)
RESOLUTION: YUP.
FEED ME LINKS (.com)
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15,000+ USERS
400,000+ LINKS
15,212 LINES OF CODE
PLATFORM: LAMP
(LINUX APACHE MYSQL PHP)
OUTSIDE INVESTMENT: ZERO
DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO: YOUR MOM
BANNER ADS: NONE
SUCCESSES:
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* MADE SAVING SOCIAL
- INCREASE THE VALUE OF SHARING BEYOND
THE COST OF PRIVACY + PARANOIA.
* LEVERAGED USER LAZINESS BY CREATING A
"DISTRIBUTED EXPERIENCE":
- PARASITIC GOOGLE INTEGRATION
- REMOTE CONTROL VIA SMART A.I.M. CLIENT
- EMAIL-TO-BOOKMARK GATEWAY
CONCLUSION: VIA BROWSERLESS LINKING AND
IN-SITU LINK DISCOVERY, USER VALUE CAN BE
CREATED WITHOUT COSTLY BEHAVIOR CHANGES.
WHY-BUYS:
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* LINK SHARING, DISCOVERY, AND COMMENTARY
* SPAM PREVENTION / AVOIDANCE
* POWER-USER CRAP (BULK EDITS/DELETES)