Comments on: Here Come Hot-or-Not Clones, On Mobile http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile | Menopause Relief http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-951390 Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile | Menopause Relief Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:05:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-951390 <p>[...] Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile Posted by root 8 minutes ago (http://gigaom.com) My only comment is that hot or not is hiring if anyone with lots of mobile i imagine more of a sausage party aka 90percent men primarily mobile geek Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile [...]</p> [...] Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile Posted by root 8 minutes ago (http://gigaom.com) My only comment is that hot or not is hiring if anyone with lots of mobile i imagine more of a sausage party aka 90percent men primarily mobile geek Discuss  |  Bury |  News | Here Come Hot or Not Clones On Mobile [...]

]]> By: Icebreaker http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-898862 Icebreaker Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:49:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-898862 <p>I'm sure the guys at Icebreaker - outdoor gear from New Zealand, won't mind these guys using their name too much. They now share it with a mobile dating startup and a small musical instrument invented by someone in Australia!</p> <p>In any case, it sounds a fun service, but how can Icebreaker solve the chicken and egg problem of getting enough people on the site for new people to engage with it?</p> I’m sure the guys at Icebreaker – outdoor gear from New Zealand, won’t mind these guys using their name too much. They now share it with a mobile dating startup and a small musical instrument invented by someone in Australia!

In any case, it sounds a fun service, but how can Icebreaker solve the chicken and egg problem of getting enough people on the site for new people to engage with it?

]]> By: derek http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73417 derek Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:51:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73417 <p>these guys have a better model.. and a better team</p> <p><a href="http://www.meetmoi.com/1/meetmoi/welcome?k=blog" rel="nofollow">MeetMoi.com</a></p> these guys have a better model.. and a better team

MeetMoi.com

]]> By: Joe http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73416 Joe Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:34:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73416 <p>Played with it a bit. Two corrections to the above - there seem to be more women than men there now and you can sign up via mobile (www.CrushorFlush.com/go). Agree, though, that is a bitch to type in if you don't use the SMS to your phone.</p> Played with it a bit. Two corrections to the above – there seem to be more women than men there now and you can sign up via mobile (www.CrushorFlush.com/go). Agree, though, that is a bitch to type in if you don’t use the SMS to your phone.

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73415 dave Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:52:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73415 <p>hey om, and others, speaking of proliferation of mobile devices with browsers and increased high speed mobile phone speed/access, what kind of cost might 'every startup out there' be looking at for mobile versioning? (e.g. imagine meetup.com in a real mobile interface, like what chow.com has been doing for a while) - are these ridiculously expensive projects, or just css revisions with a few fancy calls?</p> hey om, and others, speaking of proliferation of mobile devices with browsers and increased high speed mobile phone speed/access, what kind of cost might ‘every startup out there’ be looking at for mobile versioning? (e.g. imagine meetup.com in a real mobile interface, like what chow.com has been doing for a while) – are these ridiculously expensive projects, or just css revisions with a few fancy calls?

]]> By: Manish Lachwani http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73414 Manish Lachwani Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:15:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73414 <p>Hi!</p> <p>411Sync already supports viewing HotOrNot pictures on your cell phones using WAP or MMS sent to sms@411sync.com. This support has been added using the HotOrNot API and the 411Sync Mobile API. </p> <p>All you need to do is use the search keyword "hot" with a few parameters describing your location, min age, max age and m/f.</p> Hi!

411Sync already supports viewing HotOrNot pictures on your cell phones using WAP or MMS sent to sms@411sync.com. This support has been added using the HotOrNot API and the 411Sync Mobile API.

All you need to do is use the search keyword “hot” with a few parameters describing your location, min age, max age and m/f.

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73413 dave Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:39:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73413 <p>sorry, forgot to add this bit: if you don't send via sms, get a feel for the experience by trying to type in 'crushorflush.com' on a standard numeric interface…ouch. and no real mobile signup option either, so kills the viral prospect…</p> sorry, forgot to add this bit: if you don’t send via sms, get a feel for the experience by trying to type in ‘crushorflush.com’ on a standard numeric interface…ouch. and no real mobile signup option either, so kills the viral prospect…

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73412 dave Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:37:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73412 <p>seems like an interesting opportunity for an early entrant to clean up the utility, though ultimately i suspect match or yahoo will step up their mobile offering (e.g. mutual match done like crushorflush) and that will be the end of the niche site prospects…honestly, another dating site? at least dodgeball and others had a layer built around socialization versus just dating…this is limited, i imagine more of a sausage party (aka 90percent men, primarily mobile geek type) with few women, all women eventually100 percent crush)…good luck to 'em, they're trailblazers in this small category…</p> seems like an interesting opportunity for an early entrant to clean up the utility, though ultimately i suspect match or yahoo will step up their mobile offering (e.g. mutual match done like crushorflush) and that will be the end of the niche site prospects…honestly, another dating site? at least dodgeball and others had a layer built around socialization versus just dating…this is limited, i imagine more of a sausage party (aka 90percent men, primarily mobile geek type) with few women, all women eventually100 percent crush)…good luck to ‘em, they’re trailblazers in this small category…

]]> By: james hong http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73411 james hong Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:47:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73411 <p>my only comment is that hot or not Is hiring if anyone with lots of mobile developer experience is interested. we're also looking for web developers and ops people. see hotornot.com/jobs</p> my only comment is that hot or not Is hiring if anyone with lots of mobile developer experience is interested. we’re also looking for web developers and ops people. see hotornot.com/jobs

]]> By: Miguel http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73410 Miguel Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:02:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73410 <p>Hi Katie. I think it's a good idea. A former employer of mine here in the Philippines did this last year using MMS.</p> Hi Katie. I think it’s a good idea. A former employer of mine here in the Philippines did this last year using MMS.

]]> By: Ted Avery http://gigaom.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73409 Ted Avery Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:45:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/15/hot-or-not-cell-phones/#comment-73409 <p>Too early to tell. I don't see them getting much traction this year. It's too early to launch something that is easily copied on the WAP site side of things. You are just helping your competition by giving them ideas.</p> Too early to tell. I don’t see them getting much traction this year. It’s too early to launch something that is easily copied on the WAP site side of things. You are just helping your competition by giving them ideas.

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