Re:Review my startup: Social news reader Twingly.com open fo...
by martinkallstrom on Thursday July 01, 2010 @10:06AM
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Hi thank you for the input! It is greatly apreciated and I think it is given that we should address your concerns in the FAQ. Twingly actually comes from being a search engine for blogs, now moving into the social news space. You can try the blog search engine here: http://www.twingly.com/search
Likewise, the accompanying logo doesn't provide any insight into what your service does. What does reflected text tell me about your service? What does that odd, semi-rectangular polygon tell me about your service?
I read your FAQ: I don't think you should market it as a search engine, but rather as a social RSS reader. More people will be familiar with using RSS readers to get news than using search engines to do so.
Like I said, I think you created an interesting product, but I wanted to give you some food for thought.
PS Isn't the social news reader market fairly saturated? What, besides billing yourself as "spam-free" (in the FAQ) can you do to differentiate yourself?