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Re:Ask HN: two developers with no marketing skills built an ... by phdtree on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @01:04PM (#5706263)
Yes, we are actually thinking about that idea. The problem is, how to encourage more user participation?
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Re:Ask HN: two developers with no marketing skills built an ... by gee_totes on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @09:54PM (#5716426)
Not sure. Maybe a fully-fleshed out profile could be visually appealing? Or the website could announce that the profile is only 80% complete (like how OKCupid and LinkedIn do it).

Or a big "claim my profile" link?

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Re:Ask HN: two developers with no marketing skills built an ... by gee_totes on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @10:21PM (#5716531)
I have another idea. What about finding a small group of colleges that compete with each other, filling out the profiles for those phd people, and then writing a blog post about it and sending it to the colleges?

Maybe the colleges will use it in marketing material or a blog post. Free publicity for everyone involved!

Then, whomever is reading the college's blog because they care about that kind of stuff will be compelled to claim their profile.

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