Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by w1ntermute on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:15AM
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> The name is awful, sorry. Too hard to pronounce / understand and certainly not worth the trouble since it doesn't convey meaning.
As someone who speaks Japanese and instantly understood what the name meant, I agree. This is an absurd name to use for an American/Western dating site. I can't see myself mentioning this site to my friends.
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by sqrt17 on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:40AM
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Interesting. From a Spanish point of view, it could also mean "tomo / no tomo" (take, don't take), which is borderline sensible
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by stingraycharles on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:18AM
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Out of interest, what does it mean / reference?
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by detcader on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:20AM
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the about page says it: tomo no tomo short for tomodachi no tomodachi (friend of friend)
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by otikik on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:33AM
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Reduce it to "tonomo" or "notomo" then.
Also beware of extreme reduction, as "tonto" means "stupid" in Spanish.
("notomo" means "Idon'tdrink" in Spanish, but that's less obvious)
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by pratikpoddar on Friday September 06, 2013 @12:46AM
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tomogachi no tomogachi means - 'friend of friend'
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by pratikpoddar on Friday September 06, 2013 @12:45AM
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Thanks for the feedback Sir. I have changed the representation of the name to make it more readable.
Re:Show HN: Dating turned upside down - Tomonotomo
by pratikpoddar on Friday September 06, 2013 @12:45AM
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Thanks for the feedback Sir. I am sure I will improve both the website and myself with time.
I have changed the representation of the name to make it more readable.
The value in my opinion is to discover potential dates rather than search for them, and of course the mutual connection if both parties find each other cute/handsome/attractive.
The color scheme is ugly. I like the gradual change over the name on mouseover but purple to yellow through brown is not the most appealing... That being said the layout is good.
I'm not sure I understand the value. Friends of friends are the easiest people to meet / hookup with already. The purpose of online dating sites is to meet strangers you don't already have an in with. Is there really a problem there that needs solving?
The passive cute / not cute thing sounds interesting. Maybe make that the focus? That's something that isn't already built into Facebook and would definitely solve the problem of some awkwardness.