Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by alex_c on Friday October 12, 2007 @02:41AM
(#66736)
I like the clean, minimalistic design. While the voice explains the purpose of the site quite nicely, you need a tagline and a clear written explanation as well: if the user doesn't see the value proposition in 3 seconds, they're gone (and what if they have their sound off?)
I also like the fact that you don't have to register to use your site.
I'm afraid the collaboration and social aspects are somewhat lacking - you should focus on those.
I can see the market for your site, but do you have a solid business plan to monetize it?
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by lsemel on Friday October 12, 2007 @11:07AM
(#66859)
Wow, this site has been around since the last dot com era. It's good to know they've managed to not only stay in business, but positively thrive, since then. Surely they are on the road to a Google acquisition.
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by tonit on Friday October 12, 2007 @03:52AM
(#66756)
well, am i missing something? There is a about minute audio-only intro which just tells me i am at zombo.com. Nothing else. whats the point?
altough, without headphones (i tried first) this is even more confusing..
/Toni
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by joe24pack on Sunday October 14, 2007 @07:20PM
(#67785)
Damn I should tell one of my former co-workers at Western Electric => ATT => Lucent Microelectronics => Agere that you're using his former email handle as your site name. I'm sure he would get a kick out of it.
It's not obvious what the hell Zombo.com is. Visual design is clean and uncluttered on the splash page, the voice over is a little freaky makes me think of some African dictator, perhaps Idi Amin. I cant say anything about the rest of the site because I cant get past the splash page. Kudos for the candy colored "hypno" throbber, I'm sure it will be a hit with the Mary Jane and Dancing Bears crowds.
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by Zak on Friday October 12, 2007 @12:51PM
(#66909)
It's a spinning, blinking design made of circles, and it talks in a circus-clown voice. Nothing on the page appears to do anything else. Is this supposed to be the new hamsterdance? Am I missing something here?
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by wmeredith on Friday October 12, 2007 @09:34AM
(#66822)
That's funny this popped up here today. I submitted this in my application last night (about 4 hours before this was posted) as the something funny or interesting I had discovered. :-)
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by curi on Friday October 12, 2007 @04:30AM
(#66763)
umm you can't skip the audio. i got bored and left. and you shouldn't play audio w/out the user clicking something to start it. they could be at work, it could be 4am, etc
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by davidw on Friday October 12, 2007 @07:13AM
(#66797)
( Silly meta-discussions: I think it's sort of useless to vote people down below -1 unless they've come up with something that's just blatantly awful, mean spirited, and so on. I don't really like this comment either, but no need to beat up on people too much. )
Re:Zombo.com - YC applicant - feedback wanted
by fauigerzigerk on Friday October 12, 2007 @08:03AM
(#66804)
I agree. The purpose of voting is to separate relevant from less relevant content. There is no such thing as negative relevance. There are negative opinions, but opinions are better expressed with words.
I also like the fact that you don't have to register to use your site.
I'm afraid the collaboration and social aspects are somewhat lacking - you should focus on those.
I can see the market for your site, but do you have a solid business plan to monetize it?
(long time fan of zombo.com)
This, my friends, is web 4.0, and a lesson for us all.
That said, I feel worthy of being beaten by such a worthy competitor, something clearly at the pinnacle of not only computing, but human evolution.
Kudos to you, Zombo. You have bested us all.
It's not obvious what the hell Zombo.com is. Visual design is clean and uncluttered on the splash page, the voice over is a little freaky makes me think of some African dictator, perhaps Idi Amin. I cant say anything about the rest of the site because I cant get past the splash page. Kudos for the candy colored "hypno" throbber, I'm sure it will be a hit with the Mary Jane and Dancing Bears crowds.
Clearly Zombo is the first step towards (as mentioned) Web 4.0, where humans do all the work, and the Internet sits back and drinks coffee.
http://www.zombo.com/~miyoteen/
I'm one of those outlying data points with dodgey flash. Is it possible to show a static page if the flash applet fails?
...Am I the only person reminded of a lame circus announcer?
I was on the website for about 3 seconds and closed the browser due to the music, and alas, will never know what ZomboCOM does!
created: 23 hours ago
karma: 46
;)
That Zombo thing rocks!
feedback wanted!!!
Furthermore, I doubt even user zombo developed Zombo.com or that he/it is a YC applicant.
I saw this site many months ago and it hasn't changed a bit.
These sort of time-wasters can damage goodwill on this forum. Good for April 1 and that's about it.