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by ziyadb 4366 days ago
After having a look and reading your interview with marketingstartups[1], it is quite an interesting idea.

It strikes me as an evolved incarnation of Buzzfeed[2] in that the entirety of its content is user-generated, whereas this wasn't the case with Buzzfeed until recently, and even now, I believe user submissions are subject to moderation.

I don't think you should give up yet. I wouldn't. I would start by simplifying the design (sure, it looks nice, but it feels over-ornamented), defining stricter guidelines for posting (e.g. encourage "Top/Best X" type posts in lieu of general free-form lists, and figure out other ways to start driving traffic to it.

I wish you guys the very best and again, don't give up yet.

PS: Please get in touch if you'd like to talk more.

[1] http://marketingstartups.com/2012/12/18/interview-with-listn... [2] http://buzzfeed.com

1 comments

Thank you very much for your input :)

That's exactly what we're trying to make; a kind of Buzzfeed 2.0, where the "2.0" stands for improved functionality and quality of lists. That's our vision anyway.

I saw your site, looks very cool. Perhaps I could mail you our story?

Sure Eric! Shoot me an email: ziyad at buildingof.com and let's do it :)