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We're about to launch, so just about time to throw off the cloak anyways. Its a videochat website, which if I described you'd immediately compare to Chatroulet
by onwardly 16y ago
We're about to launch, so just about time to throw off the cloak anyways.
Its a videochat website, which if I described you'd immediately compare to Chatroulette. If we don't achieve critical mass early, everyone will leave.
To a degree it is like Chatroulette, though there are different types of rooms and a security mechanism that actually keeps perverts off (you sign in using FB connect, though we never reveal to anyone who you are. This is just to track you so we can block you permanently if reported. And no, you can't create a new FB account and get back on; you have to have 20+ friends to sign in).
If you show up and noone is on the site, you're going to leave and never come back. Thus, need a critical mass to keep it going.
Based on some calculations I've done, to keep a minimum of 50 people on the site at all times we'll need 15k visitors per day.
There are a few other features that I'd be thrilled to go on and on about, but I hope I answered your question. If you're curious and have more questions, you can find my email address in my profile.
- DrJokepu 16y agoInteresting stuff. Here's what I would do if I were you: I would try to get it popular in a smaller niche community. Try to find an existing community on the Internet that's currently looking for an alternative medium to communicate to what they currently have. There's always plenty of drama on the Internet so that shouldn't be to hard. Try to get them to use your site. This way, you could constantly have a number of users without achieving a critical mass. Later on, you can build on that by improvements and "marketing" and get more users. TLDR: I think if you're clever, there's no reason your could not get traction later on even if it fails to be a ground-breaking success right after launch.