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OK I really love this idea. I do have some imo important feedback: 1. You have to change your tagline. I had no idea going into the site what it was, though it
by edanm 16y ago
OK I really love this idea. I do have some imo important feedback:
1. You have to change your tagline. I had no idea going into the site what it was, though it can be summarized as "ChatRoulette, only it works" (or something along those lines). By now, everyone knows chatroulette, and you're missing a huge opportunity to get what your site does across. I'd even consider changing the name, something like blurryroulette or blurrychat or something, since this is a very memorable and easily described idea.
2. Someone else mentioned, don't ask for access to video/mic right away. Especially now, make the intro video more obvious/accessible.
3. Have some text explaining what the site does for people who don't want a video. Again, you have a really easy-to-understand concept - take advantage of it!
4. This is just a guess, but I think this kind of formula would work especially well for dating - this will definitely let people connect without letting looks bother them, at least at first. And by the time you've talked several minutes, you'd already have some kind of connection. This is just crazy enough to work - so start thinking how you can take advantage. For example, connecting people by location is a real easy addition to your site, which facilitates connecting people for dating.
- dusklight 16y agolike the name blurryroulette
- sssparkkk 16y agoGreat points, thanks. We'll think some more about how we can communicate the concept better. Furthermore, we might have to delay the request for mic/camera access as it could scare people away (other have pointed this out as well). I'm not too fond of changing the tagline to something referencing chatroulette, we're kinda hoping people will not directly associate our site with nude guys ;) But rethinking the tagline might be wise still. Also, I think you're correct in pointing out a non-video way of getting the site explained is necessary. Perhaps just in words, or otherwise using graphics/drawings etc. And indeed, we figured this will probably be used for dating-purposes a lot; so we'll try to make sure that is possible on BP. Once more, thanks for your feedback!
- kmfrk 16y ago>Furthermore, we might have to delay the request for mic/camera access as it could scare people away (other have pointed this out as well). Please do this. I am quite positive that I denied access the first time, but it still displayed the video feed for some reason. That's not important, but you feel monitored when that happens, and if people are having a "bad hair day", the change in mood is associated with the site.
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- acqq 16y agoHow about simply giving the watcher the "unblur" button, and keeping blur otherwise? That way the watcher can protect himself more from unpleasant visuals.
- grannyg00se 16y agoI like the name as it is. Blurrypeople is great, imho. The idea is great as well. It might even be nice to allow the users to control the unblurring as they feel more comfortable.
- orblivion 16y agoMy personal opinion (and its relevance might be dictated by the score of this comment) is that Blurry People is a good name because it sticks out more than some takeoff on an older product ("Blurryroulette", "blurrychat"). I'm burnt out on websites names that follow a trend. Chatroulette didn't call themselves VideOmegle or something. (I had to look up Chatroulette's wikipedia page to even remember the name Omegle). On the other hand the tagline I wouldn't mind changing, since it's unrelated to the name. Then again it's more related to the purpose of the site.