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I was redirected to a confusing page the moment after I clicked Allow. There was no clear call to action, except to explore/follow some users on the top-right c
by fezzl 16y ago
I was redirected to a confusing page the moment after I clicked Allow. There was no clear call to action, except to explore/follow some users on the top-right corner. How can I start making my list? Is there somewhere that I can browse all the movies on your database, and then annotate them according to whether I've seen it, not seen it, etc.?
My suggestion is to suggest a few movies to the user right from the get-go, so they can start making their list immediately. Also, make a viral loop: say, let people share their movie list on their Facebook profiles and entice their friends to make and share their lists, which in turn creates a viral marketing cycle.
Last but not least, if you're going to build a Facebook app for the Facebook demographic, you really need to hang out more on Facebook.
All the best.
- yousuffauzan 16y agoI think I will put some links for users to help them start building their movie lists (Movies watched, Movies you want to watch, and movies which in your opinion are trash). I guess one way would be to show user say IMDB 250 list or any other such All Time list. Plus the thing you said about getting viral. I will need to come up with a way to do that. Sharing list is definitely one of them. I also integrated FB Like for all movies which may help in spreading the word.
- yousuffauzan 16y agoJust a followup on how you start building your lists. You can visit profile page of users mentioned on the top right. Or you can visit any of the "Lists" present on the header section. You can search for a movie you wish to recommend too.
- fezzl 16y agoSure, but searching involves typing and will cause a huge drop-off in users. A better alternative might be a live real-time news feed, i.e. User A has just added Movie X to his recommendation list, User B has just created a movie list containing movies Y, Z, etc. The point is to give the impression of activity as well as immediate avenue for the user to start using your app. Why would you sandbox your app in Facebook anyway? Is there any particular reason for putting it in an iframe on Facebook?
- yousuffauzan 16y agoThe "Roll" tab is in fact a news feed. However, since you are noy following anyone yet, there is no news to show. I need another way to make these updates though. The app is basically a stand alone web app. And Iframe seemed to be the most painless way of integrating it with facebook. It was laziness and not any strategy which led me to decide on Iframe.