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It's a great question -- we actually address that specifically in the FAQ on our site: https://tinytalk.io/faq https://tinytalk.io/faq ("... another social netw
by douq 6y ago
It's a great question -- we actually address that specifically in the FAQ on our site: https://tinytalk.io/faq https://tinytalk.io/faq ("... another social network app? Wait but why?").
The basic emotion we're hoping to leave our users with is that feeling you get when a friend you haven't talked to in a while calls you out of the blue, just to say hi and see how you're doing. We wanted to lower the barrier for those types of exchanges, where in Tiny Talk, getting to that is as simple as pushing one button. In addition to making it dead simple, we keep the interactions low-risk (sort those of your contacts who are registered on Tiny Talk via a Tinder-style swipe workflow), and low-commitment (conversations are seven minutes - when time is up, it ends - no run on convos).
Concretely, the value prop we hope to deliver (which we've so far gotten good feedback on from our first few dozen users) is creating a fun, low-commitment way to have the sorts of social run-ins you might expect to have when walking around your neighborhood, hanging at the park, walking the isles of your local grocery store, which are more limited during COVID quarantine days. It's not about replacing those interactions, just giving people a bit more 1:1 connectedness when they might not necessarily have an agenda or reason to call one another, but would enjoy the run-in nevertheless.
If you do end up trying it out, would love to hear any feedback!
- XCSme 6y agoThanks for the explanation! I think my question was not clear enough. From the app description, it feels like using this would make my life worse in every way, not better. I can't really imagine a moment in my day when receiving a notification from TinyTalk would be nice to see. The best part about the random friends saying hi is exactly that, they are random and they thought about you, not because an app told them to. I do think this might work with strangers instead (but then it will just be like ChatRoulette). I wish you luck with your project, but I honestly don't think it can work with the current pitch. I think people want fewer commitments and notifications in their life, not more.
- douq 6y agoMarking XCSme as "probably not a user" :) Appreciate the skepticism -- I'd challenge you to try it and let me know, although obviously if the value prop I laid out doesn't resonate, it's probably not worth the effort for you. Will let you know how it shakes out!