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I was expecting something more unique/inspirational from something that involved A.R Rahman, who makes amazing music, and from watching about a minute of the (l

by nacs 14y ago

I was expecting something more unique/inspirational from something that involved A.R Rahman, who makes amazing music, and from watching about a minute of the (long and rambling) 5 minute intro video on their site. It's basically just a Pinterest clone that doesn't even autoload additional content when you reach the bottom of the page (you have to click a "Load more content" button for some reason). I don't see any reason why anyone would want to join this. There's some kind of rating system called, weirdly, an "Emobar" that is basically a series of colors that reflect people's rating of your post. Also, I had to watch the intro video to figure out how to even pronounce that domain name (I was thinking "Qu-you-kee" or maybe even "Quickie" but the founder says it differently in the video).

ashraful 14y ago
Qyuki is hindi for "because" (usually spelled Kyunki and pronounced "Q"-"key"). The site is obviously a pinterest clone for India. However, I don't think the startup aspires to be anything more than that. There are lots of clone startups in India, a lot of them are successful and even gets acquired by the startup they are cloning (Groupon for example acquired SoSasta). Having said that, the purpose of the site is actually a bit different. Its less about sharing things you find and more about sharing your own creations. A photo you took, a song you sang, a picture you drew. I think that's a really nice concept.
- abhaga 14y ago
  > Qyuki is hindi for "because" (usually spelled Kyunki and pronounced "Q"-"key") A minor correction. The exact Hindi word for "because" is Qyunki (notice the 'n'). 'Qyun' => why. "ki" => that.