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Plinky

15 points by mshafrir 17y ago

rue 17y ago
Since the submitter did not see necessary to add information about "plinky", my hesitant 5-second peek at the unknown URL reveals some type of weird poll/questionnaire site with probably some "social media" scheme.
- asnyder 17y ago
  To be fair Hacker News doesn't allow you to submit a link and write a description. Therefore, any description would have to be posted as a comment which in all likelihood would eventually trickle down to the bottom of the comments. Submitting a url as he did is no different than a ASK HN: Review my startup.
  - rue 17y ago
    Looking at the Submit page, there is a spot for the URL and another one for a title. I may certainly be mistaken as I have never used it, but I would think those two fields are just for the described purpose?
    - asnyder 17y ago
      True, but the title is not meant to include a long description of the link, rather, just a title.
      - mahmud 17y ago
        "Pling: a questionnaire site with some social media scheme" would have been fine as a title.
russell 17y ago
I took the plunge and looked around the site. I didnt actually sign up; it sure wasnt anything I wanted. It looks like a way for the creatively challenged to create content for the various social networking sites. The user doesn't even have to come up with a topic; they supply it. My initial reaction was why not. Web sites are cheap. Throw it out there. See if it works. After all icanhazcheesburger.com became a hit. Then I went into the "about" section. It's run by a suit and it is funded by a couple of VC's and an angel. It has a bunch of employees. No discernible revenue model. I say they have some pretty high barriers to success.
bayareaguy 17y ago
I answered the questions and nothing happened. Perhaps the site requires javascript?
- cloug 17y ago
  actually clicking any input prompts a registration form (with javascript enabled)
nirmal 17y ago
I think Skribit ( http://skribit.com/ http://skribit.com/ ) might lead to better topics for blogs. This site seems good for facebook wall posts or tweets.
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sp332 17y ago
Plinky is just a smarter version of a meme. Instead of everyone "knowing" a meme, everyone "thinks about" a... Plinky.
saurabh 17y ago
No IE6 support?
lanceusa 17y ago
YAWN - yet another web2.0 network
kierank 17y ago
I'm using Opera and i can't get away from the overlay screens that appear.

15 points by mshafrir 17y ago

rue 17y ago

Since the submitter did not see necessary to add information about "plinky", my hesitant 5-second peek at the unknown URL reveals some type of weird poll/questionnaire site with probably some "social media" scheme.

asnyder 17y ago
To be fair Hacker News doesn't allow you to submit a link and write a description. Therefore, any description would have to be posted as a comment which in all likelihood would eventually trickle down to the bottom of the comments. Submitting a url as he did is no different than a ASK HN: Review my startup.
- rue 17y ago
  Looking at the Submit page, there is a spot for the URL and another one for a title. I may certainly be mistaken as I have never used it, but I would think those two fields are just for the described purpose?
  - asnyder 17y ago
    True, but the title is not meant to include a long description of the link, rather, just a title.
    - mahmud 17y ago
      "Pling: a questionnaire site with some social media scheme" would have been fine as a title.

russell 17y ago

I took the plunge and looked around the site. I didnt actually sign up; it sure wasnt anything I wanted. It looks like a way for the creatively challenged to create content for the various social networking sites. The user doesn't even have to come up with a topic; they supply it. My initial reaction was why not. Web sites are cheap. Throw it out there. See if it works. After all icanhazcheesburger.com became a hit. Then I went into the "about" section. It's run by a suit and it is funded by a couple of VC's and an angel. It has a bunch of employees. No discernible revenue model. I say they have some pretty high barriers to success.

bayareaguy 17y ago

I answered the questions and nothing happened. Perhaps the site requires javascript?

cloug 17y ago
actually clicking any input prompts a registration form (with javascript enabled)

nirmal 17y ago

I think Skribit ( http://skribit.com/ http://skribit.com/ ) might lead to better topics for blogs. This site seems good for facebook wall posts or tweets.

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sp332 17y ago

Plinky is just a smarter version of a meme. Instead of everyone "knowing" a meme, everyone "thinks about" a... Plinky.

saurabh 17y ago

No IE6 support?

lanceusa 17y ago

YAWN - yet another web2.0 network

kierank 17y ago

I'm using Opera and i can't get away from the overlay screens that appear.