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First off, "Use your brains" is so condescending that it shuts down any useful dialog. Most importantly, the people who are responding with "i don't get it" (l
by butterfi 17y ago
First off, "Use your brains" is so condescending that it shuts down any useful dialog.
Most importantly, the people who are responding with "i don't get it" (like myself), are not missing the point of what they're trying to deliver. In fact, we might be potential customers. What the site is failing to do is impress upon me why this is a useful service. The bedtime ritual is about so much more then just reading a story, as stated here over and over, by gasp real parents. When I'm away, I could just call and tell my kid a story over the phone, and frankly, they'd prefer that to having a pre-recorded book (I just asked them).
With all due respect to the developers, (and I do wish them the greatest success, it's a well-intentioned product), but honestly, this feels like a solution in search of a problem rather then the other way around.
- Lilo123 17y ago@butterfi I apologize for how that sounded. I can see how I would be able to use their service and make it a fun activity for the kids in my life. Perhaps I should have asked why it isn't clear this is a useful service? I think it's great telling a story over the phone makes your kids happy. Maybe their site can give you something different every now and then?
- butterfi 17y agoapology accepted, thank you. I spoke with my 8 year-old about this and he ultimately found it compelling if it could take place in real-time, at which point my 10 year-old jumped in with an "oh yeah!" And I guess thats the missing piece for me. It's the real-time element. I can see having a story kept as an artifact, but for repeated use, the personal interaction is a key ingredient.
- Huppie 17y agoYou might be on to something with the real-time element. Maybe hillel should have a chat with the Justin.tv guys...