I like the clean, minimalistic design. While the voice explains the purpose of the site quite nicely, you need a tagline and a clear written explanation as well: if the user doesn't see the value proposition in 3 seconds, they're gone (and what if they have their sound off?)
I also like the fact that you don't have to register to use your site.
I'm afraid the collaboration and social aspects are somewhat lacking - you should focus on those.
I can see the market for your site, but do you have a solid business plan to monetize it?
well, am i missing something? There is a about minute audio-only intro which just tells me i am at zombo.com. Nothing else. whats the point?
altough, without headphones (i tried first) this is even more confusing..
/Toni
umm you can't skip the audio. i got bored and left. and you shouldn't play audio w/out the user clicking something to start it. they could be at work, it could be 4am, etc
( Silly meta-discussions: I think it's sort of useless to vote people down below -1 unless they've come up with something that's just blatantly awful, mean spirited, and so on. I don't really like this comment either, but no need to beat up on people too much. )
I agree. The purpose of voting is to separate relevant from less relevant content. There is no such thing as negative relevance. There are negative opinions, but opinions are better expressed with words.
That's funny this popped up here today. I submitted this in my application last night (about 4 hours before this was posted) as the something funny or interesting I had discovered. :-)
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 79.7 ms ] thread...Am I the only person reminded of a lame circus announcer?
This, my friends, is web 4.0, and a lesson for us all.
That said, I feel worthy of being beaten by such a worthy competitor, something clearly at the pinnacle of not only computing, but human evolution.
Kudos to you, Zombo. You have bested us all.
I also like the fact that you don't have to register to use your site.
I'm afraid the collaboration and social aspects are somewhat lacking - you should focus on those.
I can see the market for your site, but do you have a solid business plan to monetize it?
(long time fan of zombo.com)
I was on the website for about 3 seconds and closed the browser due to the music, and alas, will never know what ZomboCOM does!
Furthermore, I doubt even user zombo developed Zombo.com or that he/it is a YC applicant.
I saw this site many months ago and it hasn't changed a bit.
These sort of time-wasters can damage goodwill on this forum. Good for April 1 and that's about it.
Clearly Zombo is the first step towards (as mentioned) Web 4.0, where humans do all the work, and the Internet sits back and drinks coffee.