Comments on: Hot or Not Tears Itself Apart, Reinvents http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:47:38 -0800 hourly 1 By: Kenny http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-3033124 Kenny Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:05:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-3033124 With so many spam especially from one person and nothing being done by the new owners, It should be rename "spam is Hot" With so many spam especially from one person and nothing being done by the new owners, It should be rename “spam is Hot”

]]> By: Ask the readers: What makes a great entrepreneur? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-2964260 Ask the readers: What makes a great entrepreneur? Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:07:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-2964260 [...] a few years or running Hot or Not, James and his co-founder decided to remove their paid subscription model and solely rely on revenue from advertising and virtual gifts. Within the first month of doing this [...] [...] a few years or running Hot or Not, James and his co-founder decided to remove their paid subscription model and solely rely on revenue from advertising and virtual gifts. Within the first month of doing this [...]

]]> By: Virtual Goods. The Next Big Business Model | OneSeason Nation http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-2590823 Virtual Goods. The Next Big Business Model | OneSeason Nation Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:43:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-2590823 [...] a commonly held misperception that virtual goods are only for online gamers. Both Dogster and HotorNot are succeeding with a hybrid ad/virtual goods business model. Currently, over 40% of HotorNot’s [...] [...] a commonly held misperception that virtual goods are only for online gamers. Both Dogster and HotorNot are succeeding with a hybrid ad/virtual goods business model. Currently, over 40% of HotorNot’s [...]

]]> By: HotorNot Founder James Hong Talks About Past, Future http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-2502740 HotorNot Founder James Hong Talks About Past, Future Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:18:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-2502740 [...] lot of this I wrote about last month after interviewing Hong, but there’s lot of additional information that people will find fascinating. The company [...] [...] lot of this I wrote about last month after interviewing Hong, but there’s lot of additional information that people will find fascinating. The company [...]

]]> By: Startup #76 - Crush Or Creep « A Startup A Day http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1505806 Startup #76 - Crush Or Creep « A Startup A Day Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:44:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1505806 [...] idea is a little bit of a take off on the whole hot-or-not genre (which is doing amazingly well as of late, if you haven’t noticed).  It is a site where users can post a declaration of your romantic feelings for a [...] [...] idea is a little bit of a take off on the whole hot-or-not genre (which is doing amazingly well as of late, if you haven’t noticed).  It is a site where users can post a declaration of your romantic feelings for a [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Des anciens de Microsoft lancent: They're beautiful, un interflora virtuel http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1499735 TechCrunch en français » Des anciens de Microsoft lancent: They're beautiful, un interflora virtuel Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:58:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1499735 [...] au moment même où Facebook et d’autres testent les objets virtuels (Hotornot a vendu des fleurs virtuelles pendant des années), le marché semblant prêt à [...] [...] au moment même où Facebook et d’autres testent les objets virtuels (Hotornot a vendu des fleurs virtuelles pendant des années), le marché semblant prêt à [...]

]]> By: April http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1370359 April Thu, 10 May 2007 00:18:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1370359 I love my Club Intimate www.ClubIntimate.com The site is packed with interactive features, Rate Photos is one of them. Club intimate is also 100% FREE to join and use. I love my Club Intimate

http://www.ClubIntimate.com

The site is packed with interactive features, Rate Photos is one of them. Club intimate is also 100% FREE to join and use.

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1370344 Steve Wed, 09 May 2007 23:49:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1370344 Maybe other special dating sites like millionairematch.com should go free too? Maybe other special dating sites like millionairematch.com should go free too?

]]> By: David Ulevitch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1370258 David Ulevitch Wed, 09 May 2007 22:13:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1370258 Rackspace is what you use when you aren't a hardcore technologist and don't want your shit going down when you launch your company. There's a reason why people who have been elsewhere go to rackspace, or people on rackspace stay with them and continue to pay their high prices. Rackspace is what you use when you aren’t a hardcore technologist and don’t want your shit going down when you launch your company.

There’s a reason why people who have been elsewhere go to rackspace, or people on rackspace stay with them and continue to pay their high prices.

]]> By: Lally R http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1370180 Lally R Wed, 09 May 2007 20:20:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1370180 Great story... I just checked three traffic tracking services and I can't seem to get the 6m-10m UV increase. I can see the site having 6m visits but not necessarily unique visitors... Just checkin' the facts... Great story…

I just checked three traffic tracking services and I can’t seem to get the 6m-10m UV increase. I can see the site having 6m visits but not necessarily unique visitors…

Just checkin’ the facts…

]]> By: PG http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1370095 PG Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1370095 Do check out <a href="http://morecute.com/?channel=46" rel="nofollow">Morecute</a> Do check out

Morecute

]]> By: IHMB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369708 IHMB Wed, 09 May 2007 07:56:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369708 i hate my boss AWESOME NEW WEBSITE www.ihatemyboss.com.au The best place to ANONYMOUSLY vent about your boss/co-workers/customers/day plus recieve HONEST career advice! www.ihatemyboss.com.au www.myspace.com/ihatemybossworldwide i hate my boss AWESOME NEW WEBSITE
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]]> By: Lars http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369571 Lars Wed, 09 May 2007 04:29:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369571 F*cken Eh..! <i>Entrepreneurs tend to have a screwed up way of measuring risk - the more the better - and these guys are no exception.</i> Shouldn't be at all surprised tho. <a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/02/panel_of_web_co.html" rel="nofollow"> Panel of Web Community Founders: Utter Defiance of the "Venture Capital" Model</a> F*cken Eh..!

Entrepreneurs tend to have a screwed up way of measuring risk – the more the better – and these guys are no exception.

Shouldn’t be at all surprised tho.

Panel of Web Community Founders: Utter Defiance of the “Venture Capital” Model

]]> By: Mitchell Harper http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369538 Mitchell Harper Wed, 09 May 2007 03:23:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369538 James - nice post. It definitely took some balls to cut your revenue to $0 like that, well done. James – nice post. It definitely took some balls to cut your revenue to $0 like that, well done.

]]> By: Jay http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369429 Jay Wed, 09 May 2007 00:52:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369429 Conflict of interest! Conflict of interest! Oh for the love of god, why are you conflicting with interest?!? (lol I'm kidding as well :P). Conflict of interest! Conflict of interest! Oh for the love of god, why are you conflicting with interest?!? (lol I’m kidding as well :P ).

]]> By: james hong http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369423 james hong Wed, 09 May 2007 00:45:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369423 Rackspace is relevant to the extended version of this story because they were integral in helping us get through a lot of the hard times early on. We owe them bigtime, and besides that, the people over there are really good people. the kind you'd actually WANT to have meetings with when they come to town and throw back a beer or two with. It's true though, we are not there anymore, we are at 365 Main and Equinix. We needed to have some custom hardware in our system, and that didn't really fit rackspace's model. But in general, I still tell people about them all the time. they are awesome. thanks to everyone here for the supportive comments.. and especially to the 2 dudes who mentioned they met their wives on our site. It's pretty mindblowing, we estimate HOTorNOT leads to around 5 to 10 engagements per day now! Feels pretty damn good knowing my life wasn't a complete waste like my parents always told me it was going to be ;) re: our uniques count, we are just going by google analytics.. which we presume is fairly accurate since we stick their cookie thing on every pageview. Rackspace is relevant to the extended version of this story because they were integral in helping us get through a lot of the hard times early on. We owe them bigtime, and besides that, the people over there are really good people. the kind you’d actually WANT to have meetings with when they come to town and throw back a beer or two with.

It’s true though, we are not there anymore, we are at 365 Main and Equinix. We needed to have some custom hardware in our system, and that didn’t really fit rackspace’s model. But in general, I still tell people about them all the time. they are awesome.

thanks to everyone here for the supportive comments.. and especially to the 2 dudes who mentioned they met their wives on our site. It’s pretty mindblowing, we estimate HOTorNOT leads to around 5 to 10 engagements per day now! Feels pretty damn good knowing my life wasn’t a complete waste like my parents always told me it was going to be ;)
re: our uniques count, we are just going by google analytics.. which we presume is fairly accurate since we stick their cookie thing on every pageview.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369325 Michael Arrington Tue, 08 May 2007 23:04:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369325 SlashChick - it isn't relevant, of course. Rackspace just pays me $100 every time I mention them. Rackspace Rackspace Rackspace whew. Tough day at the office. (I'm kidding of course) SlashChick – it isn’t relevant, of course. Rackspace just pays me $100 every time I mention them.

Rackspace
Rackspace
Rackspace

whew. Tough day at the office.

(I’m kidding of course)

]]> By: SlashChick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-2/#comment-1369320 SlashChick Tue, 08 May 2007 22:58:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369320 RackSpace? How is that relevant to their business venture? Besides, HoN is currently colocated at 365 Main, so that factoid is way out of date. RackSpace? How is that relevant to their business venture? Besides, HoN is currently colocated at 365 Main, so that factoid is way out of date.

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369293 James Tue, 08 May 2007 22:27:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369293 Loved this story, it's amazing how small it all starts. Loved this story, it’s amazing how small it all starts.

]]> By: Kevin L. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369226 Kevin L. Tue, 08 May 2007 20:47:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369226 It's never too late! My 2.3 is slowly, but surely moving up. 3.0 - here I come! It’s never too late! My 2.3 is slowly, but surely moving up. 3.0 – here I come!

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369181 Paul Tue, 08 May 2007 19:40:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369181 I'm glad to hear that HotorNot is trying to reinvent themselves, but is it too little too late? I’m glad to hear that HotorNot is trying to reinvent themselves, but is it too little too late?

]]> By: Why the site is so bad? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369177 Why the site is so bad? Tue, 08 May 2007 19:28:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369177 You got sick people in this planet!! Stalkers, Shemales, Pedophile, Sex manic, and full of horny boys can't control themselves. Sick people!!! even old man would listen to britney spears song and wear lady stockings & heels. That's 100% fact in today's society. Can people fix the way they are? Don't know... You got sick people in this planet!!

Stalkers, Shemales, Pedophile, Sex manic, and full of horny boys can’t control themselves. Sick people!!! even old man would listen to britney spears song and wear lady stockings & heels. That’s 100% fact in today’s society.

Can people fix the way they are?

Don’t know…

]]> By: JiveBay http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369150 JiveBay Tue, 08 May 2007 18:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369150 So do they just make money off of ads now? So do they just make money off of ads now?

]]> By: Damien http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369142 Damien Tue, 08 May 2007 18:36:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369142 Dating sites are great money makers. Most of them charge the guys but not the girls. IOW it's always ladies' night. It'd be cool to rake i the cash like these guys, but that rub is that you have to run a DATING site: yuk. Dating sites are great money makers. Most of them charge the guys but not the girls. IOW it’s always ladies’ night. It’d be cool to rake i the cash like these guys, but that rub is that you have to run a DATING site: yuk.

]]> By: Adi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/comment-page-1/#comment-1369138 Adi Tue, 08 May 2007 18:33:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/hot-or-not-tears-itself-apart-reinvents/#comment-1369138 Something thats really hot is the new Google Analytics interface. Its super cool. Something thats really hot is the new Google Analytics interface. Its super cool.

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