I think it’s safe to say this marks the begining of the end for Web 2.0. are people really running out of good ideas?

Tom
I’m not sure if there is a business model, but I think its a great idea, certainly when I was in NY last year finding a loo was bloody hard, this site would have come in handy.

This is the most retarded startup idea I’ve ever seen on TechCrunch. When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to GO. Who wants to hop on their cell phone and try to do a search when they’ve got a turtle head poking out? Deadpool in 6 months.

Duncan,

This service might be more useful in Europe, but here in the States, you don’t have to pay to go to the restroom. There are fast food places on every corner when you can drain the vein. The only thing bloody hard is the turd that comes out after marinating while you’re waiting for search results.

version 2.0 will include scheduled bathroom trips that will work with your outlook calender…

The system looks up where you are at what times and regularly gives you a feed of bathroom locations… lol… I actually meant for this to be a joke… but, hmmm… interesting idea anyway…

Aydin.

Whatever happened to asking a real, breathing human being where there might be a nearby “loo”? Sadly, some people believe technology belongs everywhere. I’m not one of them.

If only bandwidth and storage costs would triple or even quadruple, 75% of these nonsense startups would just go away. I’d happily be willing to pay higher cost for my sites because they happen to be REAL businesses. It’s as if 4 out of 5 new sites we see on Techcrunch were thought up by a car of drunk geeks waiting in the drive-thru for Taco Bell. A quick stop at Godaddy and a few dozen hours of coding later…. Bam… we’ve got the next great concept which will undoubtedly get funded for a few million. Only if they are in Cali of course

Duncan,

NYC has a restuarant every 10 feet, all restuarants have bathrooms..it’s not really that hard. If you have time to get out the cell phone and use the site, you don’t have to go bad enough not to be able to find one the old fashioned way.

The problem here is audience. This would have an audience with our mothers, for example, however my mom can barely use a computer, let alone a mobile app.

web 2.0 just jumped the shark.

- I could’ve used this in NY time Square -

- ended up paying for a burger, leaving it on the counter - to get the receipt to show the ‘guard’ to the upstairs

- (the bathroom was for paying customers only)

I really couldn’t’ stop laughing after seeing this.

I don’t know about this one! (lol)

We have many customers doing interesting things with our SMS API. This is one idea that I must say has never even occurred to me.

I can see it being useful. Not sure how it will be monetized though. Hey MizPee, if you want to charge $.50 each time someone needs to pee, let us know.

http://www.mobilemarketing.net

I’m working on a website that identifies where people are farting, and can send you an SMS letting you know to stay away from those poor smelling areas. Currently seeking $4.5MM in funding if anyone is intersted.

If I launch a new website, it freakin’ BETTER get a writeup on TC if ideas like this are getting press!

This is hilarious. I seriously considered this same idea about a year ago, even going so far as to create a mock-up homepage and naming it PottyPlanner. I must admit, I hadn’t thought about the mobile component - I was thinking of something that works more like SeatGuru (plan in advance). I think the mobile implementation gives this idea a lot more credence, but I wonder if it will make it harder to monetize. I will enjoy following this site to see if it actually works.

Sidenote: If you think your ideas are original or unique, you’re in for a surprise. Implementation is what matters.

Duncan, let me introduce you to Starbucks. They have bathrooms. One on every corner.

If cell phones had enough power to run Googleearth, you could just turn on the “bathrooms” layer and click on little toilet icons to find the closest one.

Wondering if they will be coming out with the GPS enabled version. I hate having to type in my location when I really need to go… Just press a button and have the phone lead me there.

@14, i agree.

this is ridiculous. and that’s putting it mildly.

if you reeeally needed to pee, would you have the time to go to this silly site?
just look around for a diner, store, or whatever…and there you have it.

Cmon guys , this is a hoax .. dhua …

TechCrunch shouldn’t waste time, space and bandwidth on stupid startups like this. I wonder if they will have a premium subscription service?

TechCrunch shouldn’t waste time, space and bandwidth on stupid startups like this. I wonder if they will have a premium subscription service? Imagine trying to pitch this to a VC?

This service reminds me of a Seinfeld episode where George asks Jerry to give him any location in the city and he tells him the best bathroom to go to in that area.

JERRY: Alright.. Sixty-fifth and Tenth.

GEORGE: (Scoffs) Are you kidding? Lincoln Center. Alice Tully Hall, the Met. Magnificent facilities!

lol… anybody up for mizpoo.com?

@22…its all about money, every single “crappy” article still brings in thousands of pageviews

Ridiculous. It would be 100x faster for me just to ask someone where the nearest restroom is!

Maybe if Duncan Riley took a shit more frequently, his writing wouldn’t be so constipated.

@23, hahahahaha.

Actually, it shouldn’t just be the Ms. but also that’s great for those with kids.

Seriously, just like the Seinfeld episode, knowing where the best restroom is important. Although it seems it’s that not important for some of you who seem like slobs, especially #27. You seem like a slob with everything you do.

OUCH!

Was this post supposed to be funny? Can someone explain me the subtle humor? I am unable to comprehend the humor in this post on Techcrunch

worst ideas ever.how are people getting money from VCS for this shit, no pun intended.

It would’ve been really nice if they had combined this service with a Pub finding service. That way you close the circle, if you know what I mean. First you help people find a place to drink beer and then you help them find the toilet. Pretty nice, aye!

It’s officially 1999 again.

I think this is the point where we are starting to realize that all the community and web 2.0 stuff is saturated…

Quit your crying, this is amusing news.. for those of you bitching that it’s not “good enough” for TC, hopefully a startup will come along soon which will inform you on the best way to remove the stick from out of your ass.

April Fools?

Miz Pee is hot.

Mizpee.com (2007) = Potty.com (1999)

Who forgot to flush the toilet?

Ok, not to be mean, because I love TC and get a lot of insight from it, but this isn’t something I would at all be interested in, in any capacity, as an executive in the industry. I think it’s a waste of space on the site, honest.

I agree with #6 - why a person can’t just ask someone is kind of odd. Maybe a language barrier?

How about this:

Persons who use MizPee can upload photos of the bathrooms they just…”visited” from their mobile phones for future folks to view the condition of the place before they venture forth.

That would be funnier than sh*t.

Many of the comments here about MizPee are huffy and angry. Wouldn’t it be better to just play with the idea–as an intellectual game–to bring out newer and better ideas? (Surely venture capitalists shouldn’t be just as ideological as politicians, right?) As Milton long ago wrote in Areopagitica: an idea may be completely wrong, but it may lead to a really good or true path. In this response cache–for instance–too few of the comments recognize the existence of a potential audience, viz. women, who often care about this much more than most men. Is this same kind of thinking-error made when they conceptualize other genuine high tech products? If so, a better system than cock-sure intuition is needed to plumb the pool of potential customers. Let the intellectual play begin!

Are we in a bubble? How do they actually expect to make money on this? Inserted ads for Depends adult diapers?!

Hilarious idea! Cant stop laughing…
Wait i gotta go, damn! site is down, no network coverage!
Wat should i do?

lots of people venting here, I saw the demo for mizpee at Startup Camp and last night at SF Beta and thought it was quite cool. Simply put it could be a useful service, especially for tourists and city dwellers out on the town for a little drinkin.

A GPS locater service that answers the question of where you are would be really nice, then its just a simple text or ping to the mobile site and you get the info you need.

if this was 99 mizpee would have announced a $15 million funding round and be planning their ipo next week, but this is 07, someone took an idea, built a simple app and launched.

@ Len, I’m not angry. I’m also a woman and can say that I wouldn’t bother with this service.

Sorry!

Ok, I usually do not jump on the comment wagon here on TC, but this last post pushed me over. The issue is not with TC posting this article, I am great full that TC writes about the good, bad and ugly of web2. My issue is that most of the web 2.0 services that are coming out lately suck! Are we really out of good ideas? Have we push the internet usefulness (in it’s current state) to its limit?

I hope not, I am working on a startup web service (OMG not another web 2.0 site) and I really hope that my service brings value and not just a waste of time to users. There is a lot of objectiveness to what brings value and I can see while some web services may bring value to my life while other do not.

As for Mizpee, it is hard for me to see ANYONE acquiring enough value for the effort needed to use it. Sorry, but come on it is a toilet finder for god’s sake!

Last note, when I do go public with my service, hopefully TC will notice (just wishful thinking).

Marques

Oh my the worst startup idea ever, I think its pointless.

Great idea… their database must be HUGE considering the number of trees and firehydrants in any given city.

Jon

Are you shitting me?

I heard yahoo was buying this startup.

Intellectual curiosity and the suspension of disbelief while pursuing a fertile idea was my point, not the assigning of all women to an on-line loo. It doesn’t really matter what a particular potential audience member can say as put down. What matters is whether there is an audience or customer segment that will support the service. Marketing is never like voting for president. A 51% percent rejection by women, men or whoever does not negate the market for the other 49% percent. The question is how is segment the audience: demographics or lifestyle? Once again, can there be intellectual play about the MizPee idea so that it yields fresh insights? Or just gotcha?