Comments on: CocktailMatch: Get Your Virtual Drink On

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social networking lows « Mercerjs’s Weblog — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:11:19 +0000

[...] 30, 2008 Now this has got to be the lamest idea i’ve ever heard. The site is called Cocktailmatch. It’s a social networking / online dating site. The concept is to create a virtual bar that [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:44:44 +0000

Get a life ppl, do a bbq with friends, get drunk, go to a bar, to a pub.. talk to ppl.. MINGLE b real please.. working with a computer or being involved in technology doesnt make you a complete social retard…

that website contributes to ppl getting dumber and dumber by the minute…

By: raj

raj — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:40:42 +0000

The concep is great! the dsign is catching, lets wait for the final launch of the site, its going to be a crowd puller.

By: Dating72

Dating72 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:47:55 +0000

Great site, but how to get a good online dating?

By: Matt J.

Matt J. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:33:40 +0000

The privacy policy is Lorum Ipsum. Awesome.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:45:42 +0000

WTF. ABSOLUTELY NOT INTUITIVE. OK, I wanted to sign up and go to a bar. Well, creating a bar is mandatory. HUH??

then I discovered how to get a satisfying user experience – the little X in the upper right corner.

Can I have those five minutes back?

By: Frontline 9

Frontline 9 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:16:35 +0000

Cocktail isn’t exactly creating a new market segment here. Fubar.com already claims to be the online happy hour. A quick search reveals that the demographic using that social network is the least educated of all social networks. Fubar gets ~6M hits a month and it monetizes the traffic. Cocktail appears to be targeting the same niche. The question here isn’t whether Cocktail can replace Facebook or MySpace but rather if it can steal market share from the incumbent in the target market–Fubar. I’ve heard there is some user dissatisfaction with Fubar since they haven’t updated their site in quite a while, so we’ll have to see what happens.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:03:06 +0000

For a site where the logo’s “piano reflection” reads “COCK MATCH” I really have to wonder who this site is catering to.

By: jackmayhofferr

jackmayhofferr — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:13:06 +0000

yes, but this site has nothing to do with *actual* bars. they are virtual, so it doesn’t matter where you live.

from the looks of this it is just another social site, just like all the rest.

By: jackmayhofferr

jackmayhofferr — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:11:04 +0000

golfgirl

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By: Westley

Westley — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:04:15 +0000

I thought it was a good site. I think it will do well. I see you all at Porkey’s. Ill give it a shot.

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Carpe Cakem! » The three-martini Bible study — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:54:35 +0000

[...] This humorous bit today from TechCrunch, a news site that follows web companies: Traditionally, booze and social networking have always gone hand in hand. During the 20th century, men and women would leave their homes and visit drinking locations called “bars” and “pubs.” There they would imbibe various beverages and, if the fates intervened, would go home with each other for coffee and perhaps a moment or two of Bible study. Those, friends, were simpler times. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » 「CocktailMatch」でバーチャル飲み屋

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » 「CocktailMatch」でバーチャル飲み屋 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:20:13 +0000

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By: golfgirl

golfgirl — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:16:01 +0000

Another news flash for you Foo: Not everyone lives in Manhattan…or Paris…or a place with decent bars. Again, it’s a big world out there, you inhabit a tiny little, rarefied piece of it.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:05:45 +0000

Good Idea. People some people will want to get away from the facebook myspace crowds of teens and socialize with people with the same interests. Might be a cool site for those uncomfortable going to a real bar. Lets see what happens.

By: Foo

Foo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:44:25 +0000

You consider this steaming pile of fail to be part of the “world that matters”?

Real people who are interested in drinking and socializing go out and do it. They don’t log into a second-rate social network and talk about it.

I’m a professional alcoholic. I should know.

By: EH

EH — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:33:56 +0000

It’s a nuanced innovation on web 2.0 leveraging the social graph into new dimensions. Translation: Instead of a social site that only let’s you have friends, this one lets you have friends and favorite drinks. Huzzah!

By: Brig

Brig — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:31:35 +0000

wow…being married and a lifelong non-drinker, I have a tough time understanding the pull of a site like this.

But I do agree with golfgirl —— people are looking for social networking sites that are more social. Whether this fits the bill or not, I have to give a solid “I have no idea…it just may be nutty enough, but I’ll never know.”

By: golfgirl

golfgirl — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:53:03 +0000

Hey guys…believe it or not there are tons of people out in the real world who are actually looking for social networking sites that are simply more “social”. The masses aren’t seeking some geeked out uber-innovation, basically they just want to socialize in an engaging space, that they can personalize…and Cocktail Match fits that bill perfectly. The fact that it revolves that greatest of social lubricants; alcohol and has a distinctly sexy vibe are definitely points in it’s favor.

Sometimes it amazes me how out of touch Techcrunch readers are with the real world… the world that matters, and I applaud Techcrunch for any effort, calculated or coincidental, to transcend the tech ghetto.

By: Cory

Cory — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:49:40 +0000

Here is a little website with a visual AJAX way to find recipes based on what is in your liquor cabinet. Never really gained traction, but a fun little UI none the less:

http://www.drinkmasher.com

By: Foo

Foo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:48:42 +0000

“CocktailMatch is a good idea.”

I’m glad to see that TechCrunch writers are constantly striving to outdo even their own incompetence. How could you possibly think this site is a good business idea?

At least if Arrington were an investor, I’d chalk this up to a typical TC conflict of interest post.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:35:06 +0000

The kerning on the word “cocktail” just above the picture of the woman makes me wonder just what kind of site this really is.

By: Hotels in Reno

Hotels in Reno — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:31:28 +0000

You Got to Be Kidding Me!….the end of the world are coming!!!!

By: Sorry CocktailMatch, Better Luck Next Idea

Sorry CocktailMatch, Better Luck Next Idea — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:28:39 +0000

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