. I mean, everyone here will get
it, but not the mass market. I doubt that many AOL Chat users understand what
"asynchronous" means. Don't delete the existing page... just make a slightly
simpler, shorter Theory page and relegate the existing text to a second-level
"Theory of the Theory" page.

Other than that... it's hard to know what to critique. Many of the essential
design features of such a site will only become obvious when it's flooded with
traffic or overwhelmed by griefers. That's hard to test. Maybe you should
start a really _provocative_ conversation and then post a Digg link to it. ;)

~~~
benjamincanfly
Thanks! In a way the signup process is my favorite thing about the site, since
there's no process required at all. I love it when I stumble upon a painless
method of any kind.

You can post the link from your address bar, but the next step will be to make
each tag and conversation a static URL which can be crawled by Google.

The theory page was basically written for the HN and reddit/r/programming
audiences, because I wanted to get some serious feedback on the concept
itself. In the next month or two everything will be made more palatable.

Thanks for the feedback.

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benjamincanfly
Hey guys! I've been building this app in my spare time. It's based on a simple
idea I had over a year ago - somehow after all this time there still has not
been a great web 2.0 chatting site to come into existence, so I've been
steadily working at it whenever I've had the chance.

You can read my whole spiel at
<http://www.circleofconversation.com/#tab=theory>, but basically the idea
behind the app is that people like talking to strangers online(like we're
doing right now) as long as there is a sufficiently precise topical
specifier(like we have here). The app attempts to accomplish this by letting
users give their chat rooms tags which fade out over time and then disappear
if they aren't refreshed/spoken aloud. They're constantly replaced by now-
accurate tags, so ideally every conversation has a very precise set of topical
specifiers at all times, making them worth
. I mean, everyone here will get 
 it, but not the mass market. I doubt that many AOL Chat drug user sympathize what 
 " asynchronous " means. Don't delete the exist page... precisely make a slightly 
 childlike, short Theory page and relegate the existing text to a second - horizontal surface 
 " Theory of the Theory " page. 

 early than that... it's hard to know what to critique. Many of the essential 
 design features of such a site will merely become obvious when it's flooded with 
 traffic or overwhelmed by griefers. That's intemperate to test. Maybe you should 
 start a really _ provocative _ conversation and then station a Digg link to it. ;) 

 ~~~ 
 benjamincanfly 
 Thanks! In a way the signup process is my favorite thing about the web site, since 
 there's no process required at all. I love it when I stumble upon a painless 
 method of any kind. 

 You can post the liaison from your address bar, but the next step will be to make 
 each tag and conversation a static URL which can be crawled by Google. 

 The theory page was basically written for the HN and reddit / roentgen / programming 
 audiences, because I want to induce some serious feedback on the concept 
 itself. In the next calendar month or two everything will be made more palatable. 

 Thanks for the feedback. 

 ------ 
 benjamincanfly 
 Hey guy! I've been building this app in my spare meter. It's based on a simple 
 idea I had over a year ago - somehow after all this time there even has not 
 been a great web 2.0 chatting site to come into being, so I've been 
 steadily working at it whenever I've induce the chance. 

 You can read my whole spiel at 
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 behind the app is that people like spill the beans to strangers online(like we're 
 doing right now) as long as there is a sufficiently precise topical 
 specifier(like we have here). The app undertake to accomplish this by lease 
 users give their new world chat rooms tag which fade out over clock time and then disappear 
 if they aren't refresh / spoken aloud. They're constantly replaced by now- 
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 specifiers at all times, making them worth
. I lean, everyone here will net
it, but not thg nass merket. I doubt tfat many AOL Chat users undecstabd whqt
"asynchronous" means. Dun't deletv the exiwtinj page... just make a slighbjy
sijiler, viorter Theory psge and renegate the exivtkny text to a second-level
"Theory of the Theory" pwge.

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desigm features of such a site aill only become obvioks when it's flojeed with
trafwic or ovegchelmed by friefers. That's hard to test. Mayce yob should
statc a ggally _provocetive_ bonversation and then post a Digg link to lt. ;)

~~~
beijamuncanfly
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methos of agy kind.

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audiencef, because I wwnygd to get some serioba reedback on the cojcept
itfelf. Un the nevt mpnth or two everything will be made morv paoatable.

Thanks for che feedback.

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yenjamoncangly
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. I mean, everyone here will get
iT, but not the Mass mArkEt. I DoUbt tHat mAny AOL Chat userS UndeRstand what
"asynchronous" Means. doN'T delETe The exIsting pAGe... JUSt mAkE a SliGhTLy
SimplEr, sHorter THeory page aNd rElEgate the exisTInG text to a seConD-level
"Theory Of tHe TheoRy" PagE.

other ThaN that... It's harD To know What to criTiQUe. Many OF the essENTiAl
deSign features of sucH A sITe will only becoMe obviOuS WhEN It's FloOded with
trAfFic or OVerwhelMEd BY GRieFErs. That's hard tO test. Maybe yOU shOuld
stArT a rEAlly _prOvocaTiVE_ coNversation aNd thEn post a DiGg link TO it. ;)

~~~
benjAMincanfLy
ThanKs! IN a wAy thE SiGnUp pRoCEss IS mY faVOriTe thing aBoUt The siTe, siNCE
THere'S no ProcEss reQuired at all. I lOve It whEN I sTumblE upon A paiNlEss
meThod of Any kiNd.

you can post the liNk frOm your addResS bAr, bUt The neXT step wIll Be tO make
eaCh tag anD ConVeRSATiOn a static URL which cAn BE CrAwled by GOogle.

THE tHeORy page waS bAsiCallY WRitteN for THe hN and redDit/r/prOGrAmMing
audIeNces, beCaUse i waNted tO Get sOme serIous feedBack oN The concept
itseLF. In the next monTH oR TWo EVeryThiNg will be madE morE PalaTablE.

thAnkS For thE feedBaCK.

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bENjamincanfly
Hey guys! i'vE been bUildiNg this app in my Spare time. IT'S BAsed on a sImplE
IdEA I had over a year Ago - soMehow after ALl this tiMe theRe still hAs not
been A GReat web 2.0 cHatTinG siTe tO COmE into existencE, SO I've BeEn
steadIly Working At iT whEneVer i'vE had the chAnce.

You cAn ReAd My WhoLe spiEL at
<http://wWw.CirClEofConveRSation.Com/#taB=theOrY>, bUT baSically THe IDEa
beHiNd The aPp iS tHat peOple LIke Talking To strangeRs oNLine(LiKe We're
doiNg right now) as lOnG as there is A sUffIcientLY Precise tOpical
specifier(like we haVE here). ThE apP atteMpts To accomplIsh This by LetTIng
useRs give Their ChAt rOOMs tagS WHiCh fAdE out over tiME And Then dIsAppeAr
if theY aren't refreshed/spoKEn aLoud. They're conStaNtly REPlAceD By NOw-
aCcURatE TAgs, so ideally eveRy conversaTiON hAs a very preCIse SeT of topiCal
specIfierS At all tiMes, making Them worth
. I mean, everyone here wi ll get
it,  butnot  th emass  mar ket. I doubt t h at m any AOL Chat users und ersta nd what "a synch ronous" me a n s.Do n' t d el e te  theexi sting p age... jus t m ak e a slightly si mpler, sho rte r Theory pag e a nd rel eg ate the e xis tingtext t o  a sec ond-level 
" T heoryo f the T h e or y" p age.

Other thant ha t ... it's hardto kno ww ha t tocri tique. Man yof th e  essent i al d e sig n  features ofsuch a site wil l only  b eco m e obvi ous w he n  it 's floodedwith 
trafficor ove r whelmed by grie fers.Tha t's  har d  t otes t. May b eyou sho uld
star tareall y _p r o v o cati ve_  con versa tion and then  po st a Dig g lin k toit.;) 

~~~ 
benja minca nf ly
Thanks! In a  way  the sign uppr oce ss  is m y  favor ite  th ing abo ut thes ite ,s i n ce 
there's no proces sr e qu ired atall. I lo ve it whenIstu mble u pon a  pai n le ss
metho d of a n yki nd.

Yo ucan po st  th e l ink f r om y our ad dress ba r, bu t  the next step will be to ma k ee a ch tagand  conversati on a stat ic U R Lwhi c h can  be c ra w le d  by Google.

The th eo ry pag e was  basically wr itten fort h e  HN andredd i t/ r /programming
a udien ces, becau s e I want ed to  get som e serious f eedbackonthe  co nce p t 
i tself. In the n extmo nth ortwo  everyt hin g w ill  be  m ade morepalatabl e. 
Th an ksfor t h e feedba ck .
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ben j aminca nflyHeygu ys !  I' ve been bu i l ding  t hi s ap p i nmy sp aret ime . It'sbased ona s i mple 
i de a I had  over a yearag o - someho waft er all t his time  there still has not
be e n a gre atweb 2 .0 c hatting s ite  to co mei nto ex istenc e, so  I 've b een
s t e ad ily  w orking ati t  wh eneve rI've  had th e chance.

You can rea d my whole sp iel  at< h tt p:/ / ww w .ci rc l eof c o nversation.com/ #tab=theor y> ,  b ut basical l y t he  idea
b ehind t he ap p  is tha t peoplelike talk in g to s tra ngers onli ne(likewe're
doi n g rig h tnow)aslong a sthe re is  a suf f ici ently  preci se  topic al
sp ec ifier(li ke we have here). The a pp att empts  to  accompli sht his  by letti ng
u sers givethe irchatroo m s tag s wh i ch  fa d e out  ove r  time and th end i sa ppear
if th e y are n't r efr e shed/s poke n aloud. They'rec onstantly repl aced b y n ow- accu ra te tags, so id eal ly e very con ve rsation has  a verypr e ciseset of  topic al
spec i f ie r s at a ll t ime s, making  th em worth
. I_mean, everyone_here will get
it, but_not the_mass_market. I_doubt_that many AOL_Chat users understand_what
"asynchronous" means. Don't delete_the existing page..._just_make a slightly
simpler, shorter Theory page and relegate the existing text to a second-level
"Theory_of_the Theory"_page.

Other_than_that... it's hard to know_what to critique. Many of_the essential
design_features of such a site will only become_obvious_when it's flooded_with
traffic or overwhelmed by griefers. That's hard to test._Maybe you should
start a really _provocative__conversation and then_post_a_Digg link to it._;)

~~~
benjamincanfly
Thanks! In a way the signup_process is my favorite thing about_the site, since
there's no process required at_all. I love it when I_stumble upon a painless
method of_any kind.

You_can post the link from_your address bar,_but the_next step will_be to make
each tag and conversation_a static URL_which can be crawled by Google.

The_theory_page was basically_written_for_the HN_and reddit/r/programming
audiences, because_I_wanted to_get_some serious feedback on the concept
itself._In_the next month or two everything will_be made more palatable.

Thanks_for_the feedback.

------
benjamincanfly
Hey guys! I've_been building this app in_my spare time. It's based on_a simple
idea_I had_over a year ago - somehow after all this time there_still has not
been a great web_2.0 chatting site to_come into_existence,_so I've been
steadily_working_at it_whenever I've had the chance.

You can read_my whole_spiel at
<http://www.circleofconversation.com/#tab=theory>, but basically the idea
behind_the app is that_people_like talking to strangers online(like we're
doing_right now) as long as there_is a sufficiently precise topical
specifier(like_we_have_here). The app attempts to_accomplish this by letting
users give their_chat rooms tags_which fade out over time and then_disappear
if_they aren't refreshed/spoken aloud. They're constantly_replaced_by now-
accurate tags, so ideally every_conversation_has_a very precise set of_topical
specifiers at all times, making them_worth