Fast, free online meetings
Web and SaaS
online meeting and webinar platform
SHOW HN2011
18points
31comments
#534of 1,097 in 2011
Top 49%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Privacy: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Video and voiceover are funny and memorable
From 3 comments
You crushed it with your video. The voice over is killer. Hilarious. One of the best videos on a startup I've seen so far. You made me signed up because of humor and the product.
rzeligzon on HNThe narration on the video is pretty funny. It didn't come across as exactly "professional" and at some point ought to be less trash talk, more demo. Nonetheless, amusing.
mentat on HNI like the trash talk - gives personality, instead of boring, corporate-speak.
raheemm on HN
Signup and interface are smooth and clean
From 2 comments
Just used it. Very smooth process for signing up, though I didn't really like giving my phone number. What are you thinking the pricing will be?
mentat on HNMaybe your competitor will be join.me. Do you know how it compares to them? I created an account. It's a very neat interface. I'll try to use it in a meeting soon.
lostbit on HN
No client download needed for attendees
From 1 comment
I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit…
asnyder on HN
Objections
Signup has too many steps and asks for phone number
From 2 comments
I'm just going to hit the bad parts, so forgive the apparent pessimism. :) The signup process is miserable. There's no reason to have it broken into so many steps. And damnit,…
dmounce on HNJust used it. Very smooth process for signing up, though I didn't really like giving my phone number. What are you thinking the pricing will be?
mentat on HN
Terms of service grant broad perpetual license to content
From 2 comments
Folks read the terms. Repeat read the terms. You are granting them the right in perpetuity to anything you broadcast. They can resell it without compensating you. You are waving…
rmason on HNHe's probably referring to 4(d) of the ToS. "You automatically grant the Site and its affiliates, contractors, and partners, a world-wide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable…
mattdeboard on HN
Password rules are restrictive (letters and numbers only, max length)
From 3 comments
Why do you require that passwords only contain letters and numbers? This never makes sense to me.
fourspace on HNAnd can't be longer than 12 characters? Seriously?
edoloughlin on HNUseless password requirements
asadsalm on HN
Comparison video is misleading for existing client users
From 1 comment
I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit…
asnyder on HN
Requests
Add chat for noisy environments
From 2 comments
Chat! Please? I've done a few gotomeetings with people who were in a noisy environment and could only do text chats.
randall on HNGoing on the list - that was one of the top requests from beta release today - expect that in the next couple of weeks and thanks for trying it out!
aresant on HN
Fix recording missing audio
From 1 comment
I like this alot. Is it just me, or is the recording missing audio?
notajith on HN
Google Translate plug-in
From 1 comment
How about a Google Translate plug-in?
Jaeger on HN
Questions
What will pricing be?
From 1 comment
Just used it. Very smooth process for signing up, though I didn't really like giving my phone number. What are you thinking the pricing will be?
mentat on HN
How does it compare to join.me?
From 1 comment
Maybe your competitor will be join.me. Do you know how it compares to them? I created an account. It's a very neat interface. I'll try to use it in a meeting soon.
lostbit on HN
Alternatives named
GoToMeeting
From 2 comments
I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit…
asnyder on HNThe first 5 mins of your conf call / meeting are sometimes just spent troubleshooting for guests. Wow, and that's the norm for a 5 billion dollar industry? Well, considering…
jeromec on HN
join.me
From 1 comment
Maybe your competitor will be join.me. Do you know how it compares to them? I created an account. It's a very neat interface. I'll try to use it in a meeting soon.
lostbit on HN
WebEx
From 1 comment
I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit…
asnyder on HN
Skype
From 1 comment
The first 5 mins of your conf call / meeting are sometimes just spent troubleshooting for guests. Wow, and that's the norm for a 5 billion dollar industry? Well, considering…
jeromec on HN