hello Nox, it could be that i am just suspicious by nature but this is my critique based on a first impression of the site:
I think the pay to submit model is a bad one because it gives the appearance that the money given out is directly related to the submission fee. that is not necessarily bad but it would be nice to know if this is the case. if not, where is the money coming from? how is it meted out? what, if any, guarantees are in place that money is actually being given out at all or that the contest isn't rigged in some way? is it a ploy to get as many five dollar bills from as many people as possible? how can the participant be sure? the overall feel of the site is amateur and the about page, with it's reference to oprah and habitat for humanity, seems like a way to legitimize the venture (kinda like name dropping of people you don't really know but have heard of). i don't mean this to be harsh and i'm sure that's not the intention of the site....but...it's the way it reads to me. it has the appearance of dodginess. even the name suggests something suspicious. it is, afterall, the name of a famous robber. On 15-Dec-06, at 9:22 PM, Nox Dineen wrote: > Jan, I wasn't clear about the winnings. I took the lazy route and > wrote $10k > rather than adding the zeros. The winners in both Naughty and Nice > categories will get $10,000. > > Would it be more appealing if we removed the whole wish granting > aspect and > just made it about who could produce the best/funniest/most amazing > video? > > I do also agree that having people pay to submit is probably not > the best > revenue model, but it was discussed before I began working with the > company > and much of the team consider it a done deal already. The benefit > is that > we're trying to encourage higher quality submissions, and having to > shell > out the $5 means a person has to have some confidence that their > submission > stands a chance at winning. > > Thanks for the comments. (And apologies about the laziness typing > numbers > and URLs.) > > Nox > > On 12/15/06, Jan / The Faux Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Am not inspired by the concept in the least. > > > > Pay $5 in order to maybe get $10? I don't think so. > > > > Robin Hood works if Met Life is the sponsor. If Met Life is the > sponsor, > > then folks don't have to pay to enter. > > > > Glenda the Good Witch would work as wish-granting icon, but she's > > copyrighted. > > > > Year-round-Santa? Perpetual Santa? > > > > Good luck, though, I support the idea of making wishes come true > > wholeeartedly > > > > $10 wishes will be difficult to come by. Hot dogs & sodas for me > and two > > friends, please. > > > > Jan > > > > P.S. Were you to type in the whole http address one could just > click it in > > the email. http://www.robinhoodfund.com - like so. > > > > On 12/14/06, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<BillCammack% > 40alum.mit.edu>> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Nox Dineen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I recently started working at an Internet startup that is > looking to > > > create > > > > a video website based around the concept of people submitting > wishes > > in > > > > video format, and then granting the wishes with the most > votes on a > > > weekly > > > > or monthly basis. The site is at www.robinhoodfund.com > (although we're > > > > considering moving away from the Robin Hood theme), and quite > frankly > > I > > > hate > > > > it. It's ugly, user hostile and doesn't exactly prompt immediate > > action. > > > > > > I agree that "Robin Hood" is a poor choice for something like > this. :D > > The > > > idea is a good one, > > > but "Robin Hood" implies strongarming funds from one person in > order to > > > give them to > > > another person. The question then is "who's getting > strongarmed?" and > > "why > > > do they > > > 'deserve' to lose out so someone else can benefit?" > > > > > > Tell whomever thought that up to watch the movie again and pick a > > > different hero. :D > > > > > > -- > > > Bill C. > > > http://ems.blip.tv > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Faux Press - better than real > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > -- > Nox 2.0 (blog) -- http://www.noxdineen.com > Nox TV (vlog) -- http://www.noxdineen.com/vlog/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
