Frozenhot
Consumer and social
social video watching
SHOW HN2011
67points
49comments
#189of 1,097 in 2011
Top 18%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 4 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Idea: 8 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 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
Voting for the next video is a good feature
From 3 comments
Nice work. Voting for the next video is great! I can see this becoming really popular.
jimboyoungblood on HNI like the concept. It's sort of like watching TV with a bunch of friends. Interactive voting on the next video is very cool. But, here's your biggest challenge: This concept…
chaosmachine on HNLove it. :D Especially being able to vote on what we view next. I'm just going to go ahead and say we have a winner here. I can't stop watching the Family Channel.
chegra on HN
Concept is fun and interesting
From 3 comments
Fun stuff! It's like being the robot on mst3k. The site has a real soul to it... I find the jankiness of the design endearing, I love that you assigned me the name "renny", and I…
shawndrost on HNGreat implementation. I had the same exact idea for a while, but I didn't really have a feeling for it. Suggestion: Run commercials during the 20-30 seconds in between videos…
hkr on HNI like it. A more fun way to spend your time if you're a person who watches videos on youtube all day.
mef on HN
Objections
Design is unpolished and needs work
From 3 comments
I do like the idea, but agree it's not very polished. It lacks a certain degree of professionalism: it could've been done 5 years ago and we wouldn't have noticed. $30 templates…
joelhaasnoot on HNConcept: Very interesting. Nothing more I can add that hasn't already been said by others. Design: Very poor. Right now it looks unprofessional. Looking forward to seeing where…
leeHS on HN1. The videos are embedded from youtube. They are hand selected. 2. Voice is an interesting idea, will think about it :) 3. This is a very good idea, and definitely something…
iman on HN
Needs a critical mass of simultaneous users to work
From 1 comment
I like the concept. It's sort of like watching TV with a bunch of friends. Interactive voting on the next video is very cool. But, here's your biggest challenge: This concept…
chaosmachine on HN
Lacks social features beyond chat
From 1 comment
Very cool, I registered. How does this differ from jtv? In addition, needs voting for room members for next video, or to change video. Is that implemented and I just missed it?…
mattdeboard on HN
Requests
Add points and game-like features
From 2 comments
A fantastic simple idea. Video interaction is brilliant through gaming add-on. 3 comments: 1) Find a way to MAINTAIN gaming during the video (e.g. live comments adds of people in…
Jimega36 on HNThanks, these are great comments. 1) Yes, this is something I am thinking hard about. 2) Yes, points and gaming like features with player rankings are key here. I would be very…
iman on HN
Add a bookmarklet to share videos into rooms
From 1 comment
Very cool, I registered. How does this differ from jtv? In addition, needs voting for room members for next video, or to change video. Is that implemented and I just missed it?…
mattdeboard on HN
Add voice chat
From 1 comment
It's sorta like youtube meets IRC, isn't it? :) Things that I wonder about: 1. where will you get the actual video content from? 2. I think that voice would be better for this…
arkitaip on HN
Add skip-video voting
From 2 comments
Fun stuff! It's like being the robot on mst3k. The site has a real soul to it... I find the jankiness of the design endearing, I love that you assigned me the name "renny", and I…
shawndrost on HNjtv is similar but is for live video only. also, i plan on adding a lot more interactive features to the site. Right now all of the users in the room are able to vote for the…
iman on HN
Questions
How does it differ from jtv
From 1 comment
Very cool, I registered. How does this differ from jtv? In addition, needs voting for room members for next video, or to change video. Is that implemented and I just missed it?…
mattdeboard on HN
How will the site make revenue
From 1 comment
Couple questions after visting: 1) How does it work? 2) What does it do? 3) Why should I sign up for an account? These are things that the front page should answer immediately. .…
blantonl on HN
Where does the video content come from
From 1 comment
It's sorta like youtube meets IRC, isn't it? :) Things that I wonder about: 1. where will you get the actual video content from? 2. I think that voice would be better for this…
arkitaip on HN
Alternatives named
Synchtube
From 1 comment
Similar to http://www.synchtube.com/
jiffylu on HN
jtv (Justin.tv)
From 1 comment
Very cool, I registered. How does this differ from jtv? In addition, needs voting for room members for next video, or to change video. Is that implemented and I just missed it?…
mattdeboard on HN
Tinychat
From 1 comment
Tinychat definitely does the social video watching thing
mattdeboard on HN