Selfie Ticket
Web and SaaS
event ticketing
SHOW HN2014
131points
66comments
#202of 2,272 in 2014
Top 9%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 19 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Idea: 5 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, friendly idea and a nice alternative to barcode tickets
From 3 comments
Love this idea, lots of fun and a lot friendly than most event ticket experiences. Does it fallback gracefully to a non-selfie/non-phone ticket if someone doesn't wish to, or…
emhart on HNGreat idea! Turns out selfies do have uses :)
mattgreenrocks on HNGreat idea. Thanks for sharing.
coherentpony on HN
Objections
Selfie does not verify the ticket; easy to forge
From 3 comments
How does this prevent ticket forgery? I see a moving logo and the bar at the bottom, but what keeps me from creating a GIF overlay with that info for any pic?
web007 on HNWhat prevents me from creating a app that looks like yours and displays my selfie without buying a ticket?
seniorsassycat on HNHow? A scanner proves the ticket is valid and unused. After all, that's the purpose of a ticket. How does the selfie ticket achieve this? Who cares whether or not you match the…
User8712 on HN
Privacy concerns about biometric face data
From 3 comments
My first thought was this was an underhanded way to get more demographic data. I also don't like the potential privacy ramifications. What unintended places will those images end…
sitkack on HNI don't want to be this guy, but how come this can a good idea in post-snowden world? Obviously you don't want your face associated with a political events or ideology events.…
hartator on HNI would say so. You are adding biometric data to this so you can't say it's not me or type fake information. It's a similar issue with the Iphone Fingerprint ID. If you are…
hartator on HN
Unclear what the product does from the site copy
From 2 comments
It's probably just me, but it took me so long after visiting the site to figure out what they actually DO. Wording like, "BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO Share Your Passion" and "IT…
brandon272 on HNSo you're replacing a barcode with an image? Visited the site... very confused.
jpd750 on HN
Does not solve a real problem; scanning is still needed
From 3 comments
This is cool in terms of self-expression and making the ticket more personal, and props for trying something new and building this in the first place, but does it actually solve…
pshin45 on HNStart with a problem people actually have. I dont think this solves too many problems... How different is this really? Incorporating an image into what you show?
jpd750 on HNThis feels gimmicky. How does this help solve real issues with admission control? The idea of admitting based on a face vs. a barcode for a reserved show won't work. Assuming…
naveenspark on HN
People who refuse or cannot take good selfies
From 2 comments
Neat idea. One potential downside: people like me, who are incredibly non-photogenic.
csbrooks on HNHow does this handle the people who refuse to take a selfie
wehadfun on HN
Requests
Fallback for attendees who do not take a selfie
From 2 comments
Love this idea, lots of fun and a lot friendly than most event ticket experiences. Does it fallback gracefully to a non-selfie/non-phone ticket if someone doesn't wish to, or…
emhart on HNHow does this handle the people who refuse to take a selfie
wehadfun on HN
Clearer explanation of the product on the site
From 2 comments
It's probably just me, but it took me so long after visiting the site to figure out what they actually DO. Wording like, "BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO Share Your Passion" and "IT…
brandon272 on HNThat video is trying to convert me to a religion, or change my life philosophy, or something. It's telling me what life is about, what happiness is, and frankly I resent that.…
javajosh on HN
Post-event gallery of selfie tickets
From 1 comment
It would be interesting to have a post-event-page that has a gallery of all the selfie tickets after the event so that attendees could go there to see all who attended if they…
samstave on HN
Questions
How is forgery prevented
From 2 comments
How does this prevent ticket forgery? I see a moving logo and the bar at the bottom, but what keeps me from creating a GIF overlay with that info for any pic?
web007 on HNWhat prevents me from creating a app that looks like yours and displays my selfie without buying a ticket?
seniorsassycat on HN
How does the door staff mark attendance
From 1 comment
How does the organizer/door attendant mark the patron as attended? Is this done on the user's personal cell phone, or is there another device at the door?
cdcarter on HN
Can selfie tickets be resold
From 1 comment
What about selling these tickets on StubHub? Can they be resold, since I now have my face on it?
spoiledtechie on HN
Alternatives named
Eventbrite
From 1 comment
This feels gimmicky. How does this help solve real issues with admission control? The idea of admitting based on a face vs. a barcode for a reserved show won't work. Assuming…
naveenspark on HN
Kairos.io check-in
From 1 comment
Look into Kairos.io they have an API now. Could speed check-in, we use QR codes and eventbrite app to do check-ins at RefreshMiami.
brianbreslin on HN
Ticketmaster, TicketFly, Brown Paper Tickets
From 2 comments
This feels gimmicky. How does this help solve real issues with admission control? The idea of admitting based on a face vs. a barcode for a reserved show won't work. Assuming…
naveenspark on HNThat video is trying to convert me to a religion, or change my life philosophy, or something. It's telling me what life is about, what happiness is, and frankly I resent that.…
javajosh on HN