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In response to "That may be true. But if it was their intention to increase site socialization aspects..." by Mop

Why is there a need for social networking? That's not the purpose of the game. -- nm

Posted by hotkiss7348 Oct 23 '08, 11:23

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The purpose of the game is to make money for the owners of the site. They are apparently trying to enhance that. - ty97 Oct 23, 11:28 22
- We diehard TTers don't matter anymore because if their site works, they can spare to lose us. -- nm - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:29 21
  - I disagree. They need to maintain an established user base, regardless of who plays the game. - Mop Oct 23, 11:31 20
    - I don't see how 100 snarky people talking about sex and politics, half of whom don't play HSX, actually benefits them. - ty97 Oct 23, 11:37 16
      - *ding* -- nm - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:39
      - Then they shouldn't have had a beta. Just roll it out. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 11:38 8
        
        They basically did. (Cause doesn't look like much if anything changed from the beta version). -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 11:49
        
        Bhe beta was to test the game, not to gauge our support of their new forum model. - ty97 Oct 23, 11:40 6
        
        This, I agree entirely. The beta test was a bug hunt, not a usability test. -- nm - Mop Oct 23, 11:43 2
        
        But it was dumb in this regard, because the main features were so annoying, many of us didn't use it enough to really find bugs. -- nm - TFox Oct 23, 11:48 1
        
        *reads in teeny voice* -- nm - loosilu Oct 23, 11:49
        
        That's true - they already knew TTers wouldn't like the forum format -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 23, 11:42
        
        your IM was more what I was getting at. - JaxSean Oct 23, 11:41
        
        Nor it seems to have tested the game.. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 23, 11:41
      - ST registrations are at about 200 right now -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 11:38 5
        
        what is ST -- nm - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:38 4
        
        Look around! (NM) - Marlowe Oct 23, 11:39
        
        Look around! (NM) - Marlowe Oct 23, 11:39
        
        SlackerTalk. SlickerTalk. What you're currently reading. :) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 23, 11:39 1
        
        durrr my bad :) -- nm - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:39
    - I think that over time, we can all leave HSX and others would take our place. All social networking sites have to start from somewhere - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:35 1
      - But they have to offer something appealing. A "catch" or "hook". I can see HSX being an entertainment-based social network. - Mop Oct 23, 11:38
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not before, but maybe they think they can transition to a movie oriented market place, buy tickets, books, dvds and even fashions and cools stuff you - zeitgeist Oct 23, 11:26
i sort of like the idea of the social part.. a community of movie people.. - colin Oct 23, 11:26 1
- Staying focused on film worked well for TT! -- nm - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:27
Who was it that said the other day that HSX has changed their business model? The game is no longer the purpose. - Mop Oct 23, 11:26 3
- did they say that, or is that speculation? - colin Oct 23, 11:27 2
  - It's observation. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 11:28 1
    - ok -- nm - colin Oct 23, 11:29
That's what "Web 2.0" means, doesn't it? -- nm - HSX Oct 23, 11:25
It's the purpose of the corporate initiative, just like Dunder Mifflin Infinity. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 11:25 2
- Social networking shouldn't be needed on all sites just because it's "Web 2.0". Trying too hard to be cool... - hotkiss7348 Oct 23, 11:26 1
  - They hired consultants. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 23, 11:28

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