I posted this on the Feedback portion of HSX.com. I won't be in the habit of double posting, but I feel this one should be. ktnxbai.
Posted by
Qale (aka Qale)
Oct 30 '08, 15:51
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Now that we're back I'd like to mention one thing I think you could add in beta that would excite people.
Prizes.
It's one thing to be able to blog and build a friend network and all that fun stuff.
But one thing gets people more excited and willing to use a product than anything else: being rewarded for their hard work.
Back in the day, HSX would buy back ports. 1 dollar per 1 million after you reached a certain threshold.
Times have changed, things are tough. Maybe the program could be brought back under a different ratio, or a set amount.
OR, and I think this is much more fascinating an idea. You can align even further with movie based sites like Netflix, Amazon, or various theatre chains to allow folks to sell off parts of their ports much like they do for HSX Merchandise. But instead of getting a neat, but rather boring HSX branded pen, they can exchange their H$ for movie passes or DVDs.
Naturally there are associated issues with contests and giveaways and prizes and such, but if the reason why HSX BETA was developed was to generate more traffic, yet another facebook/myspace site isn't going to do it -and- as we saw, has the potential to do the opposite when poorly implemented.
Thanks for your time.
Always,
Qale
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