Hoping that someone from Grouper happens to be reading this: The unsubscribe link in your emails is broken. I got so tired of unsubscribing unsuccessfully that I've now been marking you as spam every time I get an email.<p>Obviously, this is bad for your deliverability. You should fix your unsub links.
Maybe they could partner with Target [1] to see if someone gets pregnant after their meetup.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&hp" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.h...</a>
You know, back in my day, sharp signs preceded channel names, and at signs let you know who the channel ops were.<p>The encroachment of Twitterspeak and Twittersigils into everyday English is a bad moon rising.
> I don't care if a user says they like a feature; I care if they actually use it<p>That's a mildly dangerous position for a product owner to take (though I accept in the particular scenario described it makes sense). In a customer's mind, having a facility available - even if never used - may be a key feature of the service.
Great hook but then...<p>"Apply Privately with Facebook"<p>Instafail. That's never gonna happen. Ever. Please take a read of <a href="http://dickbrouwer.com/post/16748664071/facebook-perils" rel="nofollow">http://dickbrouwer.com/post/16748664071/facebook-perils</a>
"Also, while I can't promise you sex in the bathroom (if that's what you're looking for), I can say that it happens. We just don't know how often."<p>Haha, nice pitch - wonder if VCs would buy it! ;)<p>Hilarious story btw. :)
Theres this trendy little bar/lounge in philadelphia's old city section called paradigm which has these unisex bathrooms with doors that are clear when unlocked and fog up as soon as you lock them[1]. Once in a while it makes for a usually not quite desirable show when some one(or two) is drunk enough to shut the door without locking it and not notice the opacity.<p>[1] <a href="http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/I7ICPsQ45YVbLzKEBiHNDQ/l.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/I7ICPsQ45YVbLzKEBiHND...</a> left locked, right unlocked
This is such an awesome problem. Have you made any changes based on the FB friends data? Do you feel like the data has been more valuable than personal experience?
You can solve the problem easily if you get hold of the cellphone data of the involved parties. If cellphones get together after date, it was successful. If cellphones spend the night in the same location, I'll call it a 5 star. The cherry on top would be that if you have GPS on both phones you can also get the bathroom moment.<p>Say hello to the new age of not so much privacy.
Not surprised and the lesson here is actually something very important and common: user surveys aren't always accurate. Ask a bunch of people if they're interested in learning new things and almost every one is going to say yes, but that doesn't mean they'll actually put in the work, however minimal, to do so.
This seems deeply fictional to me: a group of adults appear in a bar. Why would a manager ever contact a matching agency? Maybe the internet has made me too cynical, but the bar for truthiness has fallen rather low.<p>That seems bizarre, but of course is to imply a certain opportunity and efficacy in the product in a very salacious, shareable fashion.<p>I don't buy it.