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What makes Imzy different, and how we're going to succeed
Kaela - What makes Imzy different, and how is Imzy going to succeed?
I've gotten this question a lot, or variations on it. For those of you who haven't seen my already post some version of this elsewhere on the site, here are my thoughts. Building a strong foundation I...
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I've gotten this question a lot, or variations on it. You've possibly seen me post several variations of responses to this in small snippets, but I decided to collect them all and a bunch more additional thoughts in a much more in-depth and expanded answer over in my community. Then I decided maybe more of you might want to read it, since this is such a frequently asked question, so I'm sharing it here, too.
As always, happy to answer any questions all of you have!




"The culture here encourages positivity and interaction"
This sets Imzy apart, and makes it awesome IMHO
It's all about the /kindness for me, too. :)
Very thorough post, it's nice to get an idea of what the staff envision for the site, your hopes and a little peek at what's coming next. I've been visiting Imzy almost daily since I got an invite a while back and I'm excited by the potential it has, and by the current look & feel of the site.
I hope more people are sending out invites, the only thing missing is users! I'm oft confronted with the same content I saw the day before, but that's to be expected in the early stages of a private beta. I'm just spoiled. Anyway, I'll continue to test the site and the iOS app I'm posting from now, I can't wait for the new stuff to be implemented. Especially chat!
Thanks for being one of our beta members and helping us grow towards that vision! It can be pretty quiet right now, but every comment makes a difference! And we are growing daily, and our engagement rates are actually pretty high compared to a lot of other social sites, which is a good indicator for the future!
Groovy. Yeah, I'm making posts and commenting on what's out there. I'm sure things will thicken up in here and I'm glad to hear engagement is up.
Reference is unclear. The link apparently points to the top of your "community", but I could not find the "in-depth and expanded answer" there. Is a more precise link available? Or target text to search for?
At risk of apparently offending someone, I can restructure my 'suggested philosophy' on this topic more clearly, though it originated elsewhere and I have not yet found IMZY too conducive to the kind of "in-depth and expanded" discussions I favor.
No system can provide everything to all possible members, so choices have to be made. The systems that provide the most features that the largest number of people want to use at the lowest prices have the best chances of success. Systems that miss one or more of these criteria tend to fade or even get pressured out of relevance by other systems that do a better job.
One decision making process is what I regard as simply authoritarian, but I favor more democratic models that prioritize the features that more people want. Unfortunately, that open approach can make it hard to say no to flashy features that add more complexity than value. It's a kind of a user interface issue, but almost all of the websites I've observed are hung up on the quest for one "best" user interface even though everyone is different.