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Erik Torenberg

Fomo - Online equivalent of a busy store.

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Shashank Agarwal
Looks like a good idea but what if the people just start faking all these notifications ? Will that count as fraud ?
Ryan Kulp
Maker
@itsshashank This is a valid point and something we take seriously. Fomo users are encouraged to use our API, Zapier connection, and other direct integrations so that 'spoofing' data becomes more difficult; in the case that folks abuse their ability to manually 'hard-code' notifications, we reserve the right to challenge their account status. Because unless the data Fomo streams is accurate, nobody wins. So we're keeping an eye on that. Good looking out. :)
Ross Blankenship
Super. Simple. Brilliant. Absolutely love this product. What's in store for long-term product pipeline? Ross Blankenship CEO | AngelKings.com
Ryan Kulp
Maker
@rossblankenship Thanks for the support, Ross! Longer term, we have several things in mind: * Cross-site persistence, ie: end-user gets a cohesive experience jumping from site A to site B, because both use Fomo * Tapping into social graphs (instead of "John Smith did this," "Your friend Sam bought this") * Affiliate promotions (Sunglass site has notifications that up-sell another website's suntan lotion) * Giveaways (ie, users will visit sites that show Fomo notifications with special deals or free event tickets, etc every 1 / XXX times they're shown) ... and much, much more. :)
Cody Juric
This is great! Not disruptive to customers and provides a sense of activity to otherwise quiet brand engagement.
Paul Engelbertink
Hi, Nice product, I like it.. Do you know: https://www.conversify.com/ They almost do the same, use little different data! Maybe it inspires you!
Elliot Nash
I love this. I didn't realize @JustinMares (co-author of Traction, which is one of the most important startup books) was one of the makers until reading the comments here, but it makes perfect sense. Awesome work, can't wait to use it!
✨Lauralynn Stubler✨
pretty darn cool, looking forward to trying it!!!
Ryan Kulp
Maker
@lauralynnz Thanks Lauralynn! Ping me if you need any help setting up.
Frank Denbow
Great app, I recommend it to all the Shopify store owners I work with.
Ryan Kulp
Maker
@frankdenbow You're the man, Frank! Thanks for all your support.
Drew Meyers
To play devil's advocate - why is this not just a tool to trick people into buying stuff they don't want or need?
Justin Mares
Maker
@drewmeyers Because it's not a trick. There's no bait and switch and no deception at any point. In the same way seeing a line of people at a restaurant doesn't "trick" someone into eating at that restaurant, showing what other users are doing on your site doesn't trick someone into buying your product or service. Plus, this only works if someone is already on your site :). Hopefully, if they're on your site, they're not there to buy things they don't want or need.
Stefan Kojouharov
Will definitely give it a try. If you need feedback don't hesitate.
Paul Sondhi
Sick idea! Seeing it live, it's definitely not as intrusive as some might think. Plus, the applications can easily extend past just ecommerce (blog subscribers, people signing up for a contest, etc.)
Ryan Kulp
Maker
@paulsondhi Thanks for the support Paul! Here's another wacky use case -- what if you had 1 / XXX (maybe 1 / 100?) notifications present a discount code, or a free ticket to an event, etc? Then you have customers waiting* for the next event to happen, vs feeling intruded by them.
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