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They make a big deal about saving you time because you have "better things to do", but then their "Tell me more" presentation wastes loads of your time making you click multiple times without actually telling you anything of substance!


(co-founder here)

Yeah, we could do SO much with that presentation. It was put together very fast because people didn't understand what we do. And you know what? They still don't :) We're working on it as we speak, and sometime next week we're presenting a completely different front page.

As a test to what we do, try sharing 30 random audio and video files. Then immediately open the Ge.tt link in another browser (or another computer). You can choose any file you want and start streaming or downloading the file. It does not need to be uploaded first. Also, does not need flash or java.


You guys should absolutely explain that. It would help, as well, to explain that you can share multiple files in a single URL. I'm writing up ge.tt on The Next Web right now. Any chance you guys have a monetization plan? If you don't want to share it here, email me quickly please - brad@thenextweb.com


I'll send you an email.


Even after seeing "Tell me more" flash, I don't think people will still be able to appreciate all your services. Maybe you can come up with some promotional videos on the line of 'google voice', 'google priority inbox'(i know, its all google, but they make their videos really good).


I agree.

Actually, a few days ago I presented Ge.tt for an event called Demoday. With a small demo, which wasn't more than a screencast, they all seemed to get it (pun intended) very fast. And the feedback was extremely good. So, for a starter we'll probably do just that - a screencast.

Then we can always figure out something fancy :)


A question about how this works, as well. Does it essentially then create a peer-to-peer transfer, running through ge.tt's server as a type of proxy?


Please also make your "Tell me more" presentation HTML rather than Flash.


Agreed. We'll change a lot in about two weeks, so stay tuned :)




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