Search works well. Yes, the auto-categorization needs some tweaking, but I don't see that as the key benefit. Automatic indexing of destination content - that's what's really useful about Zukmo. The comment on highlighting this benefit is quite relevant in this context!
Don't most people? I have 6 passwords I normally use- with one for untrusted sites, one for money related stuff, etc. Even though the damage is reduced if someone lays their hand on my 'untrusted site password', it is nevertheless disconcerting. Time to use Keepass or something similar, I guess.
I think mentioning the username and email ID is a lot more preferable - and safer. I'm not as concerned about my email getting hacked (in which case, I have bigger problems) than my password being up there in plain text. Most of us sign up for more things than we can remember individual passwords for; many of us probably use a set of few passwords across sites - with our own rules for what's used where. The fact that any person can assume a reasonable degree of password reuse and try my password on (say) Gmail, etc is very disturbing.
I didn't fully get your point earlier, but it's clearer now. You raise valid points. By the way, two points that may interest you: (1) I personally filter my facebook stream to weed out all the "spammy auto-updates" you've mentioned - so it feels a lot more 'human' to me. I get exactly what you mean (mafia wars is a pet peeve)
(2) The whole thing about the Dunbar number-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
a) Yes, it's not 'as cool' as before. But, thanks to the 'friends of friends' effect ypu've mentioned, it has achieved remarkable numbers while it 'was cool' - and at this time, that's all that matters.
b) I think businesses are starting to see value in facebook. Facebook Places (with the automatic creation of a facebook page too) will only catalyze this.
And...with a single destination site seeing 500mn+ users, we're in unchartered territory - history won't help us here.
Absolutely! Fan pages are a good way to stay in touch with existing customers/fans. Often, companies also provide special offers, early bird previews & discount coupons to facebook fans. And yes, it is replacing newsletters in some ways. However, I think most firms 'play safe' and send their 'news' through everything - twitter, facebook & email. So, if you're following a brand on multiple channels, the clutter is only compounded!
I'd suggest you skip the Google Adsense for now; you could always reconsider later. My first impression was "they want me to click on an ad" - that's their model. And yes, to echo angumagu, I'd recommend a modification to the thumbnail too. Good luck!
Thanks. Yes, finding them will be a challenge - but we think that can be addressed, one step at a time. Our first tagline was "Eyeballs & Footfalls for your Local Business". And we thought, EyesAndFeet was 'earthy' and related to the promise. But, like you say, the name's not too big a deal.
I've referenced that article in my post - and used the same dataset as they have. The (other) article is about all posts. I've focused exclusively on Ask HN - where the post's objective is not to educate/entertain/inform but to solicit feedback. The hypothesis is that an Ask HN post demats a higher level of involvement from the reader and hence may exhibit different trends.