Imvite

I hear you, MrEgg. But I think TVMan deserves some response now!

… 2. Look at the statements of AOL, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo and Google. How are they different than IMVITE’s? …

Excellent, TVMan. I must take your point, completely. 😮
(And thank you for your effort in compiling that illuminating list.)

Originally Posted by Eagle_Kiwi
You seem singleminded, TVMan – you’ve only ever posted here about your IMVite, nothing else …

… If you want to know my other opinions about things i like, i will post them “on topic” – not on the IMVITE thread.

By “here” I meant BigBlueBall – when I made that comment you’d made only 6 posts on BBB, and ALL of them about Imvite – in fact posting similar comments in 2 separate Imvite threads.
I’m glad to see that since then you are now branching out a bit. 🙂

Also, how can you speak for most people here?

I was simply looking at reaction to Imvite in these threads.
First time it was mentioned (by Titi back in January) attracted 3 somewhat negative responses, then to your posts Spike appeared interested enough to try it, but was not excited, and MrEggSalad tried it and I guess quite likes parts of it. And apart from those two, and me: nothing.
“Most” people here on BBB didn’t even respond, which shows a lack of real interest, compared with some threads about “new” products which draw much interest and appreciative posts.

ANYWAY, having got past that Terms of Service hurdle 😉 I’ll give Imvite another go. 🙂

I originally tried IMvite back in November 2004 (read my initial thoughts), and didn’t like the multi-level marketing “feel” of the program back then.

Based on the recent discussion, I downloaded IMvite and gave it a fresh try. It appears that the MLM part has been diminished (maybe gone?). The TV functionality does work, and it’s interesting.

But the user interface is terribly ugly. For something that you use all day, I expect it to look a lot better. It’s like going back to ICQ in 1999 (or earlier). The aesthetics simply are not up to par.

I realize that’s a subjective thing. Some people might not mind the UI as it is. But it bugs me to the point of irritation.

You don’t need to have DSL or Cable, but they would probably let you have a better experience. So, it’s just fine without it, but DSL and Cable would just make things more pleasent.