[andhapp]

I like the design but then again it is not clear what the service does. As a new start-up it is of prime importance to make that first impression otherwise you will have a lot of one-time visitors. It looks like some kind of social networking sort of thing but not exactly clear and I would not want to go through the sign up process unless I know it is of some interest. So, your first job is to get me to sign up and then go from there.

Good effort though!

[baseloop]

Point taken. How would you suggest we go about this? I look at other sites like Facebook and Twitter, and it's not entirely clear upfront what they do either. Are you suggesting something like an "About" or "Learn More" page?

[ErrantX]

Dont forget Facebook and Twitter are a household names

This is what they used to look like when they first went semi-public at harvard: http://blog.gleuch.com/post/50407323/the-original-facebook-h...

Note that the about link at the bottom went to more info as well.