Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify

by icodemyownshit • 16 years ago

9 8 16 years ago

Sorry, we're only in private beta.

zavulon2• 16 years ago

I'm very confused... who are the users of your site? Actual politicians? When I click on "Backpedal", nothing happens... Are you expecting Bush/Clinton/Gore/Kerry to actually come to your site and use it?

ryanhuff• 16 years ago

Its apparently a silly april fools PR stunt to get exposure for a company (see excerpt from the website blow). Is HN going to be swamped with april fools nonsense?

"Backpedalify is, of course, an April Fool’s Joke. But backing up your online data is no laughing matter. Secure you online data stored in Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and more with --redacted--. Learn more about how it works."

zavulon2• 16 years ago

D'oh! This is what I get for coding 12 hours in a row.

bretpiatt• 16 years ago

It is an April Fools joke site linking to their Backupify service, cute...

vital101• 16 years ago

While good for a "lol", doesn't anyone else hate April Fools day on the internet? It's nearly impossible to find a serious post. I can't take anything seriously on the internet for the next day or two.

Guess my productivity is going to go up.

PG-13• 16 years ago

For this to be funny, your actual product has to be well-known.

wlievens• 16 years ago

For you to have a nickname on this forum, you should choose one that doesn'confuse others.

barmstrong• 16 years ago

If it's a joke - I don't actually get it. I get what backpedaling is and it's funny when politicians do it - but your description on the homepage is confusing (at least to me).

Ask HN: Rate my startup - Backpedalify

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