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Start the Conversation

dhammond — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:32:53 -0800

Frrvrr uses cutting-edge technology to identify topics you might be interested in based on your browsing history, public records, health records, email activity, legal filings, and web profiles.

By: spiderwire

spiderwire — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:42:10 -0800

DHS sure does know how to make nice websites. Why can't they get those designers over working on the .gov sites? Those all look horrid.

By: amyms

amyms — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:45:49 -0800

How does Frrvrr protect our privacy? The Frrvrr team knows firsthand the weaknesses in privacy protection in web browsers, email clients, ecommerce platforms, and medical databases. Through diligent work and cutting-edge technology, we can ensure our users that we will only utilize these weaknesses to bring our users the most personalized web experience possible. Hehehe.

By: stefanie

stefanie — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:48:23 -0800

It probably bears mentioning that the launch party is (in part) presented by The Onion.

By: spiderwire

spiderwire — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:51:45 -0800

It probably bears mentioning that the launch party is (in part) presented by The Onion. Yes, the 'parody' tag was the first hint. Clearly, the DHS would run something like this through a front company with a more bland name -- 'Facebook' or something like that

By: norabarnacl3

norabarnacl3 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:01:52 -0800

I am kind of curious to see what sort of friends I could make based on 8 months of my browsing history and medical records.

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:21:04 -0800

JOKE

By: farishta

farishta — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:23:18 -0800

Once you've completed the registration process, your Frrvrr avatar will send itself to everyone in your address book, showing off your new look and inviting them to join. And every week, your personal avatar will update its appearance based on your past week's web habits and resend itself to your contacts to keep them updated on what you're up to. Brilliant.

By: Foam Pants

Foam Pants — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:29:27 -0800

Via my avatar, all my friends will now know how much I browse donkey porn.

By: farishta

farishta — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:55:56 -0800

Via my avatar, all my friends will now know how much I browse donkey porn. Eponysterical?

By: Dillonlikescookies

Dillonlikescookies — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:05:11 -0800

nicely done :)

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:12:35 -0800

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:27:22 -0800

Just registered. Within minutes, you should receive an avatar in your inbox, based on mathowie's browsing history.

By: Joseph Gurl

Joseph Gurl — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:58:30 -0800

Really looking forward to making friends with others who share my degenerative gout, my deep personal involvement in twogirlsonecup, my negative credit rating, and my persona-non-grata status at the public library.

By: Toekneesan

Toekneesan — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:00:59 -0800

Finally, a social network my parents can use.

By: clearlynuts

clearlynuts — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:23:48 -0800

No, thanks. I already Google.

By: 2or3whiskeysodas

2or3whiskeysodas — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:35:43 -0800

Funny. So...what happens when you "sign up"? SOMEONE ELSE DO IT I'M TOO SACARED!

By: norabarnacl3

norabarnacl3 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:34:14 -0800

No, thanks. I already Google. Google Health Begins Its Preseason at Cleveland Clinic

By: vertigo25

vertigo25 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:53:16 -0800

Ha ha. This is actually really brilliant. I love this kind of stuff. I LOLed all the way through reading the bio of the founder. So...what happens when you "sign up"? SOMEONE ELSE DO IT I'M TOO SACARED! Nothing. It tells you they'll email you when they start their public alpha. Which also made me LOL.

By: Kadin2048

Kadin2048 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:48:41 -0800

I wonder how many offers of VC funding they've received?

When you sign up, Frrvrr's AvaTroll Accelerator™ will download itself onto your desktop and begin cataloguing your web history, or "webtory," from the past eight months. Once it gathers all of your information, it creates a personalized avatar of you based on the snapshot of you gleaned from web usage and sites visited. ... Frrvrr helps you make new connections by linking you to people all over the world. And since Frrvrr shares your information with fellow members, there's no need to introduce yourself to your new friends. It's like they've known you for years!

It frightens me to think of how many people would probably think this is a stunning idea.