HOT or NOT
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You remember the old HOTorNOT.com right? Well if you don’t, you must have been hiding under a rock.
Back in 1999, HOT or NOT was an extremely popular website. It featured pictures of women and men with a rating scale above their pic — one (not) through ten (hot).
The HOT or NOT App is the same thing but for Facebook users.
You set your preferences (men, women or both) and you’re instantly ready to start dishing out those 1’s and 10’s.
Some things that are neat about this app…
You can see which friends have this app installed (normal) and their rating.
There is a section for the people you rated 10. You can upload multiple photos. The app will also tell you which friends of yours rated you. And you can browse the hotties near to you. (quite a lot of 9.9’s in Orange County)
In addition to your overall score, this app will also give you a nice graphical breakdown of how many people thought you were HOT and how many people thought you were NOT.
The way their “meet” feature works is pretty neat. You mark “yes” on them, your picture will show up in their queue and if they mark “yes” on you, you will both be notified.
Some ways this app annoys me…
Every 10 or so pictures you see you will be prompted to invite more friends. Inviting more friends will get you more votes. You must also vote to get votes.
You can only meet people through their “meet” system. They show you pictures, but don’t link to their Facebook profile. Privacy? Though smart users stalkers can easily figure out how to contact them as HOT or NOT still exposes their Facebook ID.
My summary
If you’re procrastinating doing those TPS reports, this is a great way to waste a lot of time and possibly meet some hot people.
November 26th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
7.9 out of 41 votes? Not too bad! 🙂
November 26th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Yea, not too bad. I scored a 3! I like the concept of the app, but I hate how they force you to invite people. I really don’t like to spam my friends more than I have to. More over, just because I like the app doesn’t mean I think my friends will.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
[…] I am disappointed with the app. I expected it to work more like a Hot or Not app, but for characteristics. For example, you would specify if you’re a Nerdy or Artsy […]
December 18th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Have you seen the firstlookz application? It’s way better than hot or not for finding out what total strangers thinki of you. It’s not just about “hotness” – people get to guess your age, sexual orientation, nationality, what your political leanings are, what kind of pet you look like you have, if you look like a smoker or have a tatoo, etc. Also they get to rate you 1-5 on characterists such as trustworthiness, coolness, intelligence, etc. Very interesting I think.