I can't say that this is the site that I've been looking for, but you might be on to something.
However, you have a bit of a catch-22 with respect to the sign-up vs. experience this without signing up.
I didn't sign-up, and therefore, you can't show me anything.
You also don't describe anything on your home page, so I don't know if sign-up means I'll need to download a plug-in, no plugin, do I need to tell you how it works.
A good way to demo it for people is to maybe show how many people near them visited your site? They don't need to see the person details. Maybe a 'here is what's popular near you' list, or something like that. Just to get a bit of interest going and show that you have some data.
I think a big thing you've done wrong on your site is the 'these people both read ...'. I don't care what they read if I don't read it. Therefore, if you can show me how it relates to me, that is likely a better avenue I think.
Phase 1: Use that CSS/ visited-link based hack, and geolocation to show people something. Tell me that there are : 20 people using Hacker News, 2 using salesforce, 5 gazillion using FARK etc
I'm not sure I'd use the site anyway, but the biggest thing I see here is that you can't do anything without signing up and there's not enough of a reason given to sign up. I'm not signing up for anything without a compelling reason to do so. At the least, I'll usually want to try some limited version without registering first. Maybe you could show the most visited sites or allow the user to run a query on a site of their choosing.
I didn't bother to signup. Is there anyway to let people use the site without having an (immediate) signup? Cookies to hold some configuration? For example, Stackoverflow.com lets you contribute without signing in but then gives incentives to do so.
I agree with getting rid of the signup requirement to test drive. I was about to write a review about it, but then was feeling too lazy. Maybe I'll get around to it later!
However, you have a bit of a catch-22 with respect to the sign-up vs. experience this without signing up.
I didn't sign-up, and therefore, you can't show me anything. You also don't describe anything on your home page, so I don't know if sign-up means I'll need to download a plug-in, no plugin, do I need to tell you how it works.
A good way to demo it for people is to maybe show how many people near them visited your site? They don't need to see the person details. Maybe a 'here is what's popular near you' list, or something like that. Just to get a bit of interest going and show that you have some data.
I think a big thing you've done wrong on your site is the 'these people both read ...'. I don't care what they read if I don't read it. Therefore, if you can show me how it relates to me, that is likely a better avenue I think.