However, your website doesn't represent this at all. Your front page leaves me wondering "What do they do." None of the "apps" you have give me any indication of being the "Next generation social network."
I'm left confused as to what you do, or why I would sign up.
In about a month, it will all start to make sense. Check back then :)
I mean, I saw the batch of YC companies in winter 2010. I would humbly like to say that we seem to be closer to what YC says they are looking for, than several of those companies were.
For example, we applied in Winter 2010, YC rejected us without an interview, and then we went ahead and secured investment and launched and already have 80k users and nearly all ratings are 5/5 . Our apps are being used 30k times a day (in aggregate) so engagement is high. Not only that, but we are already generating profit. YC says they like entrepreneurs that hang in there.
Also, they say they like people who achieved a lot. I was a concert pianist when I was a kid and went to college at 14. ( http://magarshak.com ). I normally don't say that but I thought I might as well just mention it. So I have no idea how their selection process works. If they had any concerns about the company, I would have been happy to talk to them in person. I think we at least would have warranted an interview.
I personally think YC made a "wrong decision". But it may very well be that the selection process has other things that I am not aware of. For example, they may have so many applicants that they are looking for specific things they did NOT mention on the site, and these may be weighted more heavily.
Anyway, we are a bit surprised, but that's about it :)
[Edit] I did not want to seem like a jerk with just leaving a jab. Continue to grow your company and listen to your users and don't focus on hypothetical reasons why yc did not choose you.