Google Blade
Productivity
custom search engines
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 18 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Design: 0 for, 10 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for power searches and CSE discoverability
From 2 comments
I've spent most of the last 10 years doing some variation of SEO or Affiliate marketing, always happy to try new methods regardless of how white hat they may be. Just fun to try…
theartfuldodger on HNTons of results for me: https://hn.googleblade.com/hn/ai It can do something as simple as a site: search on Google, but you can string configs together to join up 20-30 sites…
hornbaker on HN
Objections
Uses Google name and logo, likely trademark infringement
From 3 comments
The domain made me think that this is an official project by Google. And you're using Google's logo. This could be a trademark infringement.
ahm786 on HNThis is definitely a trademark infringement. Don't wait for the C&D, just change it so your name is not publicly (and forever) attached to a legal dispute. It's a cool project,…
danso on HNLooks cool but you need to remove all the Google branding. It's misleading and trademark infringement.
WhiteFoxx on HN
Looks like an official Google product, misleading
From 2 comments
You're using a logo and design that mimics Google's actual design aesthetic, I honestly thought this was a Google project before I read the top comment. My money is on you…
carlosdp on HNI thought this was a google product...
shaunrussell on HN
Security issues such as XSS and weak account handling
From 2 comments
I also managed to execute JavaScript by adding <img src=x onerror=alert(1337)> to my blade description, it seems to run on the home-page or here:…
jenoer on HNIt looks like your edit profile page[1] allows password changes without specifying the current password. 1 - https://googleblade.com/edit
dom96 on HN
Requests
Rename and remove Google branding
From 3 comments
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I speak for my employer, but yeah: you should strongly consider changing the name and branding. I like the idea and the sentiment behind it, but I think…
packetslave on HNBro, you are going to get sued and you will be flattened. Change the name.
jeffehobbs on HNLooks cool but you need to remove all the Google branding. It's misleading and trademark infringement.
WhiteFoxx on HN
Questions
How does filtering work with https in URLs
From 1 comment
Do you know how the filtering works with https in the URLs? I tried this against my own site (https://findlectures.com/), but I don't get results unless I take the "s" out,…
garysieling on HN
Alternatives named
Google search operators such as site: and intitle:
From 1 comment
The point is that yes, all of this can be done with Google operators. These are just links to those operators.
jklinger410 on HN