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15points
5comments
#95of 370 in 2010
Top 26%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 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

  • Appealing idea of seeing what is happening nearby right now

    From 1 comment
    • the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
      peterbessman on HN
  • Location detection and nearby events worked well on iPhone

    From 1 comment
    • Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
      strick on HN

Objections

  • Users may not post their status or be on the site at the right time

    From 2 comments
    • the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
      peterbessman on HN
    • Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
      strick on HN
  • Concern about critical mass of people online for spontaneous meetings

    From 1 comment
    • Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
      strick on HN

Requests

  • Add events for today and this week

    From 1 comment
    • Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
      strick on HN
  • Aggregate more event sources and local venue scrapers

    From 1 comment
    • the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
      peterbessman on HN

Questions

  • Why not use foursquare for this

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to walk a thin line here, I'd like it to be easy for strangers to meet up and kill some time but also have enough information to avoid the…
      djb_hackernews on HN

Alternatives named

  • Foursquare

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to walk a thin line here, I'd like it to be easy for strangers to meet up and kill some time but also have enough information to avoid the…
      djb_hackernews on HN
  • Padmapper

    From 1 comment
    • I think you could be the Padmapper (http://padmapper.com) for events. It wins out because of its intuitive interface and nifty features integrated into the map.
      jiggity on HN
  • messageparty.net

    From 1 comment
    • Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
      strick on HN

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