TweetPerView.com

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social video sharing gate

SHOW HN2011

44points
53comments
#280of 1,097 in 2011
Top 26%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 24 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.

Idea: 3 for, 22 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 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

  • Clever idea and good design

    From 3 comments
    • Nice, I'd personally like to see an option to allow users to dismiss the dialog and not tweet but still see the video. I can see some uses for forcing a tweet but also for not…
      dazzawazza on HN
    • The design is fantastic and I think you might be on to something here. Although there's the obvious problem (as seen from the comments) of users not being able to see what they…
      kenkam on HN
    • Holy crap. This. Looks. Stunning. We need to talk.
      AndrewWarner on HN
  • Learning PHP and building it solo is impressive

    From 2 comments
    • Wonderful that you did this all by your self. How long did it take? Other thing, I personally didnt like the "obligation" to tweet to see de video, one thing that would bem more…
      dudurocha on HN
    • Nice, I'd personally like to see an option to allow users to dismiss the dialog and not tweet but still see the video. I can see some uses for forcing a tweet but also for not…
      dazzawazza on HN

Objections

  • Forcing a tweet before watching is annoying and hurts users

    From 4 comments
    • The fundamental problem here is that I don't know if I want to tweet about a video before I watch it. A tweet is like an endorsement, especially when you have the extreme burden…
      dools on HN
    • This is a clever idea, it is however very horrible for users. I would close a page if this was requested of me, although you may have some luck with people in the "social media"…
      citricsquid on HN
    • If I were ever forced to tweet about a video before I watched it, I would immediately close the tab and instead send a tweet about how idiotic the video poster is for making me…
      shaggyfrog on HN
    • So you created something to annoy users. How is this good?
      s00pcan on HN
  • Users can't endorse a video they haven't seen

    From 3 comments
    • The fundamental problem here is that I don't know if I want to tweet about a video before I watch it. A tweet is like an endorsement, especially when you have the extreme burden…
      dools on HN
    • But... how do I know it's worth the "price" before I've seen it? Or am I missing something?
      docgnome on HN
    • But I know that the "source I trust" hasn't watched the video yet, because they can't have, because they are forced to tweet about it before they have seen it.
      simonw on HN
  • Excludes users without Twitter accounts

    From 2 comments
    • Congrats on learning PHP and building something. But what about that HUGE percentage of users that don't have twitter accounts?
      sgallant on HN
    • If I were ever forced to tweet about a video before I watched it, I would immediately close the tab and instead send a tweet about how idiotic the video poster is for making me…
      shaggyfrog on HN
  • Bypassed quickly with a JavaScript bookmark

    From 2 comments
    • It only took me a minute or two to write a javascript bookmark (i.e., paste this in as browser URL) that will bypass the tweet requirement: ```…
      TimothyBurgess on HN
    • The OP should seriously reconsider how useful such a technology really is if you've really figured out a workaround to eliminate it 2 hours after launch.
      shaggyfrog on HN

Requests

  • Add a dismiss or skip option to watch without tweeting

    From 3 comments
    • Nice, I'd personally like to see an option to allow users to dismiss the dialog and not tweet but still see the video. I can see some uses for forcing a tweet but also for not…
      dazzawazza on HN
    • This is the perfect intersection between pretty crafty and annoying as hell. It might be stronger if you could play the first 5 minutes and then prompt for the tweet to see the…
      mikerhoads on HN
    • it needs an [x] button in the corner
      zalew on HN
  • Just show me the video link

    From 2 comments
    • That's next on the list. It's been the #1 request so far: a "just show me the video" link. Perhaps the publisher has an option of enabling in the setup process.
      jordanlyall on HN
    • maybe you'd want to let people watch your video without having to tweet it. just a suggestion.
      mohsen on HN

Questions

  • How long did it take to build?

    From 1 comment
    • Wonderful that you did this all by your self. How long did it take? Other thing, I personally didnt like the "obligation" to tweet to see de video, one thing that would bem more…
      dudurocha on HN
  • What PHP framework is used?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Socialcam invite referral gating

    From 1 comment
    • Nobody complains about referring friends as a way to ascend pre-release invite lists (i.e. http://www.socialcam.com/). How is this any different?
      johnrob on HN
  • YouTube native share prompts

    From 1 comment
    • This is a clever idea, it is however very horrible for users. I would close a page if this was requested of me, although you may have some luck with people in the "social media"…
      citricsquid on HN
  • SolveMedia captcha engagement

    From 1 comment
    • I have to laugh, because although I don't think I'd do this, most of my clients are pageview hungry media sites, and they would love this. I'd say within a month one of them will…
      netaustin on HN

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