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SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 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
Idea of community-contributed technology matchers is cool
From 1 comment
The custom matcher idea for technologies is really cool. I was thinking about doing a similar thing, but as an open source project that people could contribute matchers - but…
dyogenez on HN
Good ideas for analytics services to add, such as Omniture and Chartbeat
From 1 comment
This is really great! On the Analytics end I'd add the following services: Omniture (Adobe) Site Catalyst. This can usually be detected by looking for a request to the the…
geddes on HN
Objections
Very similar to builtwith.com and similar sites
From 1 comment
Looks good...but isn't this the same thing as builtwith.com and a few others?
MatthewB on HN
Mascot character looks creepy
From 1 comment
The little guy in the bottom right corner gets the point across, but he is creepy as hell. Change him into something less Japanese. Maybe a magician? Pulling back the curtain to…
ZackOfAllTrades on HN
Requests
Extract matchers into a library or offer an API
From 1 comment
The custom matcher idea for technologies is really cool. I was thinking about doing a similar thing, but as an open source project that people could contribute matchers - but…
dyogenez on HN
Add more analytics service matchers
From 1 comment
This is really great! On the Analytics end I'd add the following services: Omniture (Adobe) Site Catalyst. This can usually be detected by looking for a request to the the…
geddes on HN
Redesign the mascot
From 2 comments
The little guy in the bottom right corner gets the point across, but he is creepy as hell. Change him into something less Japanese. Maybe a magician? Pulling back the curtain to…
ZackOfAllTrades on HNSince nobody has replied, I should probably give a better answer: This is based on personal presence and tastes of course. The little guy just brings with him connotations of…
ZackOfAllTrades on HN
Questions
Whether the site should be moved under iterationlabs.com for SEO
From 1 comment
Looks nice. You may want to consider moving it somewhere closer to iterationlabs.com though, to maximize the SEO benefits. (I forgot whether you need…
JoachimSchipper on HN
Alternatives named
builtwith.com
From 1 comment
Looks good...but isn't this the same thing as builtwith.com and a few others?
MatthewB on HN
netcraft.com
From 1 comment
Check out http://netcraft.com/ - very old site (1994)
adrianwaj on HN