FutureMessage.me
Productivity
future-dated messaging
SHOW HN2011
66points
52comments
#193of 1,097 in 2011
Top 18%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Interesting, fun idea
From 3 comments
I think this is an interesting idea with some potential. Good job building something for people! I'm sure you're not at this stage yet, but the best way I can add value is to…
ForrestN on HNNice one :). Good tool to add a little randomness into life - several months is enough time to forget about all the messages one sent to one's friends. And then, one day,…
TeMPOraL on HNNeat take on the scheduled email idea! (plug our own Momentomail service requires you to schedule a precise time)...random delivery might be a fun take on the idea -- surprise…
bane on HN
Good random-delivery twist
From 2 comments
Neat take on the scheduled email idea! (plug our own Momentomail service requires you to schedule a precise time)...random delivery might be a fun take on the idea -- surprise…
bane on HNNice one :). Good tool to add a little randomness into life - several months is enough time to forget about all the messages one sent to one's friends. And then, one day,…
TeMPOraL on HN
Objections
Hard to get users to return; one-time use
From 2 comments
Great idea, but not very great execution. It looks nice to use once, but hardly will be used again until see it again. You should add some things that will connect tha user with…
commenter on HNThis idea reminds me of ohlife. An email based journal service where every day they randomly choose a previous entry to send you. Its a cool idea. I just don't see how you'll get…
parrisj on HN
Reliability and longevity of the service are unclear
From 1 comment
I dunno if this is a reliable service and how long it's been around. 6 months is also a bit limited. I've used futureme.org, which does work. In fact, I just got a message from…
genieyclo on HN
Weak design and unclear value proposition
From 1 comment
I think this is an interesting idea with some potential. Good job building something for people! I'm sure you're not at this stage yet, but the best way I can add value is to…
ForrestN on HN
Delivery spam-filter risk
From 1 comment
What's the e-mail address the message will be sent from? I want to be sure I receive the message; I don't want it ending up in my spam box.
strager on HN
Requests
Add a privacy policy explaining data deletion
From 2 comments
Pretty cool, I submitted a message for my future self. I would add a privacy note, stating what you said here about dropping the emails/message after sending - I couldn't find…
LocalPCGuy on HNSo... what are you going to do with everyone's emails? (Besides delivering their past messages)
kgen on HN
Allow scheduling a chosen date, not only random
From 1 comment
Pretty cool, I submitted a message for my future self. I would add a privacy note, stating what you said here about dropping the emails/message after sending - I couldn't find…
LocalPCGuy on HN
Improve randomness method
From 1 comment
You should use a Mersenne Twister rather than rand(). That rand() probably only has 32767 discrete values. So your time is quite imprecise, in addition to being biased. (C's…
palish on HN
Add mobile app or Facebook integration
From 1 comment
Great idea, but not very great execution. It looks nice to use once, but hardly will be used again until see it again. You should add some things that will connect tha user with…
commenter on HN
Questions
What sender address is used and will mail land in spam?
From 1 comment
What's the e-mail address the message will be sent from? I want to be sure I receive the message; I don't want it ending up in my spam box.
strager on HN
How does it differ from futureme.org?
From 1 comment
How does this differ from http://futureme.org ? I used that service in the past to send myself a message from me pre-PhD-completion self to my post-PhD-completion self to ask how…
mreid on HN
Who are the target users?
From 1 comment
this is very interesting. we used a similar service in the past, though for a fixed point in time (i.e., send a message to us in 3 weeks). who are the primary users you imagine…
tekiki on HN
Alternatives named
futureme.org
From 2 comments
I dunno if this is a reliable service and how long it's been around. 6 months is also a bit limited. I've used futureme.org, which does work. In fact, I just got a message from…
genieyclo on HNHow does this differ from http://futureme.org ? I used that service in the past to send myself a message from me pre-PhD-completion self to my post-PhD-completion self to ask how…
mreid on HN
ohlife
From 1 comment
This idea reminds me of ohlife. An email based journal service where every day they randomly choose a previous entry to send you. Its a cool idea. I just don't see how you'll get…
parrisj on HN
Boomerang for Gmail
From 1 comment
With Boomerang for Gmail, you can send a message/receive at a random time. You might want to ask them how popular it is before pushing forward.
fraserharris on HN
Momentomail
From 1 comment
Neat take on the scheduled email idea! (plug our own Momentomail service requires you to schedule a precise time)...random delivery might be a fun take on the idea -- surprise…
bane on HN
Real Snail Mail
From 1 comment
Reminds me of a friend's snail-based email service [1] which also had slow delivery time. [1] http://www.realsnailmail.net/
m0tive on HN