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How HN took it
3 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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
Interest in trying it and seeing discoveries from their feed
From 2 comments
I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
rolandal on HNSigning up too. Might save me time trying to send certain things to Instapaper to remember.
ZanderEarth32 on HN
Useful for links from lists one doesn't follow
From 1 comment
Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
tobylane on HN
Objections
Signup requires Twitter auth and email before any value is shown
From 1 comment
You might want to rethink the design of this site. My first impression was do I really want to do Twitter auth w/ this site? and then the next thing you asked for is email. 2…
wushupork on HN
Waiting a week for the confirmation email loses user interest
From 1 comment
This is pretty interesting, the one thing I'd say it could really use is some more immediacy. I signed up and now I've got to wait a week for an email and by the time I get it…
michaelbuckbee on HN
Yellow highlighted titles design is unappealing
From 1 comment
This is a cool concept. A couple thoughts: the animated guy with the magnifying glass is actually cool for me; however the yellow highlighted titles are not. I can certainly…
infinitivium on HN
Requests
Let users enter Twitter username without signing up
From 1 comment
You might want to rethink the design of this site. My first impression was do I really want to do Twitter auth w/ this site? and then the next thing you asked for is email. 2…
wushupork on HN
Send a small taste during email confirmation
From 1 comment
I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
rolandal on HN
Support Twitter lists
From 1 comment
Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
tobylane on HN
Add fields to choose what to monitor
From 1 comment
I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
rolandal on HN
Questions
Where is the double opt-in
From 1 comment
I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
rolandal on HN
Do many people on Twitter use lists
From 1 comment
do many people on twitter use lists?
satjot on HN
Alternatives named
Instapaper for saving links
From 1 comment
Signing up too. Might save me time trying to send certain things to Instapaper to remember.
ZanderEarth32 on HN
Photofon for Twitter image viewing
From 1 comment
Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
tobylane on HN