PingPoll
Productivity
poll alerts
SHOW HN2012
42points
36comments
#561of 1,677 in 2012
Top 34%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
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From 1 comment
The New Yorker is talking about this very subject today: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2012/10/david-brooks-v-nate-silver-prediction-polls.html I read that…
ilconsigliere on HN
Objections
Too much election polling and saturation; polls are not useful
From 3 comments
Not being a US citizen, I'm always quite stunned by what I perceive as an obsession with polling results. Especially when fundamental flaws in the US voting system (see, for…
rolux on HNYikes. Exactly what we need; more people focused on polls that all say the same thing--the election is close. Knowing that Gallup says it's 51-49 one way or Rasmussen says it's…
msrpotus on HNLiving in an "important swing state" at the moment, the last thing I need is more factoids about the presidential race. Every form of media is completely saturated with the same…
harshpotatoes on HN
Requests
Notifications only for key polls like Real Clear and 538 with tolerance bands
From 1 comment
Interesting. I don't want every poll, but I would like to be notified when Real Clear and 538 are updated. Maybe with a tolerance band when they break out of a certain range.
Flemlord on HN
IFTTT-compatible API
From 1 comment
Idea: offer an API that's compatible with IFTTT.
bmuon on HN
RSS feed instead of email
From 1 comment
Can I see them without getting mail, but by RSS for example?
lordlarm on HN
State-level poll alerts
From 1 comment
I notice that there was a state poll released by Rasmussen but I haven't gotten an email. Is this only tracking national polls?
mr-ron on HN
Questions
What poll sources are used
From 1 comment
What is the source of polls this app is using?
mr-ron on HN
Alternatives named
FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics aggregators
From 2 comments
Interesting. I don't want every poll, but I would like to be notified when Real Clear and 538 are updated. Maybe with a tolerance band when they break out of a certain range.
Flemlord on HNI think you basically described FiveThirtyEight
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