PinPigeon

Web and SaaS

postcard mailing service

SHOW HN2012

23points
3comments
#860of 1,677 in 2012
Top 52%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

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

  • Looks nice

    From 1 comment
    • From the name I thought this was an API to send a PIN to a customer that they could use to verify themselves with another service (much like a credit card PIN). Looks nice though.
      dazzawazza on HN
  • Exciting blend of physical and digital via APIs

    From 1 comment
    • I made something very similar as a side project a few weeks ago: https://www.mailmeme.com It's awesome to see the beginning of APIs that blur the line between the physical and…
      DanI-S on HN

Objections

  • Name is confusing; sounds like a PIN verification API

    From 1 comment
    • From the name I thought this was an API to send a PIN to a customer that they could use to verify themselves with another service (much like a credit card PIN). Looks nice though.
      dazzawazza on HN

Questions

  • Would printing someone's artwork as a postcard breach copyright?

    From 1 comment
    • If this service were used to obtain a postcard print of someone's artwork, would that be a breach of copyright?
      Zikes on HN

Alternatives named

  • mailmeme.com

    From 1 comment
    • I made something very similar as a side project a few weeks ago: https://www.mailmeme.com It's awesome to see the beginning of APIs that blur the line between the physical and…
      DanI-S on HN

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