LaughMatch
Consumer and social
dating
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
12 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 3 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 9 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever, innovative idea for matchmaking
From 4 comments
This is one of those ideas that seem so obvious to me that I wonder, "Why didn't I think of that." It needs some work, but it's got great potential. Good luck.
imjk on HNdood this has potential to crush it and I rarely see stuff like this. Please keep working on it and innovate some more.
antoniuschan99 on HNThis is a truly awesome idea.
BjoernKW on HNLove this idea!
wolfparade on HN
Sense of humor as a compatibility test is appealing
From 2 comments
I like the idea of using sense of humor as compatibility test. Has this been done before or did you come up with this idea?
sbashyal on HNI'm loving this idea, except I'd be afraid to date anyone who does share my sense of humor :) You're onto something here -- keep us posted.
viviantan on HN
Objections
Dating sites are about attractiveness; humor matching solves a problem that may not exist
From 2 comments
I would be shocked if you've used a dating site before. Not to critize your product (the site looks pretty nice), but it's solving a problem that doesn't exist.
stuffihavemade on HNI worked on something similar to the MVP shown (not about jokes specifically, but a "gimic" dating site). The real problems have to do with gender imbalance, men shotgunning…
stuffihavemade on HN
Watching videos to vote is boring or hard, with too many jokes per clip
From 3 comments
Interesting idea, but I find myself bored watching the videos, hoping they get funny (in some cases ... at all), and it's souring my experience of the service itself as a result :(
danielhunt on HNCool idea. One nitpick is: you're asking me to vote on whether a set of 30 or so jokes in a three and a half minute clip were funny. It's hard to do that, because some were…
natch on HNGreat idea! However, when I signed up, the first clip I found was 7 minutes long. Based on that it would take quite a while to build up any sort of useful profile. Some sort of…
SatvikBeri on HN
Gender and orientation options are too restrictive
From 1 comment
I like the idea. It has the clever advantage of offering something of value before anyone else has signed up - funny videos. Maybe you should offer more videos before the signup…
macleodan on HN
Requests
Let users submit their own YouTube videos
From 1 comment
I like this. One thing I would add, is the ability for users to submit a YouTube URL (add a new video). For example, Mitch Hedberg[1] is my favorite comedian. I'd like to submit…
pud on HN
Shorter clips or more videos before signup
From 3 comments
Cool idea. One nitpick is: you're asking me to vote on whether a set of 30 or so jokes in a three and a half minute clip were funny. It's hard to do that, because some were…
natch on HNI like the idea. It has the clever advantage of offering something of value before anyone else has signed up - funny videos. Maybe you should offer more videos before the signup…
macleodan on HNGreat idea. My first impression is: "wait, I'm being judged after only two videos?" You probably want to increase that number to five or so. Good luck!
aszepieniec on HN
Support for non-US content and metric units
From 2 comments
I really like the idea (as many others here seem to!) but there's an inherent problem with going beyond the US: some of the funny content is not available to the rest of us. I…
JonLim on HNHey there. Few things that I think could be improved: 1. The slider could have a wider (in height) clickable area, I find it hard to click. Make it fatter a bit. 2. When I decide…
AYBABTME on HN
Questions
How the humor clustering or matching model works
From 2 comments
I would like to see more about the metric used, for example, an explanation of the model or formula you're using to weigh the dimensions of my sense of humor for classifying or…
tedmiston on HNI am curious of clustering and categorization of sense of humor which they used while choosing the videos.
diminish on HN
Whether this has been done before
From 1 comment
I like the idea of using sense of humor as compatibility test. Has this been done before or did you come up with this idea?
sbashyal on HN
Alternatives named
OkCupid and other Match-style dating sites
From 2 comments
I think it's an alluring idea for match making. But what's to stop OKCupid from releasing this same feature for their audience in less than 3 days. I assure you that their…
darien on HNI like this. One thing I would add, is the ability for users to submit a YouTube URL (add a new video). For example, Mitch Hedberg[1] is my favorite comedian. I'd like to submit…
pud on HN