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26points
15comments
#800of 1,677 in 2012
Top 48%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.

Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 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

  • Good design and UI

    From 2 comments
    • "(the first 30 days are free!)" Why? I don't understand the arbitrary 30 day limit, or the need to be charging at all for the basic service. It seems like the best way to gain…
      hooande on HN
    • I like this! It would look REALLY good as an open source project, not sure if I would pay for something like this. Focus on finding power users of multiple web apps and see what…
      mflindell on HN
  • Concept is intriguing

    From 2 comments
    • intriguing idea
      ebaum on HN
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Would build something similar

    From 1 comment
    • Looks great, I was going to build something very similar to this for a side project. Look forward to trying it out.
      makethetick on HN

Objections

  • Charging after a 30-day trial is questioned; a free model might gain more adoption

    From 2 comments
    • "(the first 30 days are free!)" Why? I don't understand the arbitrary 30 day limit, or the need to be charging at all for the basic service. It seems like the best way to gain…
      hooande on HN
    • Maybe this is their monetization strategy. Instead of incurring the high costs of supporting a large load of unpaid users and then trying to monetize the user base from there -…
      jborden13 on HN
  • Missing features such as multiple calendars and analytics accounts

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Inbox loads slowly

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Registration failed with a connection reset error

    From 1 comment
    • When I tried to register I got a blank page with: An error has occurred: {"code":"ECONNRESET"}
      cnlwsu on HN
  • SSL certificate warning when reaching the site

    From 1 comment
    • SSL warning - You attempted to reach www.glancedat.com, but instead you actually reached a server identifying itself as *.nodejitsu.com. This may be caused by a misconfiguration…
      voltagex_ on HN

Requests

  • Select multiple Google calendars and analytics accounts

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Remember card layout

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Notification counter

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Open source the project

    From 1 comment
    • I like this! It would look REALLY good as an open source project, not sure if I would pay for something like this. Focus on finding power users of multiple web apps and see what…
      mflindell on HN

Questions

  • How much will it cost per month after the trial?

    From 1 comment
    • After giving this a quick whirl, I like the concept a lot. However, for me to start paying they need to add a lot more features. Here are my initial thoughts: - Ability to select…
      sfaruque on HN
  • Why is there a 30-day limit and a charge at all?

    From 1 comment
    • "(the first 30 days are free!)" Why? I don't understand the arbitrary 30 day limit, or the need to be charging at all for the basic service. It seems like the best way to gain…
      hooande on HN

Alternatives named

  • Leftronic

    From 1 comment
  • Hojoki

    From 1 comment
    • In the similar "single-view" space: http://hojoki.com
      mtrn on HN
  • Hootsuite for personal life

    From 1 comment
    • So kind of like a hootsuite but for your personal life instead of for your company it seems?
      dlitwak on HN

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