Social Bar
Web and SaaS
link sharing and tracking
SHOW HN2012
29points
20comments
#745of 1,677 in 2012
Top 45%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 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
Nice idea and execution
From 4 comments
I can see myself using this! Nice job. edit: Here is an example of my bar on the page shared above: http://bit.ly/TOlIDo edit^2: Already shared with my friends that are big into…
BrianPetro on HNFirst off, great idea and nice execution. One small problem: When I share the bit.ly link (this one for instance: http://bit.ly/YCabMj) on FB it seems that the branded bar may be…
iamweisser on HNGreat idea guys, and well executed. I can totally see how this would increase the amount of followers you would get. Agreed with with @michaelhoffman though - it would be nice to…
tommoor on HNgreat execution. I wish there was a way to add more twiiter\fb profiles so I can share with personal or business profiles from the same account.
roeybr on HN
Could see themselves using it
From 2 comments
I can see myself using this! Nice job. edit: Here is an example of my bar on the page shared above: http://bit.ly/TOlIDo edit^2: Already shared with my friends that are big into…
BrianPetro on HNDefinitely see the value in this. FYI small spelling mistake: virallity
benjlang on HN
Objections
Bar is intrusive and hard to remove permanently
From 2 comments
As a user, I find these sorts of attempts to control my experience for increased "engagement" incredibly obnoxious. At least the Ow.ly bar lets me easily turn it off permanently.
michaelhoffman on HNGreat idea guys, and well executed. I can totally see how this would increase the amount of followers you would get. Agreed with with @michaelhoffman though - it would be nice to…
tommoor on HN
Embedding restrictions break sites that block iframes
From 1 comment
So you load the webpage in an iFrame? Many websites wont let themselves be loaded into an iFrame to defend against clickjacking. For example you can't share youtube videos with…
jonnymkramer on HN
Breaks Facebook link previews and mobile rendering
From 2 comments
First off, great idea and nice execution. One small problem: When I share the bit.ly link (this one for instance: http://bit.ly/YCabMj) on FB it seems that the branded bar may be…
iamweisser on HNProbably minor to most visitors, but stuck out to me: The screenshot is being taken of a localhost instance. Easy fix. EDIT: Also, BrianPetro's example broke heavily for me on…
danielamitay on HN
Requests
Option to permanently remove the bar
From 2 comments
As a user, I find these sorts of attempts to control my experience for increased "engagement" incredibly obnoxious. At least the Ow.ly bar lets me easily turn it off permanently.
michaelhoffman on HNGreat idea guys, and well executed. I can totally see how this would increase the amount of followers you would get. Agreed with with @michaelhoffman though - it would be nice to…
tommoor on HN
Support multiple Twitter/Facebook profiles per account
From 1 comment
great execution. I wish there was a way to add more twiiter\fb profiles so I can share with personal or business profiles from the same account.
roeybr on HN
Clearer front page or demo
From 1 comment
A demo would be nice, I'm not sure I understand the concept. Do I need to login with Facebook or Twitter to see how it works, or to get one of them (whatever they are)?
citricsquid on HN
Questions
Does it require logging in with Facebook or Twitter?
From 1 comment
A demo would be nice, I'm not sure I understand the concept. Do I need to login with Facebook or Twitter to see how it works, or to get one of them (whatever they are)?
citricsquid on HN
Alternatives named
Visibli
From 1 comment
Looks like Visibli (http://visibli.com), if you haven't seen it before.
wlue on HN
Ow.ly bar
From 1 comment
As a user, I find these sorts of attempts to control my experience for increased "engagement" incredibly obnoxious. At least the Ow.ly bar lets me easily turn it off permanently.
michaelhoffman on HN