Snapchan
Consumer and social
image board
SHOW HN2013
37points
14comments
#667of 1,739 in 2013
Top 39%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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
Well-executed hack, innovative
From 2 comments
This guy demoed the hack at hackNY. Really well done. I think he's also the same guy who hacked vine too.
gailees on HNAwesome dude, very innovative, could become something, maybe an own app, I dont know.
wellboy on HN
Objections
Not an imageboard format; just links to a subreddit
From 2 comments
so a snapchat account posts to a subreddit? I expected an actual imageboard format, but maybe that's the nostalgia speaking
hayksaakian on HNI think you thought that because it ends with chan. A name like SnapLeReddit may be much more appropriate, considering that all other chans that I've seen use the imageboard…
indlebe on HN
Snapchat-only images and reCAPTCHA block posting
From 1 comment
Can't. All posts require reCAPTCHA.
meowface on HN
Requests
Snapchat-style view-once, short-lived images on a board
From 1 comment
A snapchat-like board could be fun. A board where each image can only be viewed by each user once and only for a short amount of time.
justin_ on HN
Questions
Does it use the snaphax library?
From 1 comment
Uses https://github.com/tlack/snaphax, I assume?
akavi on HN
Alternatives named
4chan
From 1 comment
If only 4chan had a POST API.
moot on HN
Reddit
From 1 comment
I think you thought that because it ends with chan. A name like SnapLeReddit may be much more appropriate, considering that all other chans that I've seen use the imageboard…
indlebe on HN