HeatMap.TV

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SHOW HN2017

51points
17comments
#792of 2,242 in 2017
Top 36%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.

Privacy: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 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

  • Neat and quick to try

    From 1 comment
    • Very neat! Nice work and it was really quick to check out. This looks especially cool in OpsBrowser 3D (disclosure - my companies product) which provides a 3D "big screen"…
      3DdataViz on HN

Objections

  • Unclear what it does from the homepage

    From 2 comments
    • I couldn't understand what it does. Also, Github link is broken. https://github.com/fileformat/heatmaptv
      Sharma on HN
    • I didn't find a description of what it does. Does it show on a map where visitors are coming from? Maybe it would be worth adding a fourth bullet point on the homepage.
      pmontra on HN
  • Google login fails with empty account list and 403 error

    From 2 comments
    • Doesn't seem to work for me. Asks me to log in to Google, I choose my account then it goes back and shows an empty list of sites. Never got a prompt to approve any permissions.
      r1ch on HN
    • It gets a 403 on https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/management/accountSummaries after logging in. I am signed in to multiple Google accounts, although the primary account is…
      r1ch on HN
  • Security concern about giving browser access to GA data

    From 1 comment
    • As already mentioned, the Github link is broken. Additionally, there are 3 CTAs on the featured page, all of which go to https://www.heatmap.tv/ga.html which prompts users to…
      mistersquid on HN
  • Ad shown on FAQ page raised trust concerns

    From 2 comments
    • As already mentioned, the Github link is broken. Additionally, there are 3 CTAs on the featured page, all of which go to https://www.heatmap.tv/ga.html which prompts users to…
      mistersquid on HN
    • Are you running Adsense ads on the FAQ page?
      slackoverflower on HN

Requests

  • Add a clearer description on the homepage

    From 1 comment
    • I didn't find a description of what it does. Does it show on a map where visitors are coming from? Maybe it would be worth adding a fourth bullet point on the homepage.
      pmontra on HN
  • Fix the broken GitHub link

    From 2 comments
    • I couldn't understand what it does. Also, Github link is broken. https://github.com/fileformat/heatmaptv
      Sharma on HN
    • As already mentioned, the Github link is broken. Additionally, there are 3 CTAs on the featured page, all of which go to https://www.heatmap.tv/ga.html which prompts users to…
      mistersquid on HN

Questions

  • Does it show where visitors come from on a map?

    From 1 comment
    • I didn't find a description of what it does. Does it show on a map where visitors are coming from? Maybe it would be worth adding a fourth bullet point on the homepage.
      pmontra on HN
  • Are Adsense ads running on the FAQ page?

    From 1 comment

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