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How HN took it
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Appealing idea of seeing what is happening nearby right now
From 1 comment
the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
peterbessman on HN
Location detection and nearby events worked well on iPhone
From 1 comment
Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
strick on HN
Objections
Users may not post their status or be on the site at the right time
From 2 comments
the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
peterbessman on HNJust tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
strick on HN
Concern about critical mass of people online for spontaneous meetings
From 1 comment
Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
strick on HN
Requests
Add events for today and this week
From 1 comment
Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
strick on HN
Aggregate more event sources and local venue scrapers
From 1 comment
the idea of "click here to see what you could get into right nowish" is immensely appealing to me. if it could go out and aggregate all the event thingies out there and show me…
peterbessman on HN
Questions
Why not use foursquare for this
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to walk a thin line here, I'd like it to be easy for strangers to meet up and kill some time but also have enough information to avoid the…
djb_hackernews on HN
Alternatives named
Foursquare
From 1 comment
Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to walk a thin line here, I'd like it to be easy for strangers to meet up and kill some time but also have enough information to avoid the…
djb_hackernews on HN
Padmapper
From 1 comment
I think you could be the Padmapper (http://padmapper.com) for events. It wins out because of its intuitive interface and nifty features integrated into the map.
jiggity on HN
messageparty.net
From 1 comment
Just tried the site with my iphone 4. It guessed my location correctly and pointed out French lessons that are happening nearby right now. Cool! I'd like it if there was a way to…
strick on HN