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How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Market is saturated with similar sites like Google Profiles, flavors.me, hi.im, about.me.
From 2 comments
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HNAnd another, which is the most exciting to me: http://about.me
ronnier on HN
Privacy policy is vague and generic.
From 1 comment
The Privacy Policy is terrible. "Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected." I'm glad…
Terretta on HN
Unclear revenue model.
From 1 comment
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure what your revenue model is...? You might want to consider changing the wording on the site. It makes it seem like your landing pages will…
SHOwnsYou on HN
Hard to get search ranking for common names like John Q Sample.
From 2 comments
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure what your revenue model is...? You might want to consider changing the wording on the site. It makes it seem like your landing pages will…
SHOwnsYou on HNI see the biggest problem being SEO. How can you guarantee top placement (as your example shows) in search results?
cont4gious on HN
Landing page wording suggests it removes social profiles from search results.
From 1 comment
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure what your revenue model is...? You might want to consider changing the wording on the site. It makes it seem like your landing pages will…
SHOwnsYou on HN
Requests
Clarify the differentiator from existing profile sites.
From 1 comment
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HN
Show a demo or more screenshots before signup.
From 1 comment
Two hours ago, I asked HN for feedback on a site I spent months working on. It got 2 responses. I hope you see better results than me. As per the idea, I can see the appeal, but…
photon_off on HN
Questions
Does it work as a minimum viable product?
From 1 comment
Is the feedback tab an effective way to collect feedback?
From 1 comment
Alternatives named
Google Profiles
From 1 comment
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HN
flavors.me
From 1 comment
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HN
hi.im
From 1 comment
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HN
about.me
From 1 comment
And another, which is the most exciting to me: http://about.me
ronnier on HN
chi.mp
From 1 comment
The market is fairly saturated with sites like this, not only from the big players like Google and Facebook, but also from a lot of niche players like flavors.me, hi.im and even…
aeden on HN