YC Interview Demo
Productivity
blog comments and q&a
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 2 for, 0 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
Concept is interesting and a useful alternative to allowing or disabling comments
From 3 comments
I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
kmfrk on HNi think the concept is interesting. Would be extremely helpful to get more information about an article and also the publisher..
jimisir on HN> ...wisdom of the crowds... Hmm. My local newspaper just recently disabled all comments on their articles altogether while they try to figure out how to handle the "wisdom" of…
thaumaturgy on HN
Question organization is clean and the app is great
From 1 comment
I disagree. I think the questions are organized quite well. Great app.
sfrenke on HN
Objections
Unanswered questions shown by default would clutter posts
From 2 comments
I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
kmfrk on HNRegarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Upvote ranking may not reflect question quality
From 1 comment
Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Unclear what the Highlights label means
From 1 comment
Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Requests
Hide unanswered questions by default or move them to a separate page
From 2 comments
I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
kmfrk on HNEdit: Just changed That's a really great point about organizing questions. So at what point would unanswered questions get moved to another page? Since for a new blog post, we…
jerryguo on HN
Show more information about the article and publisher
From 1 comment
i think the concept is interesting. Would be extremely helpful to get more information about an article and also the publisher..
jimisir on HN
Add a Twitter feed
From 1 comment
I love the concept. It's a nice alternative to allowing or disabling comments altogether. I don't like the way the questions are organized, though; the unanswered questions…
kmfrk on HN
Rename Highlights and other popularity labels
From 1 comment
Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Questions
Is the business model sponsor-based blog placements?
From 1 comment
Could a business model be wrapped around pairing blogs with relevant sponsors? Obviously some possible issues with this (sponsors can't control the message) but it's a little…
imcqueen on HN
What does Highlights mean and does it show all answers?
From 1 comment
Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit IAMA
From 2 comments
Interesting app. It's basically a dedicated reddit IAMA app?
e1ven on HNThat's a flattering comparison for us since reddit amas are so addictive / useful / entertaining. But in addition to asking the author, on Qomments the author could ask reader…
jerryguo on HN
Formspring
From 2 comments
Formspring for comments.
kmfrk on HNRegarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN
Quora
From 1 comment
Qomments: Quora for comments?
stevenj on HN
Disqus
From 1 comment
They described it as Disqus meets Quora. http://socialcam.com/v/4GWNAQJb
dwynings on HN
StackExchange
From 1 comment
Regarding the display of the unanswered questions and their upvotes: Your core assumption and basis for Qomments seems to be that the site owner's incentive will always be…
kmfrk on HN