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movie release reminders

SHOW HN2011

6points
5comments
#941of 1,097 in 2011
Top 86%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 1 comments about the project.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, signal-focused alternative to weekly release newsletters.

    From 1 comment
    • Forgot that existed. That is a smart way to get people coming back each week, but doesn't solve the same problem as granularly as Moviemail. Whenitdrops : Moviemail ::…
      thetylerhayes on HN

Objections

  • Piracy-based reminders would draw more users but maker's approach is not that.

    From 2 comments
    • I predict you would get many more users if you could get an email reminder (with link) when new high-quality movie torrents hit piratebay
      svrocks on HN
    • Probably, but most halfway decent private tracker sites already solve that internally.
      thetylerhayes on HN

Requests

  • Email reminders tied to new torrent releases.

    From 1 comment
    • I predict you would get many more users if you could get an email reminder (with link) when new high-quality movie torrents hit piratebay
      svrocks on HN
  • Embeddable Remind me button for movie blogs and review sites.

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • WhenItDrops

    From 1 comment
    • Also see WhenItDrops[1] which helps you keep track of weekly upcoming releases in movies but also music, DVD, game and book releases. [1]: http://whenitdrops.com
      shii on HN

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