anonysize.me
Consumer and social
gift giving
SHOW HN2011
166points
47comments
#44of 1,097 in 2011
Top 5%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
8 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 8 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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
Simple, clever idea with a good name.
From 4 comments
Super simple and neat idea, awesome job!
creativityhurts on HNVery sharp- great job!
emilepetrone on HNLove the idea (and the pun). But I can't think of many of my non-tech savvy female friends (speaking from NYC) who would not be totally freaked out by this. Those of us more…
danso on HNZappos will love this. Great idea and I love the name. As a critique, I'd recommend rearranging the form/descp/iphone image on the launch page. I think you rather have users read…
deepkut on HN
Design is attractive.
From 2 comments
This is a really neat concept and the design is gorgeous! How effective has this been? Personally if I got an anonymous text like that I wouldn't reply haha
skadamat on HNGreat idea. It gives me that "duh" moment that I hadn't thought of it before! While I think the visuals are beautiful, I did notice that your current call to action on the page…
jqueryin on HN
Objections
Anonymous texts seem like spam and may make recipients suspicious.
From 4 comments
So I tried this on my friends while we were all waiting in line for a movie. I tried it on one friend first and she glaced at it and immediately thought it was spam. Then I sent…
danso on HNIf I hadn't heard of the service before I wouldn't reply either. It's not that I think someone is going to steal my identity with a neck size measurement but an unknown…
lifebeyondfife on HNLove the idea (and the pun). But I can't think of many of my non-tech savvy female friends (speaking from NYC) who would not be totally freaked out by this. Those of us more…
danso on HNFrom the comments below, it seems that only the "non-nerds", "non-tech savy" guys would be naive enough to be suspicious when they get an anonymous SMS notification to divulge…
darwinGod on HN
Recipients may guess the sender from context, weakening anonymity.
From 2 comments
the only downside i see to this is that anybody i might use this service on would immediately know it was me, because i'd be the only one nerdy enough to use it. worded another…
notatoad on HNCool. But I think most people would be able to guess who sent the text based on who is likely to be buying shoes for them.
kwamenum86 on HN
Message lacks context about the site and sender.
From 2 comments
So I tried this on my friends while we were all waiting in line for a movie. I tried it on one friend first and she glaced at it and immediately thought it was spam. Then I sent…
danso on HNWow this is a great hackathon project. It's simple, but something that people will actually want to use after the hackathon. I do agree that the message may need some tuning up…
jrubinovitz on HN
Requests
Identify the sender to the recipient without losing anonymity.
From 1 comment
I just tried this with my gf. She was seating across to me and When she received the text message, she was confused and told me "OMG how do they know my name?". Then I explained…
jpadilla_ on HN
Add clothing sizes.
From 1 comment
You could expand this and have it work on clothes and ring sizes.
zitterbewegung on HN
Clarify the call to action and form layout.
From 2 comments
Great idea. It gives me that "duh" moment that I hadn't thought of it before! While I think the visuals are beautiful, I did notice that your current call to action on the page…
jqueryin on HNZappos will love this. Great idea and I love the name. As a critique, I'd recommend rearranging the form/descp/iphone image on the launch page. I think you rather have users read…
deepkut on HN
Questions
Does it work outside the US?
From 1 comment
Cool! Does this work outside of the US?
jurre on HN
How effective has it been?
From 1 comment
This is a really neat concept and the design is gorgeous! How effective has this been? Personally if I got an anonymous text like that I wouldn't reply haha
skadamat on HN
Alternatives named
Zappos affiliate program.
From 2 comments
You should figure out websites that have affiliate programs, force the requester to choose a website, and when you end the text message, include the website to add some validity.…
AndrewGCook on HNThis is awesome. Now if only Zappos had an affiliate program so you could make some money off of these clicks too.... Oh wait! We do!
jjacobson on HN