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9comments
#936of 1,677 in 2012
Top 56%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.

Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 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

  • Interest in trying it and seeing discoveries from their feed

    From 2 comments
    • I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
      rolandal on HN
    • Signing up too. Might save me time trying to send certain things to Instapaper to remember.
      ZanderEarth32 on HN
  • Useful for links from lists one doesn't follow

    From 1 comment
    • Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
      tobylane on HN

Objections

  • Signup requires Twitter auth and email before any value is shown

    From 1 comment
    • You might want to rethink the design of this site. My first impression was do I really want to do Twitter auth w/ this site? and then the next thing you asked for is email. 2…
      wushupork on HN
  • Waiting a week for the confirmation email loses user interest

    From 1 comment
    • This is pretty interesting, the one thing I'd say it could really use is some more immediacy. I signed up and now I've got to wait a week for an email and by the time I get it…
      michaelbuckbee on HN
  • Yellow highlighted titles design is unappealing

    From 1 comment
    • This is a cool concept. A couple thoughts: the animated guy with the magnifying glass is actually cool for me; however the yellow highlighted titles are not. I can certainly…
      infinitivium on HN

Requests

  • Let users enter Twitter username without signing up

    From 1 comment
    • You might want to rethink the design of this site. My first impression was do I really want to do Twitter auth w/ this site? and then the next thing you asked for is email. 2…
      wushupork on HN
  • Send a small taste during email confirmation

    From 1 comment
    • I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
      rolandal on HN
  • Support Twitter lists

    From 1 comment
    • Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
      tobylane on HN
  • Add fields to choose what to monitor

    From 1 comment
    • I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
      rolandal on HN

Questions

  • Where is the double opt-in

    From 1 comment
    • I signed up - definitely interested to see what types of discoveries you will find through my feed. I agree with getting a small taste right off the bat, maybe as part of the…
      rolandal on HN
  • Do many people on Twitter use lists

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Instapaper for saving links

    From 1 comment
    • Signing up too. Might save me time trying to send certain things to Instapaper to remember.
      ZanderEarth32 on HN
  • Photofon for Twitter image viewing

    From 1 comment
    • Things like this (and twitter image viewers like Photofon) are very useful for getting just the links from a list you don't follow but maybe make. If not already can you make…
      tobylane on HN

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