FolloWords
Productivity
content discovery
SHOW HN2012
73points
53comments
#328of 1,677 in 2012
Top 20%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 15 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Design: 1 for, 7 againstIdea: 0 for, 6 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks polished and pretty
From 1 comment
I signed up for beta based purely on looks. Anything that looks that pretty must be worth at least 10 minutes to try it out. However I just noticed: "Using Social Statistics to…
bawllz on HN
Objections
Unclear what the product does
From 4 comments
My 2c ... its not immediately apparent what it does ... I think you should give a lot more significance to the "One Summary Email Every Day" tagline. And there's a spelling…
damian2000 on HN1. Congratulations! 2. I don't get how it works from staring at the homepage I don't get it after the tour, the thing I am missing is...how does it benefit me from what I…
cynusx on HNSpent around 1 min. figuring out what this is, before I closed the page. Perhaps you should add more info in the About page.
mihaifm on HNI looked at the site, read this, but I still don't get it. I think you should have more a straightforward description instead of "Easiest way to find quality content." Also…
Maro on HN
Taglines and copy are confusing
From 3 comments
I changed the tag line into "Easiest way to find quality content". Does it make more sense ? Not really. This is the tag line I saw, and all it did was confuse me. To be proper…
mkl on HNI signed up for beta based purely on looks. Anything that looks that pretty must be worth at least 10 minutes to try it out. However I just noticed: "Using Social Statistics to…
bawllz on HNNitpicks: Some phrases end with a period and some don't: Spend less time to find information Archive and return back later. The post title (blue-ish) on the right side is eating…
halayli on HN
Looks like Google Alerts or an RSS reader
From 2 comments
After a 10 second glance it looks like Google Alerts wrapped in a pretty UI.
kolya3 on HNFirst of all for those who are confused what it does: it's basically an RSS reader. EDIT: Maybe not actually. I am also from Amsterdam and I am glad to see a startup from here. I…
ma2rten on HN
Requests
Clearer landing page and positioning
From 2 comments
I think part of the confusion is due to the fact that you try to cover too many bases: in the tour the first thing is statistics, which implies that it's aimed at content…
vladd on HNI looked at the site, read this, but I still don't get it. I think you should have more a straightforward description instead of "Easiest way to find quality content." Also…
Maro on HN
Fix broken images and empty tour sections
From 3 comments
I changed the tag line into "Easiest way to find quality content". Does it make more sense ? Not really. This is the tag line I saw, and all it did was confuse me. To be proper…
mkl on HNFew things: 1. Broken image link on the "Access on any device" part of the tour. 2. I'm not sure what 'are in your help' means, and it's the first part of the tour. Looks cool…
mikeevans on HNSome sections is broken in Tour pages, looks promising, congratulations! Basarilar beyler.
import on HN
Allow trying the product without signing up
From 1 comment
Nitpicks: Some phrases end with a period and some don't: Spend less time to find information Archive and return back later. The post title (blue-ish) on the right side is eating…
halayli on HN
Questions
Is it a search engine replacement?
From 1 comment
So it's a search engine replacement? Because normally I would google [conversion optimization].
Maro on HN
Is it for publishers or readers?
From 1 comment
I think part of the confusion is due to the fact that you try to cover too many bases: in the tour the first thing is statistics, which implies that it's aimed at content…
vladd on HN
Alternatives named
Google Alerts
From 1 comment
After a 10 second glance it looks like Google Alerts wrapped in a pretty UI.
kolya3 on HN
Hacker News
From 1 comment
I changed the tag line into "Easiest way to find quality content". Does it make more sense ? Not really. This is the tag line I saw, and all it did was confuse me. To be proper…
mkl on HN
Mail.app style RSS readers
From 1 comment
First of all for those who are confused what it does: it's basically an RSS reader. EDIT: Maybe not actually. I am also from Amsterdam and I am glad to see a startup from here. I…
ma2rten on HN