tehula
Consumer and social
location sharing
SHOW HN2012
11points
13comments
#1,274of 1,677 in 2012
Top 76%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 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
Solves the problem of non-geek friends needing to install apps
From 1 comment
Cool! I love tools like google latitude but unfortunately my friends aren't all geeks who know how to use it. This solves that problem completely, well done! Hope you release an…
jameswyse on HN
Location accuracy seems good per maker
From 1 comment
The location is pretty accurate. Instead of using getCurrentPosition, we actually use watchPosition + enableHighAccuracy to gather location for a few seconds before pushing it to…
friggeri on HN
Objections
99 cents is a barrier to install
From 1 comment
Here's what you have to sell users on: Is it worth paying 99 cents to install a new app (that fits somewhere in their app list) just to get someone's location? How often when you…
danso on HN
Recipients may distrust an unknown link sent by text
From 1 comment
Here's what you have to sell users on: Is it worth paying 99 cents to install a new app (that fits somewhere in their app list) just to get someone's location? How often when you…
danso on HN
Google Latitude already does this
From 2 comments
Why wouldn't I just use Google Latitude? It has 'Ping for location' support too.
mikeevans on HNI guess. On Android, the app is part of Google Maps, all they need to do is click the "join Latitude" button. Not only that, but they can enable real time updates/etc. I'm not…
mikeevans on HN
Requests
Android version
From 1 comment
Cool! I love tools like google latitude but unfortunately my friends aren't all geeks who know how to use it. This solves that problem completely, well done! Hope you release an…
jameswyse on HN
Directions to friend's location
From 1 comment
Great comments, thanks. First, about the cost. I chose to charge 99 cents basically to ensure that the services keeps running: I wouldn't want to shut it down just because it…
friggeri on HN
Questions
How accurate is the location?
From 1 comment
is the location accurate? ive seen other apps like this but it was always not accurate. i believe it's because the link opens up a browser, which uses html5 geolocate that…
jaequery on HN
How does it work for the recipient?
From 1 comment
Looks cool, unfortunately I've no iOS device to test it on. How does it work? I'm guessing the recipient has to open a link?
jameswyse on HN
Alternatives named
Google Latitude
From 2 comments
Why wouldn't I just use Google Latitude? It has 'Ping for location' support too.
mikeevans on HNI guess. On Android, the app is part of Google Maps, all they need to do is click the "join Latitude" button. Not only that, but they can enable real time updates/etc. I'm not…
mikeevans on HN