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How HN took it
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting way to explore news by place
From 2 comments
It sure is an interesting idea! Gives a new way to explore the news, honing in on places you've been or know people in. Nice work
appsDev on HNThat's amazing - yeah it really is a fun way to interact with and learn about other areas. Even just zooming into some random location can be fun :)
appsDev on HN
Rural news stands out on the map
From 1 comment
Thanks! One of my favourite accidental things to come out of it was the "highlighting" of rural news. Stuff in a city like Toronto, which usually dominates my feed, gets kind of…
ryry on HN
Objections
Pins stack on top of each other and are hard to read or click
From 1 comment
The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN
Stories pinned in wrong locations, such as NJ news shown in Philadelphia
From 2 comments
I got New Jersey news written by Toronto Star pinned in the center of Philadelphia :)
ibdf on HNThe state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN
Constant zooming in and out is annoying
From 1 comment
The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN
Some news items appear twice
From 1 comment
The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN
Requests
Add clustering of stories
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The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HNSuper helpful points - thank you! Definitely gonna implement some more clustering. The zooming in/out being annoying bit I hadn't thought of, but now that it's mentioned I kind…
ryry on HN
Add a sidebar listing news titles that highlights map locations
From 1 comment
The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN
Support international news sources
From 1 comment
Questions
How to represent stories from outside the local lens or country
From 1 comment
Ah yes! So this is something I'm struggling with from a UX perspective (could use some feedback from anyone here). News tied to a specific place gets pinned there (like an…
ryry on HN
Alternatives named
Google Maps
From 1 comment
The state boundaries, at least for NJ, seems wrong... so the pin is also in the wrong location. I honestly find it hard to read the news when they are all stacked on top of each…
ibdf on HN