Circular
Productivity
social media scheduling
SHOW HN2012
160points
104comments
#115of 1,677 in 2012
Top 7%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 9 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 5 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, nice UI and useful simple MVP.
From 3 comments
I've been using it, and though this is a very simple MVP, the value is very clear and there are some very nice product touches. All in all, very promising app!
rhl on HNFantastic new UI. The service is still as useful as it was!
spolu on HNLove the UI and the auto-quotes on empty posts :)
lolizbak on HN
Good rename from Tampon.
From 2 comments
Better name!
gabhubert on HNCongrats on the re-launch (and re-name ;) Looks promising!
nlh on HN
Objections
Name Tampon was controversial; the rename was questioned.
From 2 comments
Good on you for renaming the project... but why would you chose that name in the first place? I'm not trying to start a flame war -- just curious because I've been in a similar…
engtech on HNWould you consider a project called DICK or COCK to be misogynistic too? Without wanting to start an argument, your example doesn't strike me as misogynistic; it doesn't seem…
lmm on HN
Homepage does not clearly explain what the product does.
From 2 comments
I can't figure out what your site does (beyond "sharing tweets") by looking at it. I assume that information is hidden behind the login? I'm not going to sign in to a site just…
usea on HNNeeds more info for people who don't twitter. Perhaps a ussage case that is phrased without reference to twitter.
frozenport on HN
Copies Buffer's design too closely and uses Buffer's name.
From 2 comments
I think this is great, outside of plastering Buffer's name all over the thing. Seems kinda shitty to do. Open source tweet scheduler? Awesome. Slapping Buffer all over the thing…
joelhooks on HNWhy does it have to be such a blatant steal of the Buffer design? Being 'inspired' to produce a similar (but open) service is a fairly noble goal, but slavishly imitating the UI…
Foomandoonian on HN
Requests
Auto-shorten URLs.
From 2 comments
You seriously need auto-link shortening built in.
bravura on HNYou should auto shorten urls
steeves on HN
Mobile app.
From 2 comments
Any plans for mobile apps in the pipes?
sturmeh on HNGreat!!! I really like it... Only thing I need now is to easily do this via Android.
grumps on HN
Select audience and destination per post.
From 1 comment
Pure awesomesauce! :) Congrats on name pivot, Circular is a great choice. With regards to Buffer, a potential friction point I pointed out to the team earlier this year, was the…
wamatt on HN
Questions
How will the service be funded and supported?
From 1 comment
I used to use Timely, does this replace that service? Seems to... My main concern is that if this is free as in both speech _and_ beer, how will the service be supported? I don't…
dangravell on HN
How does the queue schedule work?
From 1 comment
I could never figure out how this Buffer thing works. Why is there a multiple time slots and why does it say Posting Schedule "every day"? Does this mean the app will send the…
webwanderings on HN
Alternatives named
Buffer
From 2 comments
Circular developer here. Ok, so last month I launched an open source clone of Buffer, built on top of Backbone, Bootstrap and MongoDB, and named Tampon. Many people hated the…
julien_c on HNI'm curious to see how Joel, Leo, and Tom perceive this open-source version effecting their business. I'm a long time buffer user, and paying customer, and think that this would…
rolandal on HN
Timely
From 1 comment
I used to use Timely, does this replace that service? Seems to... My main concern is that if this is free as in both speech _and_ beer, how will the service be supported? I don't…
dangravell on HN
Hootsuite
From 1 comment
Just to hop in on the discussion, I have just launched a similar (hosted!) service similar to circular(/tampon)/buffer/hootsuite except it's completely white label and self…
thomseddon on HN
TweetDeck
From 1 comment
I could never figure out how this Buffer thing works. Why is there a multiple time slots and why does it say Posting Schedule "every day"? Does this mean the app will send the…
webwanderings on HN