Contacts
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contact discovery for outreach
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Privacy: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 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
Concept is interesting and useful for finding contacts by description
From 3 comments
You are completely wrong, flat out. Your argument is basically that "spam matters". This is false. I am a gmail user. I get thousands of spam messages a month. In the course of a…
geuis on HNHey this is pretty cool! I'll find this useful soon.
pastaking on HNLooks awesome - good luck :)
ShaneCurran_ on HN
Objections
Harvesting emails is spam enabling and may be illegal under CAN-SPAM
From 2 comments
Is this actually email address scraping as a service? This is going to be used to enable spam. Any email sent to an address acquired from this service will be, by definition,…
agwa on HN> You are completely wrong, flat out. Your argument is basically that "spam matters". This is false. You're right that contemporary email providers like GMail do a great job of…
david_shaw on HN
Privacy concerns about third parties collecting and selling email addresses
From 2 comments
The concept is technically interesting, but I don't want my e-mail address to be harvested by third parties and sold for marketing purposes. I am not a lawyer, but in the EU…
wvh on HNHow can I, as an individual (or perhaps a company) opt out? I'm sure some people would benefit from this service, but as others pointed out, I do not want my emails being…
aroman on HN
Monthly subscription pricing doesn't fit one-off use
From 2 comments
This is presumably to be used during PR stints and, given the $20 price point, this isn't aimed at PR agencies, but smaller companies. As such, a one-time fee would be a far more…
abcd_f on HNI think you're pretty spot on. A PR agency might pay 10x times this, but for a one off use by a startup or SMB a monthly charge doesn't make sense. Maybe offer pre-paid credits…
twanlass on HN
Unclear what the 600 phrases plan limit means
From 1 comment
I don't understand your plan selection. "analyzing max. 600 phrases/mo" What does this mean? I get to query your database 600 times? I get 600 phrases which weren't in your…
ZirconCode on HN
Requests
Provide a one-time or prepaid pricing option
From 2 comments
This is presumably to be used during PR stints and, given the $20 price point, this isn't aimed at PR agencies, but smaller companies. As such, a one-time fee would be a far more…
abcd_f on HNI think you're pretty spot on. A PR agency might pay 10x times this, but for a one off use by a startup or SMB a monthly charge doesn't make sense. Maybe offer pre-paid credits…
twanlass on HN
Clearer How it Works documentation and better text contrast
From 2 comments
Very nice concept indeed. The How it Works section is a kind of a bummer. No real info on how the selection of blogs is done or how they results are ranked. Also I find the color…
joiguru on HN"For every e-mail we show you where we have found it - this way you can check if this is good contact or not." Adding a comma after "For every e-mail" will make this sentence…
tazzy531 on HN
A way for individuals to opt out
From 1 comment
How can I, as an individual (or perhaps a company) opt out? I'm sure some people would benefit from this service, but as others pointed out, I do not want my emails being…
aroman on HN
Questions
How are blogs selected and results ranked
From 1 comment
Very nice concept indeed. The How it Works section is a kind of a bummer. No real info on how the selection of blogs is done or how they results are ranked. Also I find the color…
joiguru on HN
What the bot user agent string is and whether robots.txt is respected
From 1 comment
Is this actually email address scraping as a service? This is going to be used to enable spam. Any email sent to an address acquired from this service will be, by definition,…
agwa on HN
Alternatives named
Searching Google for emails with terms like site-specific queries
From 1 comment
I don't find this useful at all. I can easily get similar results searching for emails in Google. In fact, this service is probably best for people who don't know how to use…
AznHisoka on HN