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Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by starshadowx2 »

chejazi wrote: post #69
starshadowx2 wrote: post #62

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Do you mean like AdFly? - https://adf.ly/

AdFly is a competitor, but it is oriented toward publishers and advertisers. Everyday people who share content can still use the service, but they will have a difficult time clearing the $5 minimum payout amount.

Maybe if you could make it happen automatically, but I don't see regular people using a link shortener often. People sharing links on FB don't want to have an extra step, they just want to share links. You'd also have to look at the metadata stuff, the preview/Open Graph would just show your shortener service and not the actual content which could lead to less clicks.

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by danieltillett »

rlease wrote: post #67
danieltillett wrote: post #30

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1 is not a bad idea. I have an alternative idea where chefs (and anyone else) can post what high quality produce (heritage breeds, etc) they want and how much they will pay for the produce. Farmers could then bid on these requests. This way rather than having to select from what is available, or the farmer having to guess what the market wants, the farmer grows what is wanted by the market and they know how much they…

I thought the same thing when I was trying to flesh this idea out a bit more, but the more I've spoken with farmers, the less I think this is the right way to go. The downside to doing this approach is that for many small farmers contract farming is all but assured. What if it doesn't rain when it needs to? What if you have an odd cold snap that wipes a crop? What if your planned delivery date of particular produce i…

All these problems are inherent to farming in general and farmers are used to dealing with them. Restaurants can plan around the lack of some produce at very short notice (they are used to doing this now), what chefs lack is a good way to pass the information of what they want grown. A little of this goes on right now when chefs talk directly to farmers about the sort of produce they want, but it is small scale and inefficient. No farmer can commit to growing a specialised crop without knowing the demand for it in advance. It is the sort of problem where the demand is present, but the communication is missing.

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by chejazi »

starshadowx2 wrote: post #71
chejazi wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AdFly is a competitor, but it is oriented toward publishers and advertisers. Everyday people who share content can still use the service, but they will have a difficult time clearing the $5 minimum payout amount.

Maybe if you could make it happen automatically, but I don't see regular people using a link shortener often. People sharing links on FB don't want to have an extra step, they just want to share links. You'd also have to look at the metadata stuff, the preview/Open Graph would just show your shortener service and not the actual content which could lead to less clicks.

I'm minimizing the complexity of the extra step with a browser extension. When you open the extension, it hits an API with the current URL and gives you the short URL. Ultimately, the goal is to make the service accessible on every site, alongside the Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest buttons common in social widgets.

I'm using tools similar to what social platforms use to aggregate metadata, and embedding this information in the page, specifically for crawlers. Facebook still gets the metadata, except it comes from my service and not the original site.

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by dulse »

vishalzone2002 wrote: post #54
dulse wrote: post #43

1) A lightweight CRM for friends. I'd love a tool that takes the teachings of someone like Keith Ferrazzi and builds a simple tool around making it much easier for me to be a better networker. Facebook doesn't quite get the use cases right, and neither does linkedin, and other CRMs are too heavy weight to be practical. Maybe with tips on managing my professional networking life in addition to my individual relationsh…

+1 for #3. I was working very actively on that problem about a year ago. The issue is to scale such thing with current way. Also typical chicken and egg problem

Interesting. What was the project? I'd love to learn more about it. Feel free to email me if you don't want to leave info in comment thread (email is in my profile).

I think the scale issue is a technology problem... it's finding the right algorithm or model that scales itself vs. being human driven. You might be able to do the latter for a while to build the audience, though, and slowly replace it with the former over time (to help with chicken / egg problem).

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by dylanjermiah »

vishalzone2002 wrote: post #56

1. deliver organic and healthy food at airports and hotels. When a user checks in for boarding pass, the delivery is ready. One delivery per flight.. 2. building your own store curated from your favorite brands only. Every user gets discount on their fav brand and there is a limit to number of brands 3. Hire a local "expert" to build your itinerary when you are visiting that local's town/city. 4. An new email platfor…

4. Campaign Monitor kind of does that

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by aml183 »

vishalzone2002 wrote: post #56

1. deliver organic and healthy food at airports and hotels. When a user checks in for boarding pass, the delivery is ready. One delivery per flight.. 2. building your own store curated from your favorite brands only. Every user gets discount on their fav brand and there is a limit to number of brands 3. Hire a local "expert" to build your itinerary when you are visiting that local's town/city. 4. An new email platfor…

Hey. We are building #3. Email me at me@arilewis.com if you want to chat about it.

Re: Ask HN: Share an idea?

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Post by hellbanner »

danieltillett wrote: post #16
hellbanner wrote: post #9

Decentralized supply-chain system with cryptocurrency escrows, crowdsourced delivery drivers and crowdsourced video verification of delivery verification.

I am sure no one would use this to buy and sell illicit substances. Anyone thinking of working on this idea had better be pretty good at not revealing who they are.

Whatever, same argument as cash enables crime. Cars enable drive-bys & bank robberies.

I'm thinking of automated industrial supply chains. Robot delivery cars for mass factories, automated checking on deliveries.

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