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Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by kulkarniankita »

beAbU wrote: post #15

I've seen similar 'innovations' on other e-commerce sites. There is zero reason for me to believe that the statistic it's showing is real, and my first reaction is always to try and dismiss/remove it because it's distracting. I'm slowly developing a new form of banner-blindness for all things present in a website's "gadget layer" - that place where all 3rd party add-ons go that actually hurt the user's experience. I'…

thank you for your feedback! It does connect to real integrations though so wanted to ask you what can we do to build your trust? It genuinely helps show live momentum.

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by kulkarniankita »

cylinderthought wrote: post #16

people can easily made a fake one + no one is gonna believe it, tho sometimes it does work

No one can fake it though as they have to integrate with real services and we monitor it actively. That's the whole point of using a 3rd party. But curious to known why you thought it would be fake?

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by jjj123 »

kulkarniankita wrote: post #22
cylinderthought wrote: post #16

people can easily made a fake one + no one is gonna believe it, tho sometimes it does work

No one can fake it though as they have to integrate with real services and we monitor it actively. That's the whole point of using a 3rd party. But curious to known why you thought it would be fake?

The op meant someone can make their own component that’s fake. Not that they’d send fake data to your service.

And there’s no way to distinguish a component that uses your real social proof from someone else’s fake social proof.

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by beAbU »

kulkarniankita wrote: post #21
beAbU wrote: post #15

I've seen similar 'innovations' on other e-commerce sites. There is zero reason for me to believe that the statistic it's showing is real, and my first reaction is always to try and dismiss/remove it because it's distracting. I'm slowly developing a new form of banner-blindness for all things present in a website's "gadget layer" - that place where all 3rd party add-ons go that actually hurt the user's experience. I'…

thank you for your feedback! It does connect to real integrations though so wanted to ask you what can we do to build your trust? It genuinely helps show live momentum.

I believe you. I'm probably the worst type of buyer to answer these questions. I don't do fomo-based shopping at all.

Whn I buy something I buy entirely based on it's merit alone.

Sorry!

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by kulkarniankita »

beAbU wrote: post #26
kulkarniankita wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

thank you for your feedback! It does connect to real integrations though so wanted to ask you what can we do to build your trust? It genuinely helps show live momentum.

I believe you. I'm probably the worst type of buyer to answer these questions. I don't do fomo-based shopping at all. Whn I buy something I buy entirely based on it's merit alone. Sorry!

Gotcha! Do you also find the testimonials fake on the site?? I find it sometimes as friends help each other and I want to know how the product really is

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by kulkarniankita »

jjj123 wrote: post #25
kulkarniankita wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one can fake it though as they have to integrate with real services and we monitor it actively. That's the whole point of using a 3rd party. But curious to known why you thought it would be fake?

The op meant someone can make their own component that’s fake. Not that they’d send fake data to your service. And there’s no way to distinguish a component that uses your real social proof from someone else’s fake social proof.

Gotcha, We added a verified by ProofyBubble text there but Do you think there’s a better way to distinguish?

Re: Show HN: I made a toast that shows what visitors are doing in real-time

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Post by beAbU »

kulkarniankita wrote: post #28
beAbU wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe you. I'm probably the worst type of buyer to answer these questions. I don't do fomo-based shopping at all. Whn I buy something I buy entirely based on it's merit alone. Sorry!

Gotcha! Do you also find the testimonials fake on the site?? I find it sometimes as friends help each other and I want to know how the product really is

I'd say its about 50/50 for me encountering testimonials that come accross as clearly fake. These are most easy to spot where the seller is hyper local, but the reviews are from obviously not local-sounding names. But then I do come accross testimonials that appear legit, and they do help with my buying decisions.

I would often rely on a Google review of the seller to determine whether or not it's an outright scam, and for hobby related stuff I might rely on forums where fellow forum goers might recommend a specific product/service.

So basically for me personally I would prefer independent 3rd party ratings/reviews/recommendations, but at this point I'm even a bit allergic to things like trustpilot, as I fear for incentives that are profit aligned rather than customer trust aligned.

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