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Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp »

cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #40

Man, while I admire your story, this is not how you advertise your app. "I'm building this because I want to fight sex trafficking"?? It just confuses potential users what the hell this app is for. I actually read the whole story, it's a good story, but in the end i was left puzzled (Is this app for reporting sex traffickers to the authorities in audio messages?) AND kind of annoyed that I spent the time reading the…

Thanks for this feedback. I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front (as opposed to which one you must click on in order to read).

Sorry for the unnecessary frustration!

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp »

manmal wrote: post #38
dl_terp wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So in your opinion, I should make the "What is Currently" the front one, and the "Why I Built It" one as the background/secondary? Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

Nah it has flair. I find it charming, and the comic about sexual trafficking really got me. Keep it up!

I'm thinking I'm going to change it, because some others have pointed out that, if you come at the comic thinking you're going to get the reason behind the app itself, it's misleading. But I'll keep it as the secondary one you can click on :)

Thanks for the great feedback guys! You all rock! As I've said before, tshirts all around! (to those who want them and use the app) ;)

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by hellbanner »

jonheller wrote: post #20

This is one of the best app landing pages I've seen in a long time. Though I have to admit I haven't even watched the video at the top, the rest of the page gets straight to the point clearly explaining and demonstrating the app, and the comics at the end are wonderful. Also, I can't believe I haven't seen this social network idea executed before. Seems at least like one worth exploring.

Well, WeChat supported group chat with Audio over a decade ago. It wasn't exactly a "follow" model but you could be apart of multiple groups with varying members and post audio messages, GPS coordinates (eg when meeting up), text, video, etc.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by graedus »

codingmonkey23 wrote: post #13

Here in germany I have never seen anyone using the audio feature of their instant messenger until I moved to Berlin. I now see people in the subway using WhatsApp to just send voice messages back and fourth, all the time. So as a vim-user-kind-of-guy, I don't get it - but there seems to be a demand for this kind of communication. Oh, right - and there is snapchat. Also don't get it. Maybe I'm just getting old...

> I now see people in the subway using WhatsApp to just send voice messages back and fourth, all the time.

This is popular in Buenos Aires as well.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp »

nerdponx wrote: post #31
codingmonkey23 wrote: post #13

Here in germany I have never seen anyone using the audio feature of their instant messenger until I moved to Berlin. I now see people in the subway using WhatsApp to just send voice messages back and fourth, all the time. So as a vim-user-kind-of-guy, I don't get it - but there seems to be a demand for this kind of communication. Oh, right - and there is snapchat. Also don't get it. Maybe I'm just getting old...

Don't worry, I'm young and I still don't get it except as a novelty.

One of the original things for me is the combination of "low barrier to entry" (time between having the idea/story and getting it out there) vs. "value of entry"

These days, text based content is very low on "value" (thus why we scroll past many text heavy things on current social media) but video is very high on "barrier to entry" as most people have to record quite a few times, make sure they look good, etc.

My goal was to use audio to make it quick to get ideas/stories up there, but that people would see them as higher value (for example, I can hear the southern twang from some of my old college friends)

So I'd personally fight the word "novelty" but I might be a bit biased ;)

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by evincarofautumn »

adityar wrote: post #28
evincarofautumn wrote: post #5

I’ve wanted to build something like this for a while, down to the 1-minute length restriction and follow/reply interaction. (And to go with it, a small low-power smartphone without a screen!) The main thing that stopped me was that I was working at Facebook when I came up with it. However, I probably won’t be using this for one reason: waves are ephemeral, deleted from their servers after a week.

this is snapchat for audio (longer decay timeline) - to coin a "X for Y" - nothing wrong with it and actually quite liberating.

Right, it’s not bad, just not what I want to use—what I had in mind was more like Twitter for audio, which this could be if not for that feature.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by TACIXAT »

dl_terp wrote: post #16
evincarofautumn wrote: post #5

I’ve wanted to build something like this for a while, down to the 1-minute length restriction and follow/reply interaction. (And to go with it, a small low-power smartphone without a screen!) The main thing that stopped me was that I was working at Facebook when I came up with it. However, I probably won’t be using this for one reason: waves are ephemeral, deleted from their servers after a week.

May I ask why having the waves deleted after a week is such a disappointment to you? (And if anyone else thinks the same?) I'd love to know your thoughts / reasonings behind this statement.

I screenshot and save just about every Snapchat between my girlfriend and I. A lot of them are great pictures of our dogs, memories from vacations, a lot of junk but sentimental junk. At least have a feature to save your own waves, then maybe something enabled to allow your friends to save your waves. Maybe your friend tells a great story, you save it, they pass away, what a great memory to have of someone.

Edit: Just downloaded it and see that you can save waves. Nice.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by FlorianRappl »

codingmonkey23 wrote: post #13

Here in germany I have never seen anyone using the audio feature of their instant messenger until I moved to Berlin. I now see people in the subway using WhatsApp to just send voice messages back and fourth, all the time. So as a vim-user-kind-of-guy, I don't get it - but there seems to be a demand for this kind of communication. Oh, right - and there is snapchat. Also don't get it. Maybe I'm just getting old...

I am seeing this phenomenon as well. People explain to me that this is shorter than typing yet less obtrusive than talking. Strange times!

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by RickS »

FlorianRappl wrote: post #48
codingmonkey23 wrote: post #13

Here in germany I have never seen anyone using the audio feature of their instant messenger until I moved to Berlin. I now see people in the subway using WhatsApp to just send voice messages back and fourth, all the time. So as a vim-user-kind-of-guy, I don't get it - but there seems to be a demand for this kind of communication. Oh, right - and there is snapchat. Also don't get it. Maybe I'm just getting old...

I am seeing this phenomenon as well. People explain to me that this is shorter than typing yet less obtrusive than talking. Strange times!

Yep - I do this all the time, where polite (not on the bus, for example). I'm often having serious conversations over text and don't want to break the cadence, but also walking briskly downtown where typing 120 words would significantly slow me down. The glitches in voice-to-text are tolerable and worth the speed gain.
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