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Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

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Post by vnchr »

pud wrote: post #7

I like this. One thing I would add, is the ability for users to submit a YouTube URL (add a new video). For example, Mitch Hedberg[1] is my favorite comedian. I'd like to submit a clip of his in hopes you'll match me with women who like it. Plus, your job is easier when people are submitting content (you'll need some vetting process probably). Plus, you can show people stats on the videos they upload. And "here are a…

This sounds like a great added feature. Added feature opportunities like this seem important to make this app just that...more than a feature.

I'd hate to see existing Match sites run with your idea as-is. Seems like added depth created by a more tailored experience (this above feature as an excellent example) would help you differentiate significantly enough to be significant on a standalone basis.

tl;dr Steal this^ feature idea before Match, etc., steal yours.

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

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Post by reledi »

tptacek wrote: post #13

OT: Get out of the habit of saying "I built this in 3 days". Most of the time, people say that because they're nervous about being judged. Ironically, "I built this in 3 days" probably exclusively attracts the kind of attention that benchmarks and judges what you built; either way, it's hard to see how it constructively promotes anything you're doing or planning to do. Get used to people tearing you down. HN is full…

Perhaps the title has been edited. How do you know this was built in three days?

If I built something decent in three days, I would mention the time frame to boast, not as an excuse. That's also how I imagine most people mean it.

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

#43

Post by tptacek »

reledi wrote: post #42
tptacek wrote: post #13

OT: Get out of the habit of saying "I built this in 3 days". Most of the time, people say that because they're nervous about being judged. Ironically, "I built this in 3 days" probably exclusively attracts the kind of attention that benchmarks and judges what you built; either way, it's hard to see how it constructively promotes anything you're doing or planning to do. Get used to people tearing you down. HN is full…

Perhaps the title has been edited. How do you know this was built in three days? If I built something decent in three days, I would mention the time frame to boast, not as an excuse. That's also how I imagine most people mean it.

The title was edited.

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

#44

Post by haon99 »

tptacek wrote: post #43
reledi wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps the title has been edited. How do you know this was built in three days? If I built something decent in three days, I would mention the time frame to boast, not as an excuse. That's also how I imagine most people mean it.

The title was edited.

Not by me. All comments/criticism appreciated. Original title read "Show HN: LaughMatch (MVP built in ~3 days)"

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

#45

Post by frozenport »

tptacek wrote: post #13

OT: Get out of the habit of saying "I built this in 3 days". Most of the time, people say that because they're nervous about being judged. Ironically, "I built this in 3 days" probably exclusively attracts the kind of attention that benchmarks and judges what you built; either way, it's hard to see how it constructively promotes anything you're doing or planning to do. Get used to people tearing you down. HN is full…

Another point, days don't translate to effort or even time.

I had to bring up a php site in 3 days. I charged 55 hours in 3 days.

Another time, life was slow and we were benchmarking long runs. I worked less then 40 hours in those 7 days.

Days!=time_spent

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

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Post by AYBABTME »

Hey there. Few things that I think could be improved:

1. The slider could have a wider (in height) clickable area, I find it hard to click. Make it fatter a bit.

2. When I decide whether I find a video funny or not, I then click vote and the video changes to a new one. I did that a couple of time and I was still in the middle of a video, I would have preferred if the vote was registered but that I could keep watching the video, and then click an arrow or something when I want to watch the next one.

3. I put a bogus postal code, so I can't use the "Meet people" feature. Would be nice if I could see my "laugh profile" and see people with a similar profile, without having to be geographically within 20 miles. Or let the search use different conditions, as 20 miles is kind of random.

4. Also, it's nothing major but, the rest of the world doesn't use imperial units.

I'll update as I find more.

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

#47

Post by SatvikBeri »

Great idea! However, when I signed up, the first clip I found was 7 minutes long. Based on that it would take quite a while to build up any sort of useful profile. Some sort of screening questions might be helpful, e.g. do you have a morbid sense of humor? Do you generally like these comedians? Etc.

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

#48

Post by namank »

Make the smilies clickable.

Unless you expect your users to make an in-between choice (in that case, making the smilies clickable will go against what you want)

Re: Show HN: LaughMatch

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Post by pajju »

tptacek wrote: post #43
reledi wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps the title has been edited. How do you know this was built in three days? If I built something decent in three days, I would mention the time frame to boast, not as an excuse. That's also how I imagine most people mean it.

The title was edited.

I don't much like HN feature allowing editing title and comments.
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