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Re: Show HN: Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius

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Post by icebraining »

cheiVia0 wrote: post #8

How does this work? Broadcast a really strong WiFi signal?

Usually on similar apps the messages go to their servers (over 3/4G) along with your location info, and then they re-route it back to all the users whose reported location is close to yours.

An exception was FireChat, which built a mesh network using the Bluetooh & Wifi-based connectivity API provided by iOS called "Multipeer Connectivity Framework", so you could talk to someone far away as long as there were other users between you, which served as routers.

Re: Show HN: Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius

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Post by theveloped »

Jamieee wrote: post #9

So like YikYak, but not based on campus and before they ruined it?

I believe YikYak is based on threads/comments right? The main difference is that my app is more like one big local chatbox.

The initial idea was to achieve the atmosphere we used to have in (Dutch) public transport. Everyone could participate/listen to a couple of public conversations being held.

Re: Show HN: Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius

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Post by annnnd »

theveloped wrote: post #5
Freak_NL wrote: post #4

The about, privacy, and terms links are all dead. Is this an open protocol/api or a closed environment? It looks like a commercially backed app. What is the business model here? Paid access or advertising?

The "privacy" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/privacy ) and "terms" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/terms ) should give you two static pdf's. On my side it's only the "about" link that is dead (will be my personal website). If "privacy"/"terms" really don't work on your side let me know! As of now there is no commercial backing what so ever. It's mealy a side-project that finally got finished. And for now there is also…

Privacy:

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Re: Show HN: Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius

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Post by bresc »

theveloped wrote: post #2

Let me know what you guys think. The app was made to get people talking again to the people around them. I threw in automatically generated anonymous nicknames to lower the initial barrier a bit. Any advise on how to market/keep people engaged are most welcome.

I think you are "over quota"

Re: Show HN: Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius

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Post by Jaruzel »

fode wrote: post #11

Please update that 2015 Copyright

The date in a Copyright notice is the date of first Copyright for the works. You do not update it to the current year. However, some sites do suffix the current year as well (e.g. 2012-2016), although that's not required as it's already implied (by dint of displaying the notice in the first place).

See -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_notice#Form_of_notic...

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