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Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:37 PM UTC

doke01 wrote: post #18

Built something very similar for the web using widgets back in 2006-7, along the time twitter was taking off. iPhones were just coming on the scene and there was no app ecosystem yet so we built one of the most advanced flash widgets ever. It worked amazingly well, but we just couldn't get the traction needed at the time. Overall, i think the timing was off. I've seen many similar ideas over the years ,but yours is t…

I'd absolutely love to! Darren@currentlyapp.io is my email. I appreciate the offer

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:38 PM UTC

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.

You just made my day! We put a lot of work into that landing page.

Please let me know if there is anything you think we should add to 2.0, and please download the app and try us out. Appreciate you!

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:40 PM UTC

anateus wrote: post #9

Reminds me of party lines and voice bulletin boards, perhaps created without awareness of them?

I haven't heard of these, (so you're right, created without awareness of them ;)

Could you send over some links so I could get further ideas and have a better understanding of the competitive landscape?

Thanks!

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by superquest » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:40 PM UTC

Quite similar to http://ense.nyc/ from Venmo founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail ...

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:41 PM UTC

austinmid1 wrote: post #19

Very cool! Super stoked about this.

Austin, if you (or anyone else on here) sign up and send me your tshirt size and address (Darren@currentlyapp.io) I'd love to send you some swag for checking us out and repping the product. :) (oh and these are nice Tee's, not Gildan ;)

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:43 PM UTC

adityar wrote: post #3

Sounds nice - hope I don't get stuck in a recording loop to get it just right - like the perfect answering machine message

As of now (maybe in 2.0) we actually don't have a way for you to listen to your wave before you submit it in order to fight this "perfection anxiety". We want to try to be organic in this hyper filtered / photoshopped world as possible. It bothers some people but seems to be freeing to others :)

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 8:51 PM UTC

superquest wrote: post #24

Quite similar to http://ense.nyc/ from Venmo founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail ...

Thanks for this! I'll definitely check it out! Are there any features that ense.nyc has that you wish we had?

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by adityar » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 9:09 PM UTC

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.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by yellowapple » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 9:09 PM UTC

shuntress wrote: post #11

sdegutis wrote: post #7

Remember when people used to visit the people they care to listen to, and would actually sit down, and physically listen to them? But now our lives are too busy and filled with non-stop schedules so we just don't have time anymore. And even if we did have time, we'd feel like we were wasting time. We're missing something vital in life with all this technology running it for us. I think this app is inspired by the dev…

Many of the people I care to listen to live far enough away from me that to 'actually sit down, and physically listen to them' is a multi-day endeavor.

Not to mention either expensive (whether in terms of fuel for private transportation or fare for public/quasi-private transportation), hazardous (hitchhiking, "on a freight train leaving town / not knowin' where I'm bound", etc.), or way more than a multi-day endeavor (walking/bicycling/etc.).

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by dl_terp » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 9:18 PM UTC

duckarmada wrote: post #10

rabbyte wrote: post #6

watching that promo video the value proposition is you get to hear about all the dick moves your friends are pulling on each other. edit- read the comic, I'm even more confused.

Well, there's one comic that is his motivations for building the app, which while admirable, but I'm not sure if appealing to my pathos makes me want to use the app any more than I would have otherwise. The other comic is better directed at why I/you might want to use it.

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?