I had finally listened to my last voice mail some time ago. What's old is new again.
Show HN: An audio only social network
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Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
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!
> I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front Good call. Maybe back off a little more than that, even. So I'm reading your page and liking what I see. I would like to know more. Here's a thing that might have more information, so I click it. Now I'm reading a surprisingly affecting comic about a kid who's been sexually abused and the fight against sex slavery. My mental and emotional associations with yo…
may I ask if others feel this way? My sharing this is because I think it's an important part of the story and why we created Currently, but I don't want it to have a "dark aura" around the app by any means.
Does anyone else agree with the above sentiment?
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#63Couple things:
1. The sexual abuse story is unrelated to your app and feels like you're trying to guilt the customer into using it. The best way to support victims would be to donate directly to the NGO not use your app, and therefore this story seems like a disingenuous marketing strategy.
2. The problem with audio only social network is there's no way to "skim" things. There's no guarantee that the audio story a user clicks on will be interesting, and by the time the user figures out its not, you've just wasted 60s of his life and he's angry and wants to delete your app.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
They're referring to voice to... voice, i.e. small recorded messages, not voice-to-text. It's a feature of whatsapp and assumedly other messengers.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 goa…
AFAIK, current social media (direct messaging may be a little different) perceived value is roughly video > still image > text >> audio.
AFAICT, the fact that it's not visually skimmable seems to be the reason audio is far behind.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#66I was hoping that the interface would be audio as well
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#67Couple things: 1. The sexual abuse story is unrelated to your app and feels like you're trying to guilt the customer into using it. The best way to support victims would be to donate directly to the NGO not use your app, and therefore this story seems like a disingenuous marketing strategy. 2. The problem with audio only social network is there's no way to "skim" things. There's no guarantee that the audio story a us…
So for #2, I think that this is where you need to be selective on who you follow. It won't be a Facebook where you have hundreds of people. Rather more like 15 or 20 people you really care about and like their stories. I think that's the niche that an audio only social network could fill.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#68I was hoping that the interface would be audio as well
Unfortunately not, but we're working very hard right now so that iOS's voice over works flawlessly throughout the app. That way the blind and visually impaired community can use it as well.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#69Looks interesting. Have you gotten this submitted to Product Hunt?
I haven't yet. It's on the to-do list though. I might try to do it tonight.
Re: Show HN: An audio only social network
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I'll switch which of the 2 stories shows up at the front Good call. Maybe back off a little more than that, even. So I'm reading your page and liking what I see. I would like to know more. Here's a thing that might have more information, so I click it. Now I'm reading a surprisingly affecting comic about a kid who's been sexually abused and the fight against sex slavery. My mental and emotional associations with yo…
may I ask if others feel this way? My sharing this is because I think it's an important part of the story and why we created Currently, but I don't want it to have a "dark aura" around the app by any means. Does anyone else agree with the above sentiment?
I don't feel a "dark aura", but I do feel this story is irrelevant to your product's marketing page. I'd put this story away (maybe in a blog post) from newcomers who only want to figure out what's the app can do for them, not for you.