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Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by mpeg »

kriro wrote: post #117
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...

As a counterpoint of sorts: I have no idea how hard it is to type stuff in Asian languages but voice chat messages seem to be very popular in many parts of Asia (specifically China with WeChat).

Voice messages are massive everywhere in Asia though, even in places where they mostly use latin alphabets or English like Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines ...

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by amelius »

richard___ wrote: post #63

Couple 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…

Another problem might be that you can't use this at work without disturbing coworkers, or wearing a headphone.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by ameesdotme »

Next to the comments made by other users, it seems like the app just uploaded my address book without explicitly asking me. This was a really scary situation and resulted in an instant uninstall to hopefully stop it from uploading.

Not the way to handle this.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by Disruptive_Dave »

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.

Yes, I was also confused by what that video was meant to tell me, the viewer. It seemed like you guys got in a room, watched the Dollar Shave Club video, and tried to figure out how to "do something like that" while also trying out any plausible way to get a girl in a tank top on there. All of that distracted me from whatever benefits / values the video might have intended to promote. Right from the get-go I felt lost at the stapler-in-jello thing. I'd actually make an argument that 90% of the time a regular (non-comedian) person tells me a story about something funny/interesting/"crazy" that happened it falls wildly short because "you had to be there."

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by Kiro »

dl_terp wrote: post #62
throwanem wrote: post #60

Earlier 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 just think it was ridiculous. "I want to be a tech billionare so I can help sexual abuse victims! Give me your money!".

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by Disruptive_Dave »

rabbyte wrote: post #34
duckarmada wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

ya my feedback isn't about the app itself so much as how the site undermines itself at every turn. the more relatable comic is buried under a tab. it derides the mess that is social media but then says "Does your best story have what it takes?" with a share link to Facebook. it boxes you into a minute with the reason being that otherwise it would turn into a "snooze fest" while also saying the point of the app is to…

> that said I don't mean to be negative just to point out that there is a flurry of mixed messages here in regard to use cases for the app. I get the impression they're not settled on the problem their solving.

I think this is the biggest takeaway. It's really difficult to nail messaging down as founders. You're just too damn close to the product and you have all these stories you want to tell, so the default is to tell all of them, usually getting "too cute" along the way. I'd push these guys to really focus on concise, clear explanation of what this product is (how it works, why you should try it). Everything else - like the motivations behind building it - should be secondary. Within 3-5 seconds of visiting the homepage I should know what this thing does.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by pagnol »

amelius wrote: post #133
richard___ wrote: post #63

Couple 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…

Another problem might be that you can't use this at work without disturbing coworkers, or wearing a headphone.

Their premium accounts come with speech-to-text.

Re: Show HN: An audio only social network

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Post by fao_ »

pagnol wrote: post #139
amelius wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another problem might be that you can't use this at work without disturbing coworkers, or wearing a headphone.

Their premium accounts come with speech-to-text.

Then why use it in the first place? The entire point is that it's audio driven :P
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