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Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by potatolicious »

brc wrote: post #61
sudonim wrote: post #8

Kudos for releasing the app! IMHO, Unless you're married, don't put your relationship status on FB. Set it as hidden, or say nothing. When things change, and in life they do... the people from whom you don't want to hear are the first to notice and / or comment on it.

Depending on your SO - you might not get that chance. It's not a problem I'm likely to get but I can just imagine the question 'why haven't you updated me as your girlfriend on facebook?'

It beats the alternative: why are you still marked as "single" on Facebook?

If you just leave it off, you can at least make a case out of principle for it.

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by aw3c2 »

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #72

One little suggestion: If two people select themselves, why wait until they breakup?

If you mean that the site should say "X is monitoring you", that would be a big privacy issue since one could simply select all friends and see who is interested in oneselves.

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by JanezStupar »

theli0nheart wrote: post #4
kersny wrote: post #3

I literally laughed out loud when I saw this... great project. I'd start checking the Twilio blog ( http://blog.twilio.com/ ) for contests and implement their API to do SMS and Call notifications, you might win something.

Hahah, thanks :) With SMS & Call notifications, this could get really out of control. Just imagine...a hot girl you like ends her relationship, and with the Twilio API, Breakup Notifier automatically sets up a "rebound call". Beginning to fear for my morals.

And imagine how cool you will be when you bomb her with phone calls along with 120 other men (80 of which are in a relationship) - at the same time.

Not saying it wouldn't be successful tho.

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by tjpick »

sudonim wrote: post #8

Kudos for releasing the app! IMHO, Unless you're married, don't put your relationship status on FB. Set it as hidden, or say nothing. When things change, and in life they do... the people from whom you don't want to hear are the first to notice and / or comment on it.

Is marriage more stable than other forms of relationship?

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by wladimir »

ilteris wrote: post #60

I was thinking of building a similar app. it auto posts to your friends wall on their birthdays. New level in automated relationships.

Yes, wouldn't it be great if mundane stuff such as maintaining relationships was automated, so that we could focus on the fun and interesting things in life.

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by AndyKelley »

bwaldorf wrote: post #74
AndyKelley wrote: post #58

It's cool to support gay people and all, but if I'm straight I shouldn't have to look at all the dudes when I'm clicking who I'm interested in.

Worst HN comment ever.

Huh? There's several hundred people on that list for me. It took 5 minutes to scroll through and decide which ones to click. It could have taken 2.5 minutes. Clearly this is desirable? If not, please explain.

Re: Show HN: Breakup Notifier

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Post by josephcooney »

huntero wrote: post #34
redthrowaway wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That does sound damned cool, but would facebook give you access to that information?

I think that profile viewing habits would play the biggest role, which only FB has access to.

I think we could all speculate for ages about what the biggest factors would be, but it would be just that -speculation.
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