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Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by reaperducer »

chrisco255 wrote: post #14

Great work on the app! I haven't used it yet, as I'm reluctant to download an app or even sign up for an app without a clear demo of how it works. The video on the landing page explains the principles of the app (circles, privacy, etc) but it doesn't show how it works in practice. As someone who also abhors social media, how is this different from those experiences? How are the circles managed? How are my posts and f…

Great work on the app! I haven't used it yet

These two statements don't go with one another.

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by stazz1 »

The-Bus wrote: post #59

Not to rain on your specific parade but I think enough "sharing" options have emerged (whether through regular chat, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, let alone existing social networks) that I'm not sure what this is trying to solve. Looking at your first five features on the landing page: I already have a set of grouped contacts across different apps ( Circles, Private Interactions) all with encryption (Encrypted Posts) a…

Just go try it out?

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by jstrafy »

newswasboring wrote: post #22

I know its frowned upon in HN to talk monetization early, but if I am not the product, how do you plan to sustain and grow this? I believe social media inherently has only one product, social interactions. If you users are not being charged, they are the product. Do you plan to charge content creators? Do you plan to charge for premium features? I ask because otherwise it might just go the way of Google+ and disappea…

Thanks for the comment. Having an FAQ would have been a nice way to cover this as it seems you're not the only one!

We plan to monetise through paid premium features, none of which have been included in the first public version of the product. So previously didn't think it was relevant to talk monetisation!

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by tallanvor »

jstrafy wrote: post #54
tallanvor wrote: post #9

Syncing contacts from my phone is a hard no even from established companies -- there's just way too much potential for abuse. An unknown individual wanting this screams scam. But let's assume for the moment that you aren't running a contact harvesting scam... I hardly use Facebook and I'm very particular about who I add on there. I actually go back and remove people I don't interact with or who create noise --I want…

I can understand the hesitation, it's something we'll consider changing back or making opt-in. Thanks for the grace there, and that's a problem we are solving. You might have X contacts on Circles but you're only going to see from those you have placed in a circle. So only content from people you actually want to see from. In terms of syncing contacts, we don't store any contact book information on our servers. We pa…

> In terms of syncing contacts, we don't store any contact book information on our servers.

But... Again, you expect me to trust you. And if I don't trust Facebook or other well-known contacts to use my contacts appropriately, why would I trust what appears to be two random individuals in the UK to not retain that information? Are we supposed to forget the lessons of the past with all of the apps that have used our data inappropriately?

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by stazz1 »

newswasboring wrote: post #22

I know its frowned upon in HN to talk monetization early, but if I am not the product, how do you plan to sustain and grow this? I believe social media inherently has only one product, social interactions. If you users are not being charged, they are the product. Do you plan to charge content creators? Do you plan to charge for premium features? I ask because otherwise it might just go the way of Google+ and disappea…

> frowned upon in HN to talk monetization early,

it is?

Would you pay for a subscription to a social network without ads? Doesn't seem too far from an actuality

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by djbusby »

stazz1 wrote: post #62
The-Bus wrote: post #59

Not to rain on your specific parade but I think enough "sharing" options have emerged (whether through regular chat, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, let alone existing social networks) that I'm not sure what this is trying to solve. Looking at your first five features on the landing page: I already have a set of grouped contacts across different apps ( Circles, Private Interactions) all with encryption (Encrypted Posts) a…

Just go try it out?

How to try a social-sharing-network thing without the social-network?

All that does is share content with nobody. To what? Practice pressing the share button in yet-another app? (I'm sure the workflow is common as the others)

Re: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?

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Post by sgt »

jstrafy wrote: post #46
sgt wrote: post #39

What would be the major difference be between this and the Facebook functionality where you choose who you share with?

Great question. The major difference is that you need to add people to Circles to see from and share to them, the entire UX is focused on Circles. Often people don't use the list feature on Facebook because a core product assumption of Facebook is that everyone you add is your friend, and lists are not a priority in the Facebook experience. The Facebook sharing experience is also centred around engagement, where more…

You're brave taking on this task. Many have failed.. or messed up as they were succeeding.

I recently stopped using Instagram because it was filling up with nonsense. Also they push features in your face that you don't really want to use. Facebook is also a sad story. But for some reason we keep returning. We're like little rats in an experiment, waiting for our next endorphin jolt.

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