Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#1

Post by bretthardin » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 12:50 AM UTC

Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike
trollblock.com

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#2

Post by bretthardin » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 12:50 AM UTC

Startup Weekend Project!

Reason you should use it? By default you receive everyones posts. It's up to you to block who and what you don't want to see.

Check it out! Thanks.

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

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Post by Finbarr » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:02 AM UTC

We built this during Startup Weekend San Jose this weekend. It's built on node.js, socket.io, mongodb, redis and knockoutjs on the front end. Check it out - social networking in reverse!

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#4

Post by Forrest7778 » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:03 AM UTC

I think it would be funny if you started out blocked by everyone since you are the owner, sort of a joke at Tom from Myspace.

And that's an interested idea, how do you think user growth will affect this model?

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#5

Post by gsivil » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:04 AM UTC

The way your HN title is written it makes your project look like a fb plug in or somthing. You may be more direct in what is your interesting project about.

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#6

Post by elliottcarlson » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:04 AM UTC

It sounds interesting, however the dependency on Facebook makes me not want to even try it. What about it requires Facebook integration?

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

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Post by drp4929 » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:05 AM UTC

Finally!

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#8

Post by bretthardin » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:07 AM UTC

elliottcarlson wrote: post #6

It sounds interesting, however the dependency on Facebook makes me not want to even try it. What about it requires Facebook integration?

We just needed it for faster integration. And we want to steal market share from FB. :)

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

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Post by courtewing » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:07 AM UTC

I would definitely try it if for no other reason than the novelty. But I don't enjoy logging into facebook to check facebook... much less logging into facebook to check some other social networking site.

Cool idea, though.

Re: Show HN: TrollBlock, It's Okay to Dislike

#10

Post by bretthardin » Mon, Jan 30, 2012, 1:09 AM UTC

Forrest7778 wrote: post #4

I think it would be funny if you started out blocked by everyone since you are the owner, sort of a joke at Tom from Myspace. And that's an interested idea, how do you think user growth will affect this model?

No idea. We are playing with it and figure it out.