I launched http://websocket.us/ to tell people about WebSocket. Unlike its competitor, websocket.org, it's not for profit.
Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won't become profitable?
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#42The iPad needed animated GIF creation, but nobody wants to pay for one.
http://gifpl.us
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#43https://www.blossom.io
because we haven't implemented payment yet :D
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#44Made http://omgyoutube.herokuapp.com. Had no intentions of making a profit, though.
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#45I started a Brooklyn based website listing (http://brooklyncoded.com) and meetup (http://meetup.brooklyncoded.com) for coders. It's more about the meetup now. I am currently accepting applications to be listed on the site. When there are enough I will publish the list.
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#46I built http://www.giftstrong.com/ that pulls the 100 top rated products from Amazon. It was built over a weekend to experiment with the Yii PHP framework and because I wanted to see what the list looked like (wasn't disappointed, there's some surprising stuff on there - like how Braveheart on DVD is mankind's greatest accomplishment according to Amazon). I was considering promoting it as a quick way to find gifts fo…
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#47We launched an open source web app that creates a social network around every bus stop in our region. It got us lots of press but is offered free to the region, and to any other municipality with transit info in GTFS format. We loved working on it and love seeing people posting comments. Details at http://denimandsteel.com/work/this-is-our-stop and repo at https://github.com/denimandsteel/thisisourstop
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#48I launched http://hackershelf.com on Valentine's Day. It stayed on the frontpage for a little more than a day - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3589963. Save for a few Flattrs, haven't made a cent from it, though that was never the plan. I have, however, met a bunch of interesting people because of it, received a job offer, an investment offer and a few advertising inquiries. Learning alot from the experience :)
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#49I updated my circa 2007 website design last week to a more modernized look based on twitter bootstrap and my sales plummeted. Does that count?
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#50We started TimePanel (http://timepanel.net) this year. I love building apps, and always wanted a really fast, simple way to track time and invoice. TimePanel is the result of taking the small, private app I've always used for that and deciding to build it into a product with speed and simplicity being primary goals.
Its 3rd beta update was released in May, and we're hoping to launch very soon. While its technically not profitable, it does have a small # of users, and we still have the payment system to hook up.
Despite it being very young, building it has been an incredible amount of work, and one of the most enjoyable experiences I've ever had.