Obvious Corp. backed Branch comes out of private beta

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 9:49 PM UTC

btucker wrote: post #9

This is pretty great: https://img.skitch.com/20120813-1iq1gk3ymwrguhy8qe3qi4192s.j...

Post by wmf » Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 10:01 PM UTC

natrius wrote: post #11

akanet wrote: post #8

I'm not sure how any of the highlighted features really promote intimacy or quality in conversation.

Let's ignore how they're pitching the service. I've participated in a Branch[1], and as a replacement for Twitter conversations, it is extraordinary. That's enough for me to keep the bookmarklet handy. [1] http://branch.com/b/for-years-news-developers-have-debated-t...

Post by tarr11 » Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 10:08 PM UTC

btucker wrote: post #9

This is pretty great: https://img.skitch.com/20120813-1iq1gk3ymwrguhy8qe3qi4192s.j...

Post by look_lookatme » Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 10:11 PM UTC

jessepollak wrote: post #7

staunch wrote: post #2

Featured branches: http://www.branch.com/featured (sign in required) Examples (no sign in required): http://branch.com/b/barack-obama-the-second-time-around http://branch.com/b/alternatives-to-the-boyscouts http://branch.com/b/buying-equity-in-people-what-do-you-thin...

This is unrelated to the actual product, but it's interesting that they'd choose to feature that branch on Obama. While a lot of the other branches seem to be highly informed discussions among experts who supply real evidence, that conversation seems shallow at best, very uniformed at the worst. Seemed more like a discussion you'd find in a Facebook comment thread and less like the conversations branch wants to foste…

Post by olalonde » Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 10:22 PM UTC

btucker wrote: post #9

This is pretty great: https://img.skitch.com/20120813-1iq1gk3ymwrguhy8qe3qi4192s.j...