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Re: Show HN: Screech - Tweet your answers to real questions

#21

I think http://www.lazytweet.com/ is a similar idea that has been around for a while but never got especially popular, maybe there is something you can learn from it.

I went looking for something that existed when I first set out, and I didn't come across this - thanks for the pointer.

Re: Show HN: Screech - Tweet your answers to real questions

#22

I think http://www.lazytweet.com/ is a similar idea that has been around for a while but never got especially popular, maybe there is something you can learn from it.

I went looking for something that existed when I first set out, and I didn't come across this - thanks for the pointer.

I guess what you can learn from that is "write some copy that is easy to google ASAP" :)

Re: Show HN: Screech - Tweet your answers to real questions

#23

I think http://www.lazytweet.com/ is a similar idea that has been around for a while but never got especially popular, maybe there is something you can learn from it.

I went looking for something that existed when I first set out, and I didn't come across this - thanks for the pointer.

http://youasked.it/ Answer random questions from people on Twitter

Re: Show HN: Screech - Tweet your answers to real questions

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I also liked the idea. One way to ask questions would be using a hashtag (#screech?). So questions that use the hash would have a better chance of being selected. It would be nice if you could choose some keywords to filter the questions in your area of expertise.

It's so strange that you say that - I actually initially coded it with this exact idea in mind! The only reason I pivoted to regex queries was that in its initial stage, I would have no questions to serve up - but I think #screech is subtle enough to be integrated when the userbase is there! Thanks again for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

I think the suggestion is that you first look for questions with the hashtag and then if you don't find any look for questions the way you currently are. That way a small user base can make use of the feature but for everyone else it stays the same.

You should also take a look at youasked.it. They're very similar. I think giving the user a chance to filter questions by topic is a very key feature that is missing right now from your implementation.

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