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Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by jokab »

LordAtlas wrote: post #25
thesephist wrote: post #16

Hey all :) creator here (and yes, you can reach me at linus@heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com). Was talking with a friend last night and I bought this domain on a whim because I thought it would be funny. And then spent a couple hours making this landing page and it's since turned into this elaborate joke. Hope it added something to your day~ haha

If I may make a suggestion, redirect the Rickroll link through a "/reserve" link on your site so it's not immediately obvious on mouse hover.

I clicked all three buttons and enjoyed the song 3 times. I dont care

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by ralphstodomingo »

LordAtlas wrote: post #25
thesephist wrote: post #16

Hey all :) creator here (and yes, you can reach me at linus@heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com). Was talking with a friend last night and I bought this domain on a whim because I thought it would be funny. And then spent a couple hours making this landing page and it's since turned into this elaborate joke. Hope it added something to your day~ haha

If I may make a suggestion, redirect the Rickroll link through a "/reserve" link on your site so it's not immediately obvious on mouse hover.

I saw on hover where it would lead to, but I clicked anyway because the site deserved it. I listened to the whole song.

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by ralphstodomingo »

WA wrote: post #91
1123581321 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like this parody, but I don’t understand what you are saying about Hey’s original marketing. What’s particularly arrogant about product designers saying they’ve identified and solved a problem? Here’s what they originally put up, for reference: http://web.archive.org/web/20200207101953/https://www.hey.co...

My biggest gripe about Hey is that it’s marketed as an email client, but it’s actually a proprietary database you get access to through something that looks like an email address. I’m exaggerating a bit. But I don’t understand why they built a service and not a client. For me, email is about being not locked into a specific client. And Hey requires a separate client than the one for my existing email addresses.

It's not marketed as an email client - they're marketing for a certain experience.

> For me, email is about being not locked into a specific client. And Hey requires a separate client than the one for my existing email addresses.

The graveyard of services acquired or dead (or both) is littered with those who attempted to 1) bring about radical change to email 2) without disrupting the current ecosystem of mail clients and hosts. It clearly almost never worked for anyone, so I at least applaud them for going out of their way, loudly trying to veer off of said graveyard. It speaks to the experience they're selling. It may not have appealed to you, but they aren't short of the ones it appealed to.

Now, whether it'll work out for them, that's another topic :D

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by dvtrn »

neom wrote: post #47

What, pray tell, is intellectually stimulating or useful to curiosity about this website?

For me it’s watching all the responses from the likes of people who don’t get the satire Kvetching right here in the comments.

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by ulfw »

thesephist wrote: post #16

Hey all :) creator here (and yes, you can reach me at linus@heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com). Was talking with a friend last night and I bought this domain on a whim because I thought it would be funny. And then spent a couple hours making this landing page and it's since turned into this elaborate joke. Hope it added something to your day~ haha

You must have been really bored ;)

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by geocrasher »

cdubzzz wrote: post #121
wodenokoto wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Somehow I think the joke would be more fun if you dropped the unrealistic perks and actually sold it for $1200 a year.

Absolutely. This could be another Million Dollar Homepage idea.

I actually didn't realize it was a joke until reading the HN thread lol. I like it!

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by abhayhegde »

euske wrote: post #116

[Reserve Now] (31/200 left in stock) Considering the activity of HN users, I found these numbers highly suspicious. (But a good try anyway.) I wonder what is the best number for tempting a click. Maybe you should increase these as the site popularity grows?

Now that the post has more than 500+ upvotes, better give a number beyond 1000 for a conservative and believable value. I almost felt it was not true before clicking it, but clicked any wa. :)

Re: Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.com

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Post by PedroBatista »

IRANGE wrote: post #79
michalf6 wrote: post #60

Check out https://cock.li for domains such as @national.shitposting.agency

I use this service but I think there's something wrong with their servers because I don't seem to get any emails? Oddly enough emails from my gmail account works but literally 0 of the 100+ job recruiters I've emailed has responded so I think there's something wrong. - I.R. Agne (i.r.ange@420blaze.it)

It's a knife fight out there with the current economy.

Keep trying.

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