Ooh, one of our competitors generalizes the idea of Facebook humiliation as a commitment device: http://aherk.com
Other startups offering commitment devices as a service: http://blog.beeminder.com/competitors
Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
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Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#32What does the humiliation on Facebook look like?
To be exact: I am weak willed. I set an Alarm for [ 03:06 PM ] but instead I have decided to snooze ( this is an automated message from BetterMe: www.bettermeapp.co )
Sticking an advertisement in there is enough to turn me off the service.
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#33Nice job!
Also nice for us to see. Five years ago we (sleep.fm) asked for feedback here (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=75323) about our alarm clock that is social. Since then we have witnessed many similar apps, some using same theme , some going a different route in making the alarm clock social. All makes us smile and compels us to continue on.
Good luck to you!
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#34Do your friends really need this kind of spam?
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#35Do your friends really need this kind of spam?
How is this spam? 95% of my news feed is worthless, but I still wouldn't classify it as "spam".
Now, if the app sent private messages or wrote to the wall of a friend, that could be classified as "spam".
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#36Do your friends really need this kind of spam?
More motivation not to snooze =)
All kidding aside I would hope that it wouldn't be interpreted as spam. It's a novel way to help someone get up in the mornings, and I would like to assume friends would find it humorous.
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#37Nice job! Also nice for us to see. Five years ago we (sleep.fm) asked for feedback here ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=75323 ) about our alarm clock that is social. Since then we have witnessed many similar apps, some using same theme , some going a different route in making the alarm clock social. All makes us smile and compels us to continue on. Good luck to you!
Thank you for the kind words! I hope your app reaches the success you hope for it.
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#38Do your friends really need this kind of spam?
How is this spam? 95% of my news feed is worthless, but I still wouldn't classify it as "spam". Now, if the app sent private messages or wrote to the wall of a friend, that could be classified as "spam".
EDIT: I am wrong. See Blowski's message below.
It's unsolicited, bulk, messaging and so it meets definition for spam.
I wonder if it meets Facebook's rules for acceptable wall posts or not. I can see some people hating it.
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#39And by "humiliate you of Facebook" they mean "spam your friends with messages that'll quickly cause all posts from the app to be hidden." (I invariably hide all posts from apps anyway.) And, honestly, I don't find "Mike was too weak willed to wake up this morning" to be at all humiliating, and certainly not something I think my friends would even care about. Perhaps if you could queue up any text you like, with somet…
Same here. Why should I care if my friends hit the snooze button? I hit the snooze button myself regularly, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. --I love that 10 minutes of relaxation where I know I'm allowing myself to be comfortable before I actually have to get up and get ready for the day.
Re: Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
How is this spam? 95% of my news feed is worthless, but I still wouldn't classify it as "spam". Now, if the app sent private messages or wrote to the wall of a friend, that could be classified as "spam".
EDIT: I am wrong. See Blowski's message below. It's unsolicited, bulk, messaging and so it meets definition for spam. I wonder if it meets Facebook's rules for acceptable wall posts or not. I can see some people hating it.
It's writing on the users own wall, which they are asking it to do. Therefore it's not unsolicited. It doesn't write on other users' walls, so it's not bulk.