Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#1

Post by Cornify » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:24 PM UTC

Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com
hapylink.com

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#2

Post by daveambrose » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:38 PM UTC

First, I'm a big fan of your flagship product. I use it on my site and told most of the Upper East Side about the joy Cornify has brought into my life.

Second, can I get some account information - say, analytics when I create an account with happylink?

If I'm going to be spreading happiness, I want to measure it.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#3

Post by shizcakes » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:48 PM UTC

daveambrose wrote: post #2

First, I'm a big fan of your flagship product. I use it on my site and told most of the Upper East Side about the joy Cornify has brought into my life. Second, can I get some account information - say, analytics when I create an account with happylink? If I'm going to be spreading happiness, I want to measure it.

Everyone knows that you cannot measure happiness.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#4

Post by novum » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:50 PM UTC

shizcakes wrote: post #3

daveambrose wrote: post #2

First, I'm a big fan of your flagship product. I use it on my site and told most of the Upper East Side about the joy Cornify has brought into my life. Second, can I get some account information - say, analytics when I create an account with happylink? If I'm going to be spreading happiness, I want to measure it.

Everyone knows that you cannot measure happiness.

Economists do; they like to call it 'utility'

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#5

Post by gonick_daysbury » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:50 PM UTC

Pretty cool but your target audience - current or former drug users - is going to be a difficult one to monetize.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#6

Post by MicahWedemeyer » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:51 PM UTC

Hilarious. I love it.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#7

Post by _b8r0 » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:56 PM UTC

novum wrote: post #4

shizcakes wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everyone knows that you cannot measure happiness.

Economists do; they like to call it 'utility'

This is why economists are so over-utilised yet never happy.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#8

Post by sobriquet » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:56 PM UTC

Minor tweak: When clicking the input box, I'd like the ghost text, 'http://', to be removed. Since I've already copied the URL I want to make happy, when I paste it I produce: http://http://urltomakehappy.com, It'd be nice to not have to manually remove that first http://

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#9

Post by okeumeni » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 3:56 PM UTC

I’m always amazed by people who spend time doing this kind of application. I wish I had that spare time.

Re: Ask HN: Review my webapp: hapylink.com

#10

Post by ajkirwin » Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 4:07 PM UTC

okeumeni wrote: post #9

I’m always amazed by people who spend time doing this kind of application. I wish I had that spare time.

Plenty of people have enough spare time to do something fun like this. It's called having a hobby.