I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW

Posted by jamie_maddocks on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @06:44PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi, you may have seen some of my other posts about my new project http://5factsabout.me

I submitted a release to TNW an hour ago and within 20 minutes it was on their site. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/02/15-year-old-creates-viral-true-or-false-questions-app-fivefactsaboutme/

Another 20 minutes.. it's on Mashable. http://mashable.com/2011/03/01/find-out-how-well-your-friends-know-you-with-fivefactsaboutme/

I'm pretty amazed at myself at the moment. If you've got any questions I'm here to answer them. Well until midnight GMT, then it's time for some sleep.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by karanbhangui on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @10:15PM (#2278309)

Anyone who's downvoting or ripping on him for creating something similar to threewords.me, just remember that he's 15. My little brother is 15 and I'd be very impressed if he was this motivated and focused about life and entrepreneurship.

Good job Jamie. Enjoy the press, but remember that success is a long journey.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by reason on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @10:51PM (#2278376)

I don't see downvotes, nor do I see anyone ripping on him. Everyone's been pretty supportive.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by sagacity on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @01:00AM (#2278627)

Congratulations. You have every right to be thrilled. :)

Enjoy the ride and continue building new and useful things.

Clickables:

http://mashable.com/2011/03/01/find-out-how-well-your-friend...

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/02/15-year-old-creates-vi...

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by benguild on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:05PM (#2277852)

Lol, it's just like Mark.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:11PM (#2277877)

Mark Boa? A lot have said that.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by Zakuzaa on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @09:37PM (#2278228)

Bao.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by zaveri on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:13PM (#2277891)

http://5factsabout.me

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jranck on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @08:04PM (#2278044)

Congratulations on getting some nice media coverage. How is this different from Formspring or the hundreds of other annoying quiz apps on Facebook?

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @03:47PM (#2281229)

The difference between my site and Formspring is that, YOU set the questions. It's role reversal, you get to see how well people know you and vice versa. They don't ask you questions.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by lachyg on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @09:34PM (#2278224)

Site sold too domain squatter in 3...2...1...

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:18PM (#2277911)

I'm going to sleep for the night. I'll be back at about 4pm GMT tomorrow to answer any additional questions. :)

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by seto28 on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @03:25PM (#2281128)

You peaked too soon. Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame while you can, it's all downhill from here.

Just kidding, congrats.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @03:37PM (#2281180)

Haha, I hope not. I've got a lot of plans for my future. I hope there's more to come!

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by martinshen on Thursday March 03, 2011 @11:04AM (#2284512)

Has anyone noticed the awesomeness of this guy's last name

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Thursday March 03, 2011 @03:47PM (#2285694)

Haha..

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by Rariel on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:20PM (#2277918)

Congrats!! You should be amazed!

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by keo on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @06:15AM (#2279183)

congratulations, that's a nice achievement, especially at 15 :)

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by amathew on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @08:57PM (#2278145)

wow, I wish I was as productive as you when I was 15.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by middlegeek on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:06PM (#2277855)

Congrats!

How did did you build it?

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:11PM (#2277874)

Ruby on Rails. Along with blood, sweat, tears, a LOT of pepsi and staying up to 4am countless nights.

I think that reflects my experience.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by bo_Olean on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @11:43PM (#2278482)

you hit the ground... never stop building on your ideas, keep up the spirit.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by allanscu on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:13PM (#2277892)

Congratulations!

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @07:13PM (#2277895)

Thank you!

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by rick_2047 on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @12:29AM (#2278581)

Doesn't anyone else find this post obnoxious? Well I do. Okey, you are young and maybe smarter than me, but still I would have much more respect for you if you didn't go flaunting about it.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @02:09AM (#2278735)

Perhaps it was a bit obnoxious :/ I guess I was just a little excited due to the coverage. Didn't really want to come off as flaunting it as such. Sorry if it came off that way, that's definitely not what I wanted to show

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by maxbrown on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @12:36AM (#2278592)

So I felt that too a bit - only because of the line "I'm pretty amazed at myself at the moment."

That said, he's obviously excited and has a right to be! I say let him enjoy it :)

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by kingofspain on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @04:53AM (#2279028)

If it was myself at 15 I would have been insufferable. This aint too bad!

Though my mother would never have me to stay up til 4am coding.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by jamie_maddocks on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @10:41AM (#2279892)

It was during half term holidays, so I didn't really have to worry about school. My mum trusts me enough to not bother complaining. She knows I'll get my work done. I'd never stay up that late on a school night.

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Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW by kingofspain on Thursday March 03, 2011 @04:31AM (#2283415)

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm in no way criticising - I'd have loved to be able to do that! I was indulged in other ways though (£25 for a C compiler was a great gift).

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