Ask HN: Better missed connections

Posted by idea_man on Sunday October 19, 2014 @03:59PM
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Hey HN,

I've always liked the missed connections on craigslist. It's when you come across random people around you, and you want to reach out to them but due to various reasons (confidence, circumstances, timing, etc) you didn't. But that feeling bothers you till you want to get it out somewhere.

I'm wondering if there's an app where people "subscribe" to these attributes, like "girl with red dress who was at caltrain station in Palo Alto", and if someone sends a message to these attributes and you would get notified. It's an interesting search and matching problem to solve, but do you guys think it's useful?

There are other use cases for a service like this when all the features are built. But I think missed connections would be a perfect fit as a MVP. Any thoughts?

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Re:Ask HN: Better missed connections by crushfeed on Monday October 20, 2014 @11:56AM (#8482773)

I have created an Android app that solves this exact problem. It's called Crush Feed. Login with Facebook or manually and create a personal description e.g ethnicity/eye colour/hair colour etc. When you post on the app you'll use the same values to describe your crush. If a user matches a certain number of values they receive an alert. It's early days and certainly MV at the moment. I'm currently working on new features to make the product more interactive. If you want to know more reach me at [email protected].

check out the app here https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=OC5FVN... https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=OC5FVN...

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Re:Ask HN: Better missed connections by elliottburris on Sunday October 19, 2014 @04:48PM (#8479562)

I'm in the process of putting the finishing touches on Slipper, which is basically what you're talking about. I've developed a number of algorithms that intelligently route posts to individuals based on a number of characteristics (including physical appearance & location, as you mentioned above).

We require facebook authentication, but we require no manual input from the user, so no need to subscribe to attributes or anything. All the analysis and routing comes from our back-end

Check out our splash page at SlipperApp.com. If you want to talk more, shoot me an email at elliott @ slipper app dot com - I can shoot you a beta download link if you'd like, and I love talking missed connections!

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