Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't see your posts

Posted by victorology on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @11:23PM
from the show-hn dept.

http://www.chinchin.co/

I noticed I had reduced my posts to Facebook because I was self-conscious about what people would think. At the same time, I had an urge to post so I could receive validation by way of likes.

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by dh9kim on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:50AM (#8884556)

This concept is interesting. Haven't tried it out yet but will be interested to see what kinda of activities I get on here.

If your friends aren't on there then you're basically showing your stuff to everyone? So these new people might become your friends... If they do become your friends, does that mean you filter them out as well?

Would love to hear the thought behind this ;)

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by victorology on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:59AM (#8884582)

Yes, your posts get shared to everyone but your friends. If you have friends of friends on the service, you will see a feed of just that group.

We currently use Facebook to build the social graph so if you become friends on Facebook, that person would be filtered out. Later, we plan on supplementing this with the address book as well.

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by suvozit on Friday January 16, 2015 @01:54AM (#8897550)

Why not 'Sharing things anonymously'? Giving user a secret pen name or internet username to publish post.

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by jpetersonmn on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:22AM (#8884476)

I don't get it. If you're friends don't see what you post, why have the friends then?

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by victorology on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @01:02AM (#8884595)

Your friends list tells us who we shouldn't show your posts to.

I came up with this concept because I noticed I was getting satisfaction from receiving likes on my posts but was sharing less and less because I didn't want my friends thinking, "yet another food photo."

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by jpetersonmn on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:38PM (#8887729)

So this is like a facebook app? Or you can use it independently without facebook?

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by victorology on Thursday January 15, 2015 @02:46AM (#8891367)

It's currently a Facebook app but we plan to offer other avenues of registration soon.

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by dkim91 on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @01:05AM (#8884605)

very unique concept. I like the idea

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Re:Show HN: Built a social network where your friends can't ... by victorology on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @01:06AM (#8884608)

Thank you for the feedback!

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