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Re:Ask HN: Are LLMs getting better, how can you tell? on Thursday January 30, 2025 @12:08AM (#42875078)
Sharing this as a non-technical user:

Yesterday I saw a video of someone using 'lovable' platform to prompt it into providing an app. For a no-coder like me, this was crazy stuff. The latest 'Deepseek' progress hints that things will get more cheaper. We live in the best time to build as the costs further decrease.

For an end user like me who doesn't understand the model evaluation methods you said - I do observe that my life is improving because it is getting easier to automate manual work. With AI agents, I think it will only get even easier. This 'easy' feeling is getting better with every update.

For example, earlier I used to write AI tool descriptions for my AI tools directory (https://appliedai.tools) using Perplexity. I had to edit a lot of stuff as it messed up with facts.

Now I hardly make any changes. It can scout user reviews, YouTube reviews, etc on its own and write very accurate descriptions.

I only shorten sentences - that too using WordPress AI.

As an end user, if my output is good enough, I do not care much about how good the upcoming models are. I care about costs though. Maybe now, people should focus more on 'cost' reduction and environment impact when it comes to looking for 'improvement'.

Reddit and Quora have seen 20%+ rise in web traffic. How are marketers using it?

Posted by harshalachavan7 on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @01:53AM
from the self-post dept.

I observed that Reddit and Quora have seen more than a 20% rise in website traffic since Google's November updates.And now marketers are finding ways to hack these forums.I researched and covered the current status of this trend and 5 brands making the most of it in the latest issue of Media First Brand newsletter:How brands use forums for...

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Ask HN: Do you think prompt writing for AI models will stay?

Posted by harshalachavan7 on Friday January 05, 2024 @12:17AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am wondering if I should continue working on this skill set. Although I am enjoying learning how to write better prompts and it is giving me better results, should I continue going deeper into it?I was thinking about how one may come up with a different interface soon to speak with AI making it redundant.What do you guys think?

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How to prioritize tasks at work – 5 step system to better productivity

Posted by harshalachavan7 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:18AM
from the self-post dept.

"When you say productivity, what it means is priority." - Garry TanWhen I came across this quote from Y Combinator's YouTube video - I got inspired and decided to check out various 'prioritization' frameworks out there.With all those jargonish frameworks - I did not stick to any of it.However, I took a few lessons from each framework and Paul Graham's essays to create a system that helps me...

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Re:Ask HN: What are some no-code portfolio website builders you know o... on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:48AM (#36873570)
10 free no-code freelance portfolio website builders with a custom domain:

https://redqueen.blog/2023/04/21/10-free-no-code-freelance-p...

Ask HN: What are some no-code portfolio website builders you know or use?

Posted by harshalachavan7 on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:47AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am writing a blog post on no-code website builders which freelancers or makers can use to build their portfolio. Shouldn't involve any coding - and it's great if it is with custom domain too.I have a list of 10 such tools right now - and I want 5 more to make it 15 tools list.https://redqueen.blog/2023/04/21/10-free-no-code-freelance-portfolio-website-builders-with-a-custom-domain/Do share -...

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Ask HN: Chain of thought prompt: will hacks be required as ChatGPT gets smarter?

Posted by harshalachavan7 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:26AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have published a blog post that explains chain of thought prompting -https://appliedai.tools/2023/07/12/chain-of-thought-prompting-for-chatgpt-examples-and-tips/While writing it, I was getting much better results from ChatGPT for the prompts I found online for writing better chain of thought prompts.Makes me wonder - will prompting even be relevant? How do you think such prompting...

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Re:How do you stay in focus while using Slack? on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:22AM (#36860697)
Thanks for sharing, but I have already covered that in my blog post. Would like to know if there is anything more people do to avoid huddles, work asynchronous, etc.
Re:How do you stay in focus while using Slack? on Monday July 24, 2023 @01:52PM (#36851755)
Let's face it - Slack can get distracting!

I was watching this Netflix show called ‘The Mind Explained – Episode-1: How to focus’ and it stated that Slack is the 2nd most potential distraction device, first being email.

I am collecting unique hacks on how people have ensured they make the most of Slack - while not getting lost sharing pet photos, memes or attend mindless huddles.

Would like to know from this community - and I'll feature you on my blog - RedQueen.

https://redqueen.blog/2023/07/08/slack-for-asynchronous-work...

Re:Ask HN: Using no-code tools to prototype faster in a startup? (e.g.... on Sunday July 23, 2023 @11:58AM (#36836544)
I have used Bubble in 2020 for merrative.com (which is now a revenue generating business). For today's distractions, I use Softr - it took me 30 mins to launch directory websites (tools.merrative.com) and a blog - founderleverage.com
Re:ChatGPT prompts to repurpose webinar episode from its transcripts on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:58PM (#36803376)
My mind was blown when I saw chatGPT creating a blog post from an uncleaned transcript filled with grammatical errors, timestamps - straight copied from YouTube transcripts. Crazy stuff - if your brand does webinar marketing - my designed prompts would be useful.
Re:Ask HN: How did you grow your newsletter subscribers? I'm still stu... on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:19AM (#30111615)
Hey, thanks for your response!

I'll brainstorm for another name, I mostly chose it for SEO purposes. Definitely taking away your point on inviting others to contribute to our material to make it more original, right now we are mostly doing secondary research.

Re:Ask HN: How did you grow your newsletter subscribers? I'm still stu... on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:00AM (#30110857)
I run a newsletter for my startup called 'Media First Brand' where I write case studies on content marketing strategies followed by amazing creators and companies.

I have covered Slack, Harvard University, First Round Capital till now.

I am not sure how and where do I promote this newsletter as such.

Suggestions for growth hacks are welcome!

This is my newsletter link to read and subscribe: mediafirstbrand.substack.com

Re:The Taliban are sitting on $1T worth of minerals the world needs on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:39AM (#28231660)
This is just crazy how anything and everything is about resources - invade rather than buy from the country peacefully. Geopolitics Bargaining is basically bargaining by force lol
Re:Discussion on how Slack’s content strategy is comparable to a media... on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:01AM (#26709668)
Join us to discuss how Slack’s content strategy is comparable to a media company. We will be discussing content marketing hacks executed by Slack and brainstorm how we can implement them for our business.

Wednesday, 7th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Business

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