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Re:Ask HN: Please review our new service - Zukmo on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @11:40AM (#1736009)
Search works well. Yes, the auto-categorization needs some tweaking, but I don't see that as the key benefit. Automatic indexing of destination content - that's what's really useful about Zukmo. The comment on highlighting this benefit is quite relevant in this context!
Re:Can you trust a site that sends you a welcome email with your passw... on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @04:47AM (#1671380)
Don't most people? I have 6 passwords I normally use- with one for untrusted sites, one for money related stuff, etc. Even though the damage is reduced if someone lays their hand on my 'untrusted site password', it is nevertheless disconcerting. Time to use Keepass or something similar, I guess.
Re:Can you trust a site that sends you a welcome email with your passw... on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @04:45AM (#1671377)
I think mentioning the username and email ID is a lot more preferable - and safer. I'm not as concerned about my email getting hacked (in which case, I have bigger problems) than my password being up there in plain text. Most of us sign up for more things than we can remember individual passwords for; many of us probably use a set of few passwords across sites - with our own rules for what's used where. The fact that any person can assume a reasonable degree of password reuse and try my password on (say) Gmail, etc is very disturbing.

Can you trust a site that sends you a welcome email with your password in it?

Posted by luxative on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @02:32AM
from the self-post dept.

This is a pet peeve! When [email protected] sends me a welcome mail with my username & password mentioned in it, I have basic doubts about the site's security measures & privacy policy. Especially when (foolish, I know) I've used the same password on half a dozen other sites. Am I being paranoid?

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Re:Why Text in All Caps is Hard for Users to Read on Monday September 06, 2010 @12:28AM (#1665863)
HoPe pEoPle DoN't sTaRt WrItInG lIkE ThIs nOw
Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @12:43PM (#1627223)
I didn't fully get your point earlier, but it's clearer now. You raise valid points. By the way, two points that may interest you: (1) I personally filter my facebook stream to weed out all the "spammy auto-updates" you've mentioned - so it feels a lot more 'human' to me. I get exactly what you mean (mafia wars is a pet peeve) (2) The whole thing about the Dunbar number-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @07:40AM (#1626490)
Patrickk, some thoughts on your points:

a) Yes, it's not 'as cool' as before. But, thanks to the 'friends of friends' effect ypu've mentioned, it has achieved remarkable numbers while it 'was cool' - and at this time, that's all that matters.

b) I think businesses are starting to see value in facebook. Facebook Places (with the automatic creation of a facebook page too) will only catalyze this.

And...with a single destination site seeing 500mn+ users, we're in unchartered territory - history won't help us here.

Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @07:19AM (#1626442)
Online population: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm (approx 2 billion)
Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @06:11AM (#1626323)
An interesting link in the context of your point: http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/email-and-faceboo...

Note 1: check out the embedded video Note 2: take the rest of the content with a pinch of salt; this is an email marketing vendor's blog!

Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @06:03AM (#1626312)
Absolutely! Fan pages are a good way to stay in touch with existing customers/fans. Often, companies also provide special offers, early bird previews & discount coupons to facebook fans. And yes, it is replacing newsletters in some ways. However, I think most firms 'play safe' and send their 'news' through everything - twitter, facebook & email. So, if you're following a brand on multiple channels, the clutter is only compounded!
Re:Facebook's killer app is here. No, it's Not places. on Monday August 23, 2010 @05:59AM (#1626307)
Interestingly, for all these competitions, the iPad seems the undisputed motivator these days!
Re:Ask HN: Review our startup, Seekier.com - A search sharing network on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @12:12AM (#1590427)
I'd suggest you skip the Google Adsense for now; you could always reconsider later. My first impression was "they want me to click on an ad" - that's their model. And yes, to echo angumagu, I'd recommend a modification to the thumbnail too. Good luck!
Re:Ask HN: Review our web app: Eyes And Feet - Social media for Local ... on Friday August 06, 2010 @12:38PM (#1581517)
Putting it rather crudely: get your customers online through social media (eyes) and then get them through the door (feet)
Re:Ask HN: Review our web app: Eyes And Feet - Social media for Local ... on Friday August 06, 2010 @12:13PM (#1581440)
Thanks. Yes, finding them will be a challenge - but we think that can be addressed, one step at a time. Our first tagline was "Eyeballs & Footfalls for your Local Business". And we thought, EyesAndFeet was 'earthy' and related to the promise. But, like you say, the name's not too big a deal.

Ask HN: Review our web app: Eyes And Feet - Social media for Local Businesses

Posted by luxative on Friday August 06, 2010 @11:03AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Eyes And Feet is a web based application that will help local businesses get more customers from social media.For starters, we're primarily looking at the following categories of local business: Restaurants & Cafes, Bars & Clubs, Salons & SpasWe're going into private beta very soon. For now, to show you the app, we've put up a video at http://bit.ly/eaftourPlease take a look and let...

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Re:What is the best time & day to "Ask HN" something on Thursday August 05, 2010 @10:58PM (#1580066)
Sorry, skipped the points (don't even know why I did that); will try and update later.
Re:What is the best time & day to "Ask HN" something on Thursday August 05, 2010 @10:51PM (#1580050)
I've referenced that article in my post - and used the same dataset as they have. The (other) article is about all posts. I've focused exclusively on Ask HN - where the post's objective is not to educate/entertain/inform but to solicit feedback. The hypothesis is that an Ask HN post demats a higher level of involvement from the reader and hence may exhibit different trends.

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