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Why? 1. to put ads on the giant armada site and collectively make a little money? 2. to make sure your blog posts are read by people of like-minds? It seems

by sivers 16y ago

Why? 1. to put ads on the giant armada site and collectively make a little money? 2. to make sure your blog posts are read by people of like-minds? It seems that Hacker News is already taking care of #2, so is the only reason #1? I'd be glad to cross-post to the giant armada when they seem of interest to other hackers/entrepreneurs. But I'll still be posting everything on my own site. This is what I do at MusicThinkTank - maybe a similar idea. Example: http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/after-15-years-of-practice.html http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/after-15-years-of-practic... There my music-focused posts get another audience that isn't checking my own personal site. But then, if there was a Hacker News type site for “music think tank” type people, there wouldn't be a need for musicthinktank.com. So is it just for the money?

chime 16y ago
I think a filtered/non-spammy PlanetHackerNews would be a good idea. It would include RSS from people like PG, you, Patrick, DGG etc. When I'm in the mood to read good article, I just go there and read it. Each of those blog entries links back to the original site comments and hopefully the HN thread. That way if I miss a really good HN discussion on some article you wrote because I was busy working that day, I still get to catch up on the article + discussion later at my disposal. As a reader, I don't care how much money any of the syndicated bloggers make or don't make. Sure, I could just add you guys to my RSS readers but that means I have to find all the good hackers and manually deal with subscription etc. Plus I lose on the HN discussions. A PlanetHackerNews would take care of that. Hell, if someone makes it work well, I'll pay $5/month for it.
- nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
  I'm doing exactly this. PlanetHN.com is officially registered. Will keep status updated. No Ads, No Fees.
  - nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
    Officially accepting nominations for blogs to aggregate.
hotmind 16y ago
I didn't think that far. I had the idea and immediately threw it out to the HN community. I'm going to look at the possibilities and let the business model organically arise from that. First thing first is deciding on a platform.

by sivers 16y ago

chime 16y ago

I think a filtered/non-spammy PlanetHackerNews would be a good idea. It would include RSS from people like PG, you, Patrick, DGG etc. When I'm in the mood to read good article, I just go there and read it. Each of those blog entries links back to the original site comments and hopefully the HN thread. That way if I miss a really good HN discussion on some article you wrote because I was busy working that day, I still get to catch up on the article + discussion later at my disposal. As a reader, I don't care how much money any of the syndicated bloggers make or don't make. Sure, I could just add you guys to my RSS readers but that means I have to find all the good hackers and manually deal with subscription etc. Plus I lose on the HN discussions. A PlanetHackerNews would take care of that. Hell, if someone makes it work well, I'll pay $5/month for it.

nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
I'm doing exactly this. PlanetHN.com is officially registered. Will keep status updated. No Ads, No Fees.
- nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
  Officially accepting nominations for blogs to aggregate.

hotmind 16y ago

I didn't think that far. I had the idea and immediately threw it out to the HN community. I'm going to look at the possibilities and let the business model organically arise from that. First thing first is deciding on a platform.