Hacker News is now on IFTTT! We had a great time working with the Hacker News API to build out the new IFTTT service. When designing the service we went for b

Hacker News is now on IFTTT! We had a great time working with the Hacker News API to build out the new IFTTT service. When designing the service we went for broad triggers that allowed for flexibility. Some of my favorite Applets are saving the best HN stories to Pocket, sharing to Slack when "IFTTT" is mentioned in a story, and archiving my HN comments in a Google spreadsheet. Check it out: Save the best Hacker News stories to Pocket https://ifttt.com/applets/WQapbsGt https://ifttt.com/applets/WQapbsGt Post to Slack if your company is mentioned in a top story on Hacker News https://ifttt.com/applets/wqpUgyDx https://ifttt.com/applets/wqpUgyDx Archive comments from a specific username to a Google spreadsheet https://ifttt.com/applets/FXF8CKpd https://ifttt.com/applets/FXF8CKpd The timing around the project was perfect too, as we recently announced a free tier for our developer platform exclusively for Makers. Makers can create Applets with multiple actions and custom JavaScript filter code. For more on Maker, see https://platform.ifttt.com/maker https://platform.ifttt.com/maker Looking forward to your feedback.