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CoronaNotify – Get Notified When the Coronavirus Is Near
- alexpetralia 7y agoThis is a fantastic example of "app marketing". Build a simple app that is genuinely useful, then include a small link to the app creator. It is a great, non-BS (cough cough content marketing/SEO) way to drive new traffic.
- rnotaro 7y ago50% of the app creator menu's links land to a 404.:')
- stevewillows 7y agoCool idea. It's a shame it doesn't accept TLDs like .party, though.
- devjam 7y agoNor does it accept "+" characters in the email address localpart, as allowed in RFC822 (1982).
- CameronNemo 7y agoI recently learned that single words are considered valid email addresses... e.g. "foo" or "root".
- Cyph0n 7y agoIsn’t that how mail gets routed to local user mailboxes?
- CameronNemo 7y agoYes, exactly. I just never expected an email parser to recognize those cases.
- King-Aaron 7y agoFear as a Service
- nikofeyn 7y agoaka "the media".
- ropiwqefjnpoa 7y agoUnfortunately so, but it does get clicks and eyeballs.
- numpad0 7y agoMorpheus: “Wha’tt if I said — we monetized it, successfully, Neo.”
- dessant 7y agoThe right way to get notified when SARS-CoV-2 is near you is to follow the news and official sources, and whomever put this service up should be ashamed of themselves.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y agoAshamed? Some people prefer push over pull. Following the news is unhealthy in its own way.
- dessant 7y agoYes, ashamed. Prefer? This is not the time to have preferences, but regardless, there are official sources that send you notifications. You will know when the virus is near you before the operator of this service has a chance to update their data. The service is useless and any minimal false sense of security it gives could harm people by making them a bit less likely to follow official information sources and to prepare in time.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago> there are official sources that send you notifications. Feel free to link them. Brief googling didn't turn up any for me.
- dessant 7y agoIt depends on the country, in the US you should subscribe to CDC alerts and follow the news. https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthalerts/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthalerts/index.h... In South Korea people get emergency alerts on their phones whenever they enter an area that is affected. This strategy may be used by other countries too in the near future, so check if emergency alerts are configured on your phone.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
- mgiampapa 7y agoI like giving these "services" a one off email address from my own catchall and then check in on it months later to see how they attempted to monetize the data. Would probably make an interesting time series info-graphic.
- duxup 7y agoAny past experiences you could share?
- ultrarunner 7y agoI do that with marathon entries. The worst offender by far has been the Rock N Roll series, who sold my email (runrocksoldthisemail@example.com) to several races throughout California. I chuckle every time something occasionally comes in to that address. 9/10 would recommend.
- burnJS 7y agoIts like nip alert, but somehow worse.
- Brahma111 7y agoThis is one service where I am perfectly fine if I never receive any notification