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Show HN: New App - WhatYouHateAbout.Me

2 points by jonathanchiu 16y ago

http://whatyouhateabout.me It's easy to get positive feedback from people, but when it comes to negative feedback, people tend to hold back in fear of ruining relationships. Yet, we know negative feedback is one the most valuable things you can get when it comes to self development. We built this app to make it easy for people to get honest opinions from their friends about what it is that they hate about them. The goal is not to promote hatred, but rather to help people identity their weaknesses so that they can work on them and hopefully become a better a person. I would love to hear what you guys think about it. Any feedback or thoughts for improvement would be much appreciated. Thanks.

mountriv99 16y ago
Interesting concept, would be better if the front page is more appealing
jim_h 16y ago
Something about the colors (orange/gray) for the name makes it harder to read, though if it was just a single color it would actually be easier to understand (for me). Maybe the orange is too bright? NO facebook login please! I've noticed a growing trend with people using only FB logins. Is it because it's easier to implement? Please at least allow for an alternative login system that isn't linked to existing accounts.
- jonathanchiu 16y ago
  Yeah, i agree the logo might need some work. Facebook login allows you to see other friends who have also connected to the app so you can comment on their pages, it helps make the app a little more viral. Since it's such a small app, I thought just having a facebook login might make it more straightforward. But you definitely have a point. I personally feel that fb login provides a lower sign up barrier, but I guess there are many that feel otherwise.
dglassan 16y ago
"The goal is not to promote hatred, but rather to help people identity their weaknesses so that they can work on them and hopefully become a better a person." If the goal is not to promote hatred then why did you call it WhatYouHateAbout.Me? Hate has such a negative connotation to it. If your goal is to identify people's weaknesses than you should think of a name/domain with a lighter connotation using the word weakness rather than hate
- jonathanchiu 16y ago
  True. We considered that too. But we felt that 'hate' might help with the marketing a little bit because it's a more polarizing word. It might not be as appropriate, but we felt that it makes it sound a little more interesting, you don't think? And it's a little easier to say than whatyoudislikeabout.me or some other ones we thought about.
  - dglassan 16y ago
    I see what you mean about how it makes it more interesting. It's good that you put some thought into it though...my first impression was that you just went with it just cuz

2 points by jonathanchiu 16y ago

mountriv99 16y ago

Interesting concept, would be better if the front page is more appealing

jim_h 16y ago

Something about the colors (orange/gray) for the name makes it harder to read, though if it was just a single color it would actually be easier to understand (for me). Maybe the orange is too bright? NO facebook login please! I've noticed a growing trend with people using only FB logins. Is it because it's easier to implement? Please at least allow for an alternative login system that isn't linked to existing accounts.

jonathanchiu 16y ago
Yeah, i agree the logo might need some work. Facebook login allows you to see other friends who have also connected to the app so you can comment on their pages, it helps make the app a little more viral. Since it's such a small app, I thought just having a facebook login might make it more straightforward. But you definitely have a point. I personally feel that fb login provides a lower sign up barrier, but I guess there are many that feel otherwise.

dglassan 16y ago

"The goal is not to promote hatred, but rather to help people identity their weaknesses so that they can work on them and hopefully become a better a person." If the goal is not to promote hatred then why did you call it WhatYouHateAbout.Me? Hate has such a negative connotation to it. If your goal is to identify people's weaknesses than you should think of a name/domain with a lighter connotation using the word weakness rather than hate

jonathanchiu 16y ago
True. We considered that too. But we felt that 'hate' might help with the marketing a little bit because it's a more polarizing word. It might not be as appropriate, but we felt that it makes it sound a little more interesting, you don't think? And it's a little easier to say than whatyoudislikeabout.me or some other ones we thought about.
- dglassan 16y ago
  I see what you mean about how it makes it more interesting. It's good that you put some thought into it though...my first impression was that you just went with it just cuz