Also think it would be great to see an indicator of whether or not there are hits, perhaps not a flash as thats pretty invasive but a number of hits, kinda like

Also think it would be great to see an indicator of whether or not there are hits, perhaps not a flash as thats pretty invasive but a number of hits, kinda like SMS or email count on icons. The privacy thing is also making me flinch, an idea could be to disable unless clicked, when I find an interesting page, product or application I often wonder if its featured on HN