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that's a pretty cool idea. I've been looking for something like that with a crowdsourced playlist with live chat, and just to watch youtube videos. I think ther

that's a pretty cool idea. I've been looking for something like that with a crowdsourced playlist with live chat, and just to watch youtube videos. I think there used to be something like that but I can't remember it. What are you doing to market your project, and have you had an easy time getting users?

halfmatthalfcat 6y ago
Ha, so I'm an engineer by trade so I've been focusing on stabilizing the platform and adding table stakes features but I've tried to start reaching out to existing communities around different TV genres, mainly reality TV. As you can imagine, it's hard to crack the chicken/egg social platform problem, so user acquisition is slow going and I'm completely bootstrapped. I'm in it for the long haul though (it's been over 8 years now in the making).
- newman8r 6y ago
  If you haven't already, you might want to start looking at those 'live threads' for popular tv shows on reddit, and try to message those users to try your app. Kind of a tangential thought - it would be kind of cool to have crowdsourced 'prediction markets' for the tv shows - i.e. people guess what's going to happen in an episode or season.
IgorPartola 6y ago
This is what you are looking for: https://campfire.gg/ https://campfire.gg/
- newman8r 6y ago
  yeah that's pretty close, although it doesn't seem to have the amount of activity I'm looking for. It would be nice to have a few hundred people from HN in a room over there - I'm always trying to get youtube recommendations from people I meet here.
  - IgorPartola 6y ago
    FortNine is an excellent channel. Aside from that my motto has been that if you say something that doesn’t exist should exist, it’s now on you to make it happen or to find and fund someone who will. Organize an event using this service or another, advertise it to a few friends, make sure everyone has a fun time, they’ll spread the word for the next event for you.
    - newman8r 6y ago
      agreed. might have to make a weekend project of it one of these days.

halfmatthalfcat 6y ago

Ha, so I'm an engineer by trade so I've been focusing on stabilizing the platform and adding table stakes features but I've tried to start reaching out to existing communities around different TV genres, mainly reality TV. As you can imagine, it's hard to crack the chicken/egg social platform problem, so user acquisition is slow going and I'm completely bootstrapped. I'm in it for the long haul though (it's been over 8 years now in the making).

newman8r 6y ago
If you haven't already, you might want to start looking at those 'live threads' for popular tv shows on reddit, and try to message those users to try your app. Kind of a tangential thought - it would be kind of cool to have crowdsourced 'prediction markets' for the tv shows - i.e. people guess what's going to happen in an episode or season.

IgorPartola 6y ago

This is what you are looking for: https://campfire.gg/ https://campfire.gg/

newman8r 6y ago
yeah that's pretty close, although it doesn't seem to have the amount of activity I'm looking for. It would be nice to have a few hundred people from HN in a room over there - I'm always trying to get youtube recommendations from people I meet here.
- IgorPartola 6y ago
  FortNine is an excellent channel. Aside from that my motto has been that if you say something that doesn’t exist should exist, it’s now on you to make it happen or to find and fund someone who will. Organize an event using this service or another, advertise it to a few friends, make sure everyone has a fun time, they’ll spread the word for the next event for you.
  - newman8r 6y ago
    agreed. might have to make a weekend project of it one of these days.