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LocalFlow – Discover your neighborhoods

25 points by resca79 12y ago

resca79 12y ago
Hi, I'm the author, happy to answer questions.
- d23 12y ago
  I'm convinced hyper-local connectivity is the future (at least, at some point). Best of luck getting users engaged; it seems like a great idea.
  - resca79 12y ago
    THANKS, my main focus was to not clone existing social networks and make the app really simple and accessible
- glomph 12y ago
  How do you solve the safety for children/ young people problem? That is what has lead to many similar applications shutting down.
  - resca79 12y ago
    good point. I solve it with a report for spam, and the acceptance of policy.
- influxed 12y ago
  Downloaded this app with high hopes, but left quite disappointed. Sitting in Downtown Chicago and UI is completely empty except for one other "New User" I think you should give more consideration to empty states, in particular for metro areas not SF (or where ever this currently has active usage) to encourage new users of your app to generate content. As it is now, I don't know what I should do or why I should do it.
  - resca79 12y ago
    Yes, you're right, I really appreciate your tip. Other apps l usually generates fake content, and I didn't want to do that.
- statingobvious 12y ago
  The idea is nice, although there is absolutely no activity in my neighborhood yet. A small side note: on app activation any sound playback is paused in iOS. This is a bit annoying and not expected behavior for this app.
yuribit 12y ago
When's the android version coming out?
- resca79 12y ago
  I think a month is ready.
filearts 12y ago
That would make for a pretty neat integration with Navut[1], a local Montreal-based startup. They offer data-driven information about neighborhoods that would be pretty cool to combine with the people-driven information that LocalFlow produces. [1] http://www.navut.com/montreal http://www.navut.com/montreal
- resca79 12y ago
  LocaFlow is an app style of Reddit / HN from the point of view of news which are posted.
  - wuliwong 12y ago
    I've actually been working on a website based around a reddit style of interaction between users and locations. I've focused on the web portion as I'm a web developer. I've only toyed around with the mobile portion so far. I wonder if a collaboration would be possible? I only want to broadcast the landing page on hackernews http://www.nualt.com/ http://www.nualt.com/ But I have a fully functional site with maps, user accounts, posts, pictures, places, etc. Feel free to reach out if you are interested in talking more. patrick.justin.bradley@gmail.com Great work. :)
    - resca79 12y ago
      Many Thanks for your comment. We're actually focused on ios app improvement, and to release android and windows mobile version. A future api integration with your project is a good idea. Thanks
resca79 12y ago
here the video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrWI-3P_is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrWI-3P_is
kclay 12y ago
Someone finally did this, been thinking about an idea similar to this for services think angie's list mixed with this. Great work guys, waiting for the android version to give this a try.
- resca79 12y ago
  Yes, maybe there are many services like this one. But simplicity and non disclosure of personal data included Facebook Account, Twitter and etc.. are the main of this project. Also this is totally focused on the News, rank, votes etc
txutxu 12y ago
If i need a smartphone for it, sorry, it's not my network. Take it as a wish-list, I love the idea.
- arunaugustine 12y ago
  Just to brainstorm with you on this, so if not phone, what would it be? Suppose we could build any hardware, any form factor, with any sort of input to convey your wishes to it, and any sort of output to feed back the output of the "eval" loop of it (riffing off REPL) into any of the five senses (yes, let's include smell to...just for the purposes of an unconstrained brainstorming), how would you envision that? I have been thinking about a "hands-free headset" that just talks to you and you talk back. And I wonder how would "apps" look or function in an ecosystem if the only API available was to speech-recognition engine and a text to speech engine?
  - txutxu 12y ago
    Well, I was just thinking about a laptop/desktop version. I avoid smartphones (not by economic reasons) but I know I'm a unusual person. Your hands-free idea sounds interesting!
pt 12y ago
``It was through the private world of family that the public world of politics came alive.´´ -Sonia Gandhi- This is a first. Never seen a startup quoting from a politician from India (not related to Mahatma Gandhi) in their landing page :)

25 points by resca79 12y ago

resca79 12y ago

Hi, I'm the author, happy to answer questions.

d23 12y ago
I'm convinced hyper-local connectivity is the future (at least, at some point). Best of luck getting users engaged; it seems like a great idea.
- resca79 12y ago
  THANKS, my main focus was to not clone existing social networks and make the app really simple and accessible
glomph 12y ago
How do you solve the safety for children/ young people problem? That is what has lead to many similar applications shutting down.
- resca79 12y ago
  good point. I solve it with a report for spam, and the acceptance of policy.
influxed 12y ago
Downloaded this app with high hopes, but left quite disappointed. Sitting in Downtown Chicago and UI is completely empty except for one other "New User" I think you should give more consideration to empty states, in particular for metro areas not SF (or where ever this currently has active usage) to encourage new users of your app to generate content. As it is now, I don't know what I should do or why I should do it.
- resca79 12y ago
  Yes, you're right, I really appreciate your tip. Other apps l usually generates fake content, and I didn't want to do that.
statingobvious 12y ago
The idea is nice, although there is absolutely no activity in my neighborhood yet. A small side note: on app activation any sound playback is paused in iOS. This is a bit annoying and not expected behavior for this app.

yuribit 12y ago

When's the android version coming out?

resca79 12y ago
I think a month is ready.

filearts 12y ago

That would make for a pretty neat integration with Navut[1], a local Montreal-based startup. They offer data-driven information about neighborhoods that would be pretty cool to combine with the people-driven information that LocalFlow produces. [1] http://www.navut.com/montreal http://www.navut.com/montreal

resca79 12y ago
LocaFlow is an app style of Reddit / HN from the point of view of news which are posted.
- wuliwong 12y ago
  I've actually been working on a website based around a reddit style of interaction between users and locations. I've focused on the web portion as I'm a web developer. I've only toyed around with the mobile portion so far. I wonder if a collaboration would be possible? I only want to broadcast the landing page on hackernews http://www.nualt.com/ http://www.nualt.com/ But I have a fully functional site with maps, user accounts, posts, pictures, places, etc. Feel free to reach out if you are interested in talking more. patrick.justin.bradley@gmail.com Great work. :)
  - resca79 12y ago
    Many Thanks for your comment. We're actually focused on ios app improvement, and to release android and windows mobile version. A future api integration with your project is a good idea. Thanks

resca79 12y ago

here the video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrWI-3P_is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KrWI-3P_is

kclay 12y ago

Someone finally did this, been thinking about an idea similar to this for services think angie's list mixed with this. Great work guys, waiting for the android version to give this a try.

resca79 12y ago
Yes, maybe there are many services like this one. But simplicity and non disclosure of personal data included Facebook Account, Twitter and etc.. are the main of this project. Also this is totally focused on the News, rank, votes etc

txutxu 12y ago

If i need a smartphone for it, sorry, it's not my network. Take it as a wish-list, I love the idea.

arunaugustine 12y ago
Just to brainstorm with you on this, so if not phone, what would it be? Suppose we could build any hardware, any form factor, with any sort of input to convey your wishes to it, and any sort of output to feed back the output of the "eval" loop of it (riffing off REPL) into any of the five senses (yes, let's include smell to...just for the purposes of an unconstrained brainstorming), how would you envision that? I have been thinking about a "hands-free headset" that just talks to you and you talk back. And I wonder how would "apps" look or function in an ecosystem if the only API available was to speech-recognition engine and a text to speech engine?
- txutxu 12y ago
  Well, I was just thinking about a laptop/desktop version. I avoid smartphones (not by economic reasons) but I know I'm a unusual person. Your hands-free idea sounds interesting!

pt 12y ago

``It was through the private world of family that the public world of politics came alive.´´ -Sonia Gandhi- This is a first. Never seen a startup quoting from a politician from India (not related to Mahatma Gandhi) in their landing page :)