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by Blocks8 15y ago
Nice site. I bookmarked it but it would be cool to sign up for a email when there are new themes available. A very passive way to stay top of mind. Thanks for creating this!
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Nice mention of @CodeAcademy. When does it become cost effective to train large amounts of talent at no cost to the students? It could pay off over the long term but I imagine there would be a one-year minimum lock-in to keep students at th
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Kickstarter continues to prove that good ideas spread quickly. Where websites show viral growth in user visits, kickstart shows it with real dollars for real products. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing this post- it lets the community get
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Clickable: http://thejun.to
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by Blocks8 15y ago
That's an interesting idea. Kind of like a ghost account? Or what if you logged in with email only and then auto-followed the founder/popular members so you still get rich, person-centric advice?
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback! Do you think just having a email login or a fb login would be enough?
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Wake up Barnes & Noble, Bookstores 2.0(brittanymlaughlin.com)
4 points by Blocks8 15y ago|1 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
gtrot.com started with Facebook-Connect login only. We didn't allow any access into the site unless you created account. The primary reason for this was that we used Facebook data to show you where your friends lived, where they've been and
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A 12 Year Old App Developer(ted.com)
3 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
The site looks great-- I think the purpose that it serves is very inspiring. Continue to tell stories like yours on your site, and I'm sure it will reach the audience you want faster.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for sharing this story. I think it speaks to the commonly overlooked notion that you should set out to build a business, not just a web product. Details on which costs you chose to attack first (technical debt vs. free subscriptions
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28 days later: Our improvements after Ask HN(blog.gtrot.com)
15 points by Blocks8 15y ago|1 comments
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A Million Cups of Coffee(technori.com)
2 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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A Letter to Code Academy students(builtinchicago.org)
1 points by Blocks8 15y ago|0 comments
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Learn something new everyday -- Clarissa was a programmer! Loved that show!
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for all of the tangible feedback - really helpful. Especially love the cute image instead of text. Thanks!
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Got it - will test for multi-city.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Do you think you'd find value in using it for your local city? Would you use it for a future trip?
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by Blocks8 15y ago
We'll have to double check about expired events- they should automatically filter out. Thanks for the catch.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Great to hear you found some new stuff. If you logged in, you should start to see friend check-ins and things that are trending. Do you think time of day would help or search instead of filter?
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks - very helpful. Will check the search bug in Safari.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
A lot of our photos are pulled from social networks, especially Foursquare.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Did you link your Foursquare account, did you see results update? (or was it unclear you could even connect with Foursquare?)
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Hey! Thanks for your feedback. What would you imagine better way to educate the user that we rank results based on your likes, so first page of results should be the best (if you login)?
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by Blocks8 15y ago
We're currently using SeatGeek for our events. Will work with them to provide a richer event experience.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for your feedback. We've got a few thoughts on the color scheme too. Appreciate you taking the time!
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Thanks for checking it out. Good catch on case-sensitive cities. Results will update based on friend check-ins. Can take a minute or two to load. You can also add your Foursquare profile if you have one to help influence results.
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Noted. Thanks!
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by Blocks8 15y ago
Did you login to Facebook before adding the second location? We can't personalize data for your results unless you connect into Facebook. Our goal is to encourage people to connect to get richer results.
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Ask HN: Review my startup, gtrot.com
57 points by Blocks8 15y ago|57 comments

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