Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
jobenjo
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
9 ms
·
61.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
Hmmm, this is interesting feedback. One reason we put the ask in the forefront is to help make it obvious what the site's about, plus to encourage new questions (which is also the best way to get into the site). But I see what you're saying
62.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
Yeah, that's useful to hear. Right now, certainly our user base is much smaller than the big guys, but that smallness also gives it a real sense of community--plus lots of our users are quite smart. This is a challenge, though. As far as an
63.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
This is an interesting idea... I worry that the outgoing revenue would not be enough to offset the adword costs, but it's something to consider.
64.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
Thanks for the thoughts. Targeting a niche is an interesting idea. We'll also look more into the fonts.
65.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
It's similar to Yahoo Answers or Ask Metafilter, with some new twists like real-time discussion, questions filtered for you, and IM integration. Now that we finally completed it we're climbing out from our cave and wondering if the site can
66.
▲
Launching Fluther.com - Comments from YCers?
(fluther.com)
10 points
by
jobenjo
19y ago
|
36 comments
67.
▲
by
jobenjo
19y ago
It's a challenging process.... I was consumed by it for months--every word I saw was a potential name. Finally one of my inspirations paid off and I found an open domain I liked (fluther.com). My only advice is to open your mind to lots of