Show HN: A new way for products to be discovered, shared, and reviewed (opens in new tab)

(instadrop.co)

1 pointsdanfang5y ago4 comments

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Hey HN!

I've been hacking on Instadrop for a few weeks now. It's a platform to discover and share things you love - tech, media, apparel, etc.

It's an exploration into what product discovery might look like given that Amazon is plagued by fake reviews and we're constantly being bombarded by targeted advertising from FB, Google, etc.

I've always relied on trusted sources (e.g. Wirecutter) and word of mouth recommendations when it comes to discovering great things. This is an attempt to replicate that process on a larger scale.

Anyway, I would love to get your early feedback on the idea! It's very early days - the product database is definitely incomplete, and tons of features are missing. :)

gofreddygo5y ago

can you describe what the product is like from a users perspective? why would I use this and when ? I'm not so sure after looking at it for a couple mins.

danfangOP5y ago

Right now the main use case is to share products you love by adding them to your collection.

In the future, when more users are on the platform, you can follow people you're interested in and get updates on products they add.

You can also use it to generally explore products by category, brand, etc and find the most highly recommended items.

egfx5y ago

This is pretty neat. I appreciate the exploration aspect and the search is well featured.

I would also wrap all the product links with the 2FB API to expand the social aspects. https://github.com/egfx/ShareableTweets

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danfangOP5y ago

Hey HN!

I've been hacking on Instadrop for a few weeks now. It's a platform to discover and share things you love - tech, media, apparel, etc.

It's an exploration into what product discovery might look like given that Amazon is plagued by fake reviews and we're constantly being bombarded by targeted advertising from FB, Google, etc.

I've always relied on trusted sources (e.g. Wirecutter) and word of mouth recommendations when it comes to discovering great things. This is an attempt to replicate that process on a larger scale.

Anyway, I would love to get your early feedback on the idea! It's very early days - the product database is definitely incomplete, and tons of features are missing. :)

gofreddygo5y ago

can you describe what the product is like from a users perspective? why would I use this and when ? I'm not so sure after looking at it for a couple mins.

danfangOP5y ago

Right now the main use case is to share products you love by adding them to your collection.

In the future, when more users are on the platform, you can follow people you're interested in and get updates on products they add.

You can also use it to generally explore products by category, brand, etc and find the most highly recommended items.

egfx5y ago

This is pretty neat. I appreciate the exploration aspect and the search is well featured.

I would also wrap all the product links with the 2FB API to expand the social aspects. https://github.com/egfx/ShareableTweets

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