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by ajones05 3959 days ago
You mean there was an issue with Facebook login..? It should only try to open a file from your computer if you're submitting a story and try to attach an image. Re mobile: It's too complex for a small screen, so there's a mobile page that just says there will be an app soon.
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edwinespinosa09 3959 days ago
No i logged in without fb (just to see that experience first). so this is used more to kind of geo see what is going on around you? wouldn't an instagram be the best integration because then you can see events that are going on around you?
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ajones05 3959 days ago
At first I thought I could just try to pull in geo-tagged feeds from Instagram, Twitter, and other sources. The trouble is, most of that content is not actually about the location. Someone might say, "I love lasagna!" and it's geotagged nearby. Unfortunately, I found there's simply too much noise for that approach to work.

Edit: The answer to your first question is, yes, that's exactly what it's for!: to see news within a certain radius of where you are.

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edwinespinosa09 3959 days ago
hey if you got 4mins mind giving me feedback on my project? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10062700
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edwinespinosa09 3959 days ago
yeah I see how that can be a major issue, since rarely do people use the goe tag feature on social...

maybe an easy way to designate if their post,tweet or share should also be share on seearound by denoting a #seeme?

Idk just an idea

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ajones05 3959 days ago
That's an interesting thought. My initial reaction is that people wouldn't use that until this was more established, which leads to sort of a catch-22 situation, but I like the idea. Another consideration with the hashtag is that there's a lot of content that already exists, too, instead of being original content (e.g. a news story compared with a Twitter/Instagram post), so relying too heavily on a hashtag approach could exclude that content.
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edwinespinosa09 3959 days ago
oh yeah I definitely see what you mean. Well ill keep playing around the app and maybe something will come to me :)
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ajones05 3959 days ago
Awesome, thanks for taking a look and sharing feedback!
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