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by andyhin
5819 days ago
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Hi, Amber. Thanks for the comment. 1) I tend to agree with you. There is a lot of text, especially on the homepage. We'll work on cleaning that up. 2) Howl is focused on sharing links. I use the services you mentioned, as well as Facebook. And although I can share links on these services, Howl is quite a different experience. Perhaps this is a sign that we need to describe ourselves better. |
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- On Facebook, I am limited to sharing with people in my network. There is rarely any discussion other then "haha" or "that is so cool!". On Howl, everything is public, and your audience is everyone.
- The posting process as well as the way content is presented on Howl is customized for links. Posting a link is as simple as pasting a URL. Also, the way content is displayed makes a huge difference in terms of user experience when compared to share-everything services like Tumblr.
- From the POV of someone consuming content, when I come to Howl I know what I am going to get. Links to interesting websites, articles, videos, images. On FB/Tumblr you get a mixed bag of all sorts of content (rants, pictures, quotes, personal stories, etc.).
If I were to compare it to other services out there, I would say we are most similar to delicious. However, we are aiming to be more social, with more consumable content (vs just a list of bookmarks). If you asked me this question a month ago, I would have given you a different answer - a sign that we are still evolving, I guess.
Any other advice/comments greatly appreciated :)