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by hardwaresofton 4254 days ago
Wow, this is actually pretty amazing, fluid user interactions, non-intrusive, and very easy on the eyes.

Great execution -- it's an idea a LOT of people have tried to do (check app store for "chat with users on same page" or something, you'll see what I mean), and you guys really do a great job of it.

I'd love to see some assertions/information on what you do with data accrued on the app. Who are you sharing what I'm looking at with? are you deleting it as soon as you get it? are you storing it?

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Thanks! Yeah, we've definitely seen a number of attempts at this over the years. As for data accrued on the app, every link you “point” is private between just you and any friends added to that chat. What you share isn’t broadcasted to a feed or anything. There is currently no delete option though, so the data—like that URL and the messages around it—remains stored in our database so that you can revisit the conversation any time. We also don't track your browsing history/habits outside of Point.