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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
What is the draw to having an anonymous conversation with someone? The example conversation on the landing page - I just cant imagine that actually happening Also being anonymous, unfortunately its still highly likely that there will be bullying, trolling etc
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Hope Atina@the_onlyhope · BioBreaks.com
@bentossell back at it again with those critical questions
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Jacob Hobbie@linkchef · Student
@bentossell As someone who used the original product, it was interesting to see where exactly it was popular. I met a few people from the Middle East, and someone from Italy. As a Kansan, it was really cool to reach out and learn more about places that I wasn't from. That's where my conversations on Convoy go anyway.
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Shiv@shivkanthb · Make, break and ship.
@bentossell To answer your question, its the same attention draw for apps like Omegle, yik yak etc. Its a new way to meet new people too. And believe it or not, you really can get interesting conversations (like the one on the landing page). Here's a sample from version 1 - :) See more
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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@shivkanthb yeh I understand that - but that seems like it could just be a novelty factor and not something built for longevity. I dont know why I'd bother drumming up a random convo. just my opinion.
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Ben Tossell@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@the_onlyhope would be useless for me to just say "cool" - I'm happy being the one asking the hard questions, especially if others dont want to. Its also just my opinion.
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Shiv@shivkanthb · Make, break and ship.
@bentossell I totally understand. Im glad you mentioned that. So its over a year since convoy was launched and the usage has been fairly decent. But it was limited to just the US because it was only text messages. With more platforms now, convoy is available globally. I personally use 'convoy passport' a lot when I travel and that connects with someone in t… See more
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