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maxstoller
@maxstoller · Red/Green
Thanks for posting, Ryan! I built Red/Green. AMA.
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Sam Gerstenzang
@gerstenzang · Boulton Watt
I love that now I don't need to make excuses for why I can't hangout with my Android friends :)
"Red/Green, an iOS app that launches today, is looking to simplify telling your friends that you’re down to hang out. Like Yo — remember Yo? — it’s a dead simple app that gives you a simple social binary. You set your status to green if you want to chill, and red when you’re busy. When you set your availability to green, the app gives you a way to set a stat… See more
Ⓜatt hartman
@matthartman · partner @betaworks
This is so well-designed. To me, one of the most interesting aspect is that you don't have to "green" everybody when you come out of being "red." This is such a subtle way to create what ends up being spontaneous, throwaway subgroups of people. I've already noticed it today when I was trying to find a time for a quick phone call and wanted to communicate tha… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I didn't realize you were working on an app, @maxstoller! (I also see a few familiar faces in those app screenshots: @msg, @nchirls).
We've seen a ton of apps designed to help friends make plans and meetup, Swarm being one of the more recent, big launches. None of them have stuck with me and Swarm in-particular is disappointing in that you look slightly la… See more