If you were building Product Hunt, what is one feature you would love to add?
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I would love to add features of Chat with Product Builders and Make it more community-centric.
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Here's how it could work:
User Profiling: The system would create detailed user profiles based on their activity on the platform. It would take into account factors such as the types of products they've interacted with, the categories they're interested in, and any feedback they've provided.
Collaborative Filtering: The recommendation engine would employ collaborative filtering techniques to identify users with similar tastes and preferences. By analyzing patterns of product engagement among similar users, it could suggest new products that a user might find interesting based on what similar users have liked.
Content-Based Filtering: In addition to collaborative filtering, the system could also use content-based filtering methods. It would analyze the attributes of products (such as descriptions, tags, and categories) that a user has interacted with positively and recommend similar products.
Real-Time Updates: The recommendation engine would continuously learn and adapt based on users' interactions and feedback. As users discover and engage with new products, the system would update their recommendations in real-time to ensure they receive the most relevant suggestions.
Personalization Controls: To give users control over their experience, the platform would include settings where users can adjust the level of personalization they desire. They could fine-tune their preferences, specify categories of interest, or even opt-out of personalized recommendations altogether if they prefer a more manual browsing experience.
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Absolutely waiting for the direct messaging feature.
Will become a comolete community then.
Curious, why the founders do not want to go down that route.
@tej_sai we used to have DMs but ultimately killed it. Ultimately too many people were abusing it with self-promotion.
There's certainly a version of DMs that would be useful and welcomed, but it never became a high enough priority to build relative to other projects.
Why do you want DMs on Product Hunt? I'm curious to learn your use cases. :)
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@tej_sai@rrhoover Spam and abuse was the first thing that came to my mind too. I guess if you really want to reach out to someone, email or Twitter DM are good available options.
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@rrhoover Thanks for your reply.
I absolutely see how this could increase spam, especially when it comes to something like product hunt.
Here's a few reasons why I wanted a dm feature.
1. Product Hunt at the moment has the biggest community of entrepreneurs, indie makers and marketers. Collaborations between them would be great.
If I find a product interesting and want to collaborate with the maker, I would have to leave the platform.
2. Forming genuine connections is hard without dms. Simple things like sharing jokes and memes might go a long way here.
As you said, maybe a form of dm exists where we can control the spam.
A LinkedIn like system where you can only communicate with your connections might work.
While we are at it, a quick question, while building producthunt what was the most challenging part?
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@tej_sai appreciate you sharing. :)
Re: your question, the answer varies based on the time period you're referring to. In the very early days, the hardest challenge was getting to a critical mass of engagement. Later on when we hit some scale, we encountered different challenges in community building and spam moderation.
Love that you asked this question, @girirajasar. I'll be following the thread. :)
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@rrhoover My Pleasure, Ryan. Happy to see you in this conversation,
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To enhance user engagement, I would add a personalized AI-recommendation feature that suggests new products based on users' previous interactions and reviews.
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I'd implement a live-chat function, connecting users directly with product creators for real-time queries and rich, interactive discussions.
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Incorporating a feature that allows users to set up private product discussion groups would be a great way to foster niche communities within the platform
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Alerts for relevant categories of products you could define.
@davidvkimball how do you want to use these alerts? Are you trying to solve an issue of getting a more personalized feed or you want to make sure you never miss a launch in a more niche category? Or is it something else?
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@product_at_producthunt there might be two different use cases here - if I had the ability to opt out of critical alerts for products I can't use - anything Mac or iOS specific, but then get an alert when the Android or Windows version comes out, that would be gold. But ALSO having niche categories like "services related to managing social profiles" or "free for life" tools, etc.
Ability to see the list of people who supported the product, subscribed to upcoming page, etc. This is important to have an option to extract the list of product community
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How about a 'Try Before You Buy' augmented reality feature, allowing users to virtually experience products within their own environments?
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I'd love to see a gamified loyalty program that rewards users for frequent interactions, such as reviewing or sharing products.
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