Product Hunt for Chrome - The best new products, every day, in your browser

@andreasklinger @jonnotie @vesln @graafdemichiel @rrhoover Why was the first click of the PH icon to search for a product? I was thinking along the lines of click to Hunt. Maybe you could share the reasons for that :)

@jonnotie @vesln @graafdemichiel @rrhoover This isn't just a new tab page extension, it's also a menu bar plug-in, a button, and a browser extension! Excellent work, guys. I personally love the quick access to comments on the page of a product that has previously been hunted. I'm trying to figure out the use cases of each part of what you shipped. The new tab page is for idle discovery. The product search in the menu bar is for finding something specific. The access to PH details on a webpage is for creating context and generating engagement from votes and comments. The button is for hunting and curating. Is this how you're thinking about it?

@joshuaoxj good question! Search is an increasingly common use case, more common than posting products. We wanted to make it one click away but we may change this use flow as we add additional functionality, like an activity feed.

@eric3000 bingo. 😄 There are many different internal and external triggers that bring people to Product Hunt. For example, we want to make it easier for someone to find what they're looking for when they ask themselves, "What is a product for X?" What use cases or internal triggers (often these are tied to emotions) are we missing out on as it relates to products?

@rrhoover I will think about the triggers. But also thinking about how well this aligns with your KPIs. If you were focused on front page visits, these features would possibly be cannibalizing. But because you focus on how much traffic you send to products that are hunted, all the incentives align nicely around these different use cases.

@weissben no need to go to other sites... one can live on PH and water.

Hey, @weissben! You can click on the product name in the new tab display to go directly to the product. Clicking anywhere else within each "block" opens the page on PH. P.S. I'm @rrhoover :)

@weissben @rrhoover I was just about to ask - I hated that I would have to 2 click, but now I have the best of both worlds to click right to the site and/or open the comment bar and read before I jump over. Awesome Job!!! Love it!

@jtriest don't get me wrong - I do love PH, but I think it would be better to give the customer the option to shut that off somewhere, no?

@weissben mos def

@jtriest It does just that with a fixed bar at the top of the page. Problem is you have to hit the right link. For Navdy, it's https://www.navdy.com/?ref=produ.... Perhaps affiliate and referral codes need to be stripped to make it work a higher percentage of the time?

@eric3000 ya ... that would be rad... and solve the "did someone already hunt this" question...

@eric3000 @jtriest YES! We're considering adding the ability to surface the PH bar when you visit a site that's been hunted before. We want to ensure this is something people won't be annoyed by first, although we do give people the ability to disable that functionality (and the new tab display) in the extension's settings.

@eric3000 @jtriest @rrhoover It would be really nice just to have the Icon in the menu bar indicate this has been hunted, and when clicking that load directly to the hunt & its comments. Don't have it expand automatically... but indicate that the data's been loaded and there is something to see.

@eric3000 @rrhoover @jsneedles great idea

@sleinadsanoj good feedback, and I expect this level of focus from you. 😉

@rrhoover been begging @andreasklinger for some more refined API calls for a (short) while. (But it's completely understandable that you guys don't want to iterate on the API every few weeks, so while I will keep bringing this up, understand that I know I will need some patience. ;) )

@joshmuccio Using Safari vs Chrome extends the battery life of your Mac? I guess it makes sense. I definitely like the grid view as well. Good stuff @rrhoover

@joshmuccio @irvingtorresyc it does for me too. 3-4 hours with chrome, 11-12 hours with safari. Crazy

@joshmuccio @runningtk I have to test this out. That's a HUGE difference.

@joshmuccio @irvingtorresyc Might be due to my chrome extensions, but not sure. Sometimes I'll get 7-8 hours with Chrome though. It's really a crapshoot.

@giordanobc we'll definitely consider it, although Safari (on the desktop) only represents 10% of our traffic compared to 60% on Chrome.

Great question. As with our iOS app, this extension opens up another distribution channel: the Chrome Web Store. We're speaking with some awesome people there and you might see some collaboration shortly. We also plan to better highlight the extension at relevant moments within the Product Hunt experience (e.g. if you're on Chrome and you just signed up, you might want to install the extension). What ideas do you have, @dankaplan (or anyone for that matter)?

@rrhoover I've got lots of ideas! 1. Instead of sequestering your apps in your dropdown menu, add 1-2 extra links in your Home/Activity/Collections header for "Apps" or Chrome extension + iOS App 2. Include a subtle (but not too subtle) CTA to get the chrome extension in your weekly digest email, every time 3. Use overlay popups targeting Chrome users (if possible) for 1-2 weeks after launch (i.e. starting ASAP) 4. Upload your database of most engaged subscribers to FB/Twitter and target desktop ads to them for a while after launch I could go on, but those are the most obvious ones I thought of.

@dankaplan love it! I'll chat with the team about these. Keep the ideas coming! Also, here's what I was referencing earlier:

@rrhoover Sweet.

@jackosutherland good ideas. That's in the works! First we need to add the ability to login via the Chrome extension.