@rrhoover & @eriktorenberg
I think as a voting ring detection algorithm, you should try this.
Analyze the upvotes versus the founder of the company. I imagine thorugh twitter you could find out time stamps for follows or use fullcontact and opengraph to figure out who's trying to exploit the system.
I've seen a lot of people every day on producthunt, that participate once and never again.
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@datarade I don't understand what you mean by "Analyze the upvotes versus the founder of the company", but yes, voting rings do happen on Product Hunt, with lots of people just visiting to vote on one product in a very short space of time, in a manner coordinated by the product poster; however in this instance I just randomly posted the product and tweeted it at the company.
At the top of this page, it shows all the people who've upvoted this item in the order that they voted; mouse over their face and you can see their job title/company - I can't see any signs of a voting ring on this product, all the upvotes are from a huge array of different companies.
@datarade good suggestion. definitely looking to crack down on rings, but some of it is unavoidable - in the same way that avoiding fake positive comments on TC or other publications is unavoidable.
@datarade voting rings are easy to detect and we have things in place that will drop posts in the ranks, sometimes off the page entirely. If you look at today's rankings you'll see this in action.
That said, this will get more challenging over time to manage. Never hesitate to shoot me an email (ryan[at]ryanhoover.me) with your ideas. :)
@_jacksmith wasn't at all implying that you used a voting ring. My comment was longer than a tweet. I should have posted my comment on my own PH post.
Producthunt.com does have voting ring detection.
I was suggesting a voting ring detection that relies on seeing a 'network- graph' level connection of twitter followers and upvotes.
I've used Focus@Will for over a year and I have found it to be the most consistently effective music product to help me get in the zone. I know it's subjective, but I do think there is something to their methodology. I use setting Up Tempo and while I wish they had a larger selection - it's the only music platform that hits the sweet spot for my productivity levels! :-)
@ChaseTheTruth Agree, wish they had more variety too :) When using it so much it would be great to change it up. You know about Coffitivity too right? http://coffitivity.com
@espreedevora Perhaps they will expand their collection now. Thanks for the suggestion! I have to say, people talking/random coffee shop noises is my worst nightmare. I prefer complete quite or a finely tuned jam. I'm distractible!
I've actually been using Focus@Will for over a year. They have a very interesting track called "ADHD Beta Test" that I've been playing for a while now. I find that their tracks really do help me focus on specific tasks, but only if I go into the task with a clear understanding of what it is I want to accomplish. Also, in terms of their scientific primer check this page out: https://www.focusatwill.com/wp/s...
I agree, this does not seem over-performing than background noises or Spotify lists.
But, marketing is a storytelling and the business model tells a story.
Seems geared to people that like two types of music. Classical and Weird New Age-y Synth. Would be more interesting if it had a more diverse set of stylistic musical tastes represented.
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I've used Focus@Will on and off over the past year and always seem to be very productive when I use it. Perhaps that's just placebo and correlation does not imply causation but it's definitely a good service. Wouldn't pay for the premium services, though.
Good for externally triggering a flow state
Pros:No decision-making overhead, just click play and start working
Cons:- No offline mode which would great for working on flights