Some days are better for news than others. Is any one particular time better than another to get maximum exposure for your beta launch?<p>Mondays, Fridays, Early, Lunch, Late.. what works for you guys?
Short answer:Launch when you're MVP'ly ready.<p>Long answer: Your deep concern seems you don't want your site to get buried. I would go two ways about this. First, identify geographically who your target population is. ie, If the majority is US based you wanna get on HN in the before noon [1] etc... The other is to just launch it. If your site/app is interesting time would not matter.<p>[1] = <a href="http://hnpickup.appspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://hnpickup.appspot.com/</a>
Most studies on social media (FB in particular) suggest the best time for exposure is... Well here's a good article on it! <a href="http://allfacebook.com/socialcode-best-practices-engagement_b107019#.UOR54W5XZgE.facebook" rel="nofollow">http://allfacebook.com/socialcode-best-practices-engagement_...</a><p>Hope that helps (at least with the social media angle).