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Show HN: Anonymously Ask a Black Person Anything via SMS

35 pointsby waynesuttonalmost 10 years ago

14 comments

gumbyalmost 10 years ago
This reminds me of the Berlin Jewish Museum&#x27;s &quot;Ask a Jew&quot; project &#x2F; exhibition (most, though not all, of the people who objected were not jewish).<p>It raised lots of complicated ethical issues that were hashed out in the press (and I could hear people talking about in cafés).<p>Here&#x27;s an article about it in English: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;culture&#x2F;culture-desk&#x2F;ask-a-jewish-person" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;culture&#x2F;culture-desk&#x2F;ask-a-jewish-p...</a>
huacalmost 10 years ago
The creator&#x27;s &#x27;explanation&#x27;: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;socialwayne.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;26&#x2F;how-and-why-i-built-anonymously-ask-a-black-person-sms-platform-that-reached-almost-10000-page-views-removed-from-product-hunt-in-48-hours-with-twilio&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;socialwayne.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;26&#x2F;how-and-why-i-built-anonym...</a>
leepowersalmost 10 years ago
So - under &quot;Recent Questions&quot; - is there a way to view the anonymous responses to the anonymous questions? I have no questions to ask, but am interested in browsing the answers to existing questions.
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csaalmost 10 years ago
I really hope that this will be collected in a data set that can be used for research. I think the analysis and observations will likely be eye-opening for many non-black people.
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ClassicFarrisalmost 10 years ago
How is it anonymous if I have to give you my number. Is there a way to text from a web client?
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vezycashalmost 10 years ago
@waynesutton you&#x27;ve got a potential product. Many businesses don&#x27;t know how to convert social media to sales. This however is simple<p>Repackage, repurpose your product for businesses.<p>Try testing small businesses e.g. Hotels, restaurants, schools to see if they&#x27;ll pay to have customers chat, ask questions or make reservations over the internet.<p>However, you&#x27;d need a way to bring the cost of adding a new number down for scaling purposes. You could add a routing code to each SMS to transparently share one phone number amongst multiple businesses.<p>Hope you pivot instead of just shutting down
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grizzlesalmost 10 years ago
Why doesn&#x27;t it have a web interface?<p>I wanted to ask who the best new Black Comedians are, but I can&#x27;t because I don&#x27;t have a US phone.
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kw71almost 10 years ago
How does this generate revenue? Is there some secret to cashing in on receiving SMS that I don&#x27;t know about?
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forgottenacc56almost 10 years ago
What could you possibly want to ask specifically of a black person? What difference does it make to what someone can tell you?<p>How about &quot;ask a blonde person&quot;?
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ryandvmalmost 10 years ago
Are we really turning old Chappelle Show routines into startups now?
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leesalminenalmost 10 years ago
&gt;&gt;&gt; &quot;Luckly for you its free!&quot;<p>Typo on home page.
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deandredurralmost 10 years ago
Everything I always wanted to know
curiouslyalmost 10 years ago
&quot;I have a black friend who wants to listen to music. What music do I play to please him?&quot;<p>WTF.
pcpolicealmost 10 years ago
The tone of the landing page is extremely racist. IMHO.
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