15:[[2348227,{"by":"jtesp","descendants":15,"id":2348227,"kids":[2348488,2352176,2348267,2348353,2348721,2348622,2348525,2348349,2350338,2350193,2350266,2352723,2348956],"score":9,"text":"Social networking is convenient and entertaining, but is that it? I can count my best friends on one hand and none of us are friends on Facebook and we don't even email each other. When we want to communicate, we give each other a phone call. Text messages are very rare as well.

Is this normal? Why?","time":1300676648,"title":"Ask HN: Do you email your best friends?","type":"story","url":""}],[2349980,{"by":"collypops","descendants":17,"id":2349980,"kids":[2350153,2353189,2353047,2351950,2350240,2349984,2350370],"score":6,"text":"I am announcing the private beta of my first web app (http://getfounder.com). The beta will launch in just one city, which will be determined by the number of entries on the location-aware sign up page.

As this is my first public release, I'm looking to the HN community to offer me feedback on what I should/shouldn't be displaying on the homepage. I'd be grateful for any advice you had to offer.

Thanks, and I hope to see some of you in the private beta!

Colin","time":1300719326,"title":"Show HN: GetFounder. A unique way to find your ideal startup partner","type":"story","url":""}],[2344627,{"by":"brockf","descendants":11,"id":2344627,"kids":[2344790,2345074,2345176,2345215,2345085,2345047,2345219,2344758,2347018,2346377],"score":7,"text":"My company launched a product a couple of weeks that, quite simply, is amazing. However, very few people know about it!

I know with absolute certainty that its target users would want to use it if they (a) knew it was out there and, (b) were able to learn more about it and/or see it in action.

I've tried AdWords for years and never had much success, and there's not much of a community that (like HN) which would create a real \"buzz\" about it. It needs to be actively sold to get the ball rolling.

I've been thinking about cold calling web development firms and offering them a free license for the software as well as free consultation about how it would work for one of their web development projects. But I HATE spam.

Is cold calling ever an option or is this is a black-and-white case of spam? Any tips or suggestions on how to make these calls, if you think they are OK?

Thanks!","time":1300566144,"title":"Ask HN: Is cold calling ever an acceptable marketing practice?","type":"story","url":""}],[2345992,{"by":"sharonpaul","descendants":7,"id":2345992,"kids":[2346018,2346020,2346103,2346154],"score":2,"text":"Hi everyone,

I decided to start learning how to code as I have a strong interest in starting a web-based startup.

However, i discovered my interest in web startups a bit late. I am close to finishing my degree in Econs, but hope to pick up coding & web development skills. May I know which language I should start learning first? and why too..

thank you!","time":1300618025,"title":"Ask HN: Ruby or Python or Java: which should a non-tech person start first?","type":"story","url":""}],[2346041,{"by":"cool-RR","descendants":10,"id":2346041,"kids":[2346421,2346048,2347849,2347037,2346213],"score":15,"text":"","time":1300620994,"title":"My hobby: Following up on entrepreneurs","type":"story","url":"http://blog.garlicsim.org/post/3979256545/my-hobby-following-up-on-entrepreneurs"}],[2318492,{"by":"vail130","descendants":183,"id":2318492,"kids":[2318732,2319022,2318649,2318626,2318689,2318784,2318673,2318763,2318656,2318858,2318810,2318762,2319027,2318603,2318891,2318597,2318617,2319144,2318559,2318976,2318785,2319169,2318616,2318752,2318973,2318869,2318609,2319122,2318830,2319020,2318778,2318941,2318833,2319260,2318699,2318613,2318727,2319086,2318751,2318714,2324568,2320107,2319070,2318794,2320656,2318907,2319762,2318717,2318644,2330125,2318877,2329398,2319148,2318636,2319370,2321319,2320753,2318780,2318610,2335793,2337983,2319438,2318571],"score":155,"text":"What are some of your best life hacks? Not just limited to tech, although it is pretty ripe for hacking. I'm interested in social interaction-based hacks, too.","time":1299995845,"title":"Ask HN: What are your best life hacks?","type":"story"}],[2328779,{"by":"konradm","descendants":7,"id":2328779,"kids":[2328970,2329367,2329800,2329230,2328803,2328842],"score":9,"text":"Hey there,

we are close to private beta release of joinbox, a sweet website that unites social actions, emails and online news. I have made a trailer which gets insight into the service: http://joinbox.com

We are now considering how we could promote it. Do you think, it has viral potential? If so, does it make any sense to give it a small spin with something like (chargeable) buzzfeed boost?","time":1300214134,"title":"Ask HN: Viral potential of my startups trailer (joinbox.com)?","type":"story","url":""}]]

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