Show HN: Beam – if texting app showed what your friend is typing (try with bot)

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by Alec3327 • 12 years ago

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fiatjaf• 12 years ago

Google Wave did this.

coralreef• 12 years ago

OP also posted 3 weeks ago. Was wondering where I saw it before.

Alec33272• 12 years ago

Yep, I put it up again because we had a major update where we were able to intro a very rudimentary chat bot, so ppl who sign up and don't yet have any friends to talk with can still see what it would be like to receive real time (RT) texts.

A lot of people have a bunch of presumptions about RT but have never used it, so they wouldn't know the benefits of it. They just go by "what it sounds like". It's new technology, so people are justifiably wary.

As for g wave. Yes, i'm aware. This hasn't been done in an app however, so thats #1. And #2, we introduced a unique "beam in" mechanic that allows people to actually respond, comment (interrupt even) on point, as far as I'm aware, noone was able to solve this problem, of 2 people talking at same time, before (solve it well that is).

hobblin• 12 years ago

Didn't we already try this and realized that it's a horrible idea with ICQ?

Show HN: Beam – if texting app showed what your friend is typing (try with bot)

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