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    Five Hundred Words

    medium.com/five-hundred-words · Publication · on HN since 2014

    Five Hundred Words is a Medium publication with short tech commentary on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Apple and notifications.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for opinion pieces on Instagram's geotagging and on hacking the Twitter stream; the given comments offer little judgment of the blog itself.

    Stats for nerds
    25HN people shared it
    25linked in comments
    79story points
    Jan 2015last shared
    2014people per year2015

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      “Facebook is not worth $33,000,000,000”
      2 people · 19 points · first shared 2014 · 3 comments on HN
    2. 2
      There Is No App: The Notification *Is* The Message
      2 people · 7 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      The Perception of Apple Watch vs. MagicBand
      1 person · 7 points · first shared 2015 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      Whither Twitter?
      1 person · 6 points · first shared 2014 · 2 comments on HN
    5. 5
      It Would Be Weird If Apple *Wasn’t* Working on a Car
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2015 · 2 comments on HN
    6. 6
      Instagram Just Geotagged Us To Hell
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      It’s No Longer A Smartphone, It’s A Smartcamera
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      “Facebook is not worth $33,000,000,000”
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2014 · 1 comments on HN
    9. 9
      The Broken Clock
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2015 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Hacking the Tweet Stream
      2 people · 2 points · first shared 2014 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • davidadamojrJan 2015

      Yes. Good points raised. I guess the lack of these capabilities is an "expensive" tradeoff for the slight convenience.

      Judging by the comments on this blog post (https://medium.com/five-hundred-words/hacking-the-tweet-stream-52ed63a0731), there is obviously no consensus as to whether this trend is good or bad. Some hate it, some find it convenient.

    • bluthruMay 2014

      "Instagram Just Geotagged Us To Hell: When Politics Drive Product Decisions, We All Lose"

      https://medium.com/five-hundred-words/dad4c3736409

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