Ask HN: An app which allows you to follow a Facebook page without liking it in fb

8 pointsblack_blood9y ago6 comments

Hi.

Did you ever not like a facebook page just because you were worried that your friends will know about your interest? I believe we need to give users an option to `follow` a page without letting his/her friends know that he/she follows/likes a certain page.

I made an app which allows you to follow facebook pages without actually liking those pages in facebook. This app will allow you to `follow` various facebook pages and this app will have a `wall` where you will have a PICTURES FEED of the facebook pages that you are following. Will you be interested in trying out this app?

Please let me know. Thanks for your time.

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Phithagoras9y ago· 2 in thread

If it meets the guidelines, this could make a good Show HN. Good luck. https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

black_bloodOP9y ago

As the app is a hybrid app, ready for its release only on Android platform, I am uncertain on how many will actually try it out when posted in Show HN. What do you think?

brudgers9y ago

A couple of thoughts:

This indicates a dependency (on mobile devices) that is not inherent in the problem domain (following a page on Facebook). The dependency on mobile devices impedes the critical business function of receiving feedback from potential users. The app prototype could just as easily be a web page.

Overall, the app has a dependency on Facebook's API's and terms of service. Facebook can change theses arbitrarily or decide the app violates their intent.

Good luck.

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