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159 points heyarviind2 | 4 comments | 25 Nov 24 17:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.825s | source
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muhammadusman ◴[25 Nov 24 19:47 UTC] No.42239517[source]▶
Don't use the term "hunt" in the name, to me it just screams "dupe" instead of something unique. Go the route of improving what PH has and adding things that are missing.

Some ideas: - Users should be able to update their post to some extent.

- There's no "product page" in your app, build something where I can see people commenting, reacting, and maybe even sharing their own screenshots of it because that's something PH does pretty well but can be improved.

- "LAUNCHES WORTH YOUR SCROLL" sounds kinda cringe, change to something like "Find the next best thing" or make it random on load and have a few less in your face versions of it. Reddit has "homepage of the internet" which seems appropriate. You can have "have you launched yet?", "find the next best thing", "what's trending today"...etc

I have more ideas, feel free to message me or drop a way to contact you if you'd like more feedback :)

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aardvark179 ◴[25 Nov 24 19:58 UTC] No.42239596[source]▶
Maybe not, “next best thing,” I don’t know about American English but in British English next best means second best.
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tuckerman ◴[25 Nov 24 21:13 UTC] No.42240272[source]▶
At least in American English “next to best” would mean second whereas “next best thing” means something likely to be the best thing in the near future and it’s a very common idiom.
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1. yyuugg ◴[26 Nov 24 07:09 UTC] No.42243205[source]▶
In American English "next best thing" means second best. It is used to suggest an alternative when you can't get what you want. "Don't have Coke, maybe get a Pepsi, it's the next best thing."

"Next big thing" means upcoming good thing.

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2. _heimdall ◴[26 Nov 24 12:53 UTC] No.42245273[source]▶
I've seen it used both ways, "next best thing" is one of those phrases at least in American English that is highly context-dependent.
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3. lolinder ◴[26 Nov 24 13:56 UTC] No.42245755[source]▶
Which still makes it a bad choice for marketing copy.

They want something that isn't likely to be misinterpreted, and I've never seen that phrase used to mean "next big thing", only "second best".

4. Zandikar ◴[26 Nov 24 22:13 UTC] No.42250645[source]▶
As an American, I can't recall "The next best thing" ever meaning "second best' but rather the up and coming latest and greatest thing.

Big country though, could be a regional thing.