Comments on: I Have a Hunch That Hunch Might Not Be For Me http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: StevieB’s Shared Items – June 17, 2009 at Lost in Cyberspace http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59746 StevieB’s Shared Items – June 17, 2009 at Lost in Cyberspace Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:09:34 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59746 [...] I Have a Hunch That Hunch Might Not Be For MeJune 15, 2009 [...] [...] I Have a Hunch That Hunch Might Not Be For MeJune 15, 2009 [...]

]]> By: Eric in SF http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59655 Eric in SF Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:25:51 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59655 God please tell me this has utility beyond what's been revealed. Caterina's PR-heavy blog post said: "What is Hunch? Look. Decision-making is difficult, and decisions have to be made constantly. What should I be for Halloween? Do I need a Porsche? Does my hipster facial hair make me look stupid? Is Phoenix a good place to retire? Whom should I vote for? What toe ring should I buy?" These are all questions only neurotic over-educated city dwellers have. I see it daily and it drives me insane. Just make a decision damnit and move on. Yes, you're going to make bad decisions, you're going to make poorly informed decisions, you're going to make brilliant decisions, but if you turn into a stressball simply for having to MAKE the decision then you've got bigger issues - issues a new internet service isn't there to solve for you. God please tell me this has utility beyond what’s been revealed. Caterina’s PR-heavy blog post said:

“What is Hunch? Look. Decision-making is difficult, and decisions have to be made constantly. What should I be for Halloween? Do I need a Porsche? Does my hipster facial hair make me look stupid? Is Phoenix a good place to retire? Whom should I vote for? What toe ring should I buy?”

These are all questions only neurotic over-educated city dwellers have. I see it daily and it drives me insane. Just make a decision damnit and move on. Yes, you’re going to make bad decisions, you’re going to make poorly informed decisions, you’re going to make brilliant decisions, but if you turn into a stressball simply for having to MAKE the decision then you’ve got bigger issues – issues a new internet service isn’t there to solve for you.

]]> By: Thomas Hawk http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59620 Thomas Hawk Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:40 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59620 Mike, my 29 dimensions of compatibility could look pretty scary. Mike, my 29 dimensions of compatibility could look pretty scary.

]]> By: Peter Caputa http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59614 Peter Caputa Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:14:18 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59614 I'd encourage you to give it another try and look at it from the angle of someone who is trying to teach, instead of someone who is trying to find. I think Hunch might attract a wikipedia like crowd as early adopters. I also think that crowd will build it big enough to make it useful, attracting a more mainstream non-contributor/user/later adopter market. I also think there is incentive for businesses to participate and build Hunch. Here's an article I wrote about my experience: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4848/Search-Engine-Optimization-is-Dead-Long-Live-Answer-Engines.aspx Greg Sterling has the value prop covered really well: http://searchengineland.com/hunch-dont-call-it-a-search-engine-20950 I’d encourage you to give it another try and look at it from the angle of someone who is trying to teach, instead of someone who is trying to find.

I think Hunch might attract a wikipedia like crowd as early adopters. I also think that crowd will build it big enough to make it useful, attracting a more mainstream non-contributor/user/later adopter market.

I also think there is incentive for businesses to participate and build Hunch.

Here’s an article I wrote about my experience:
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4848/Search-Engine-Optimization-is-Dead-Long-Live-Answer-Engines.aspx

Greg Sterling has the value prop covered really well:
http://searchengineland.com/hunch-dont-call-it-a-search-engine-20950

]]> By: Mike http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59565 Mike Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:11:32 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59565 The problem, Thomas, is that Hunch hasn't yet worked out your 29 dimensions of compatibility. The problem, Thomas, is that Hunch hasn’t yet worked out your 29 dimensions of compatibility.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59495 Davis Freeberg Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:00:30 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59495 Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm not sure that I get it either. Why would you use a search engine that won't search for what you are interested in. Maybe I shouldn't be thinking of it as search engine and more as some kind of web 2.0 destination, but it feels like it has limited utility from just a quick test drive. Maybe I’m missing something here, but I’m not sure that I get it either. Why would you use a search engine that won’t search for what you are interested in. Maybe I shouldn’t be thinking of it as search engine and more as some kind of web 2.0 destination, but it feels like it has limited utility from just a quick test drive.

]]> By: Mark Czerniec http://thomashawk.com/2009/06/i-have-a-hunch-that-hunch-might-not-be-for-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-59476 Mark Czerniec Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:34:10 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=6483#comment-59476 My reaction was similar. I answered 345 questions right off the bat so Hunch would know me like a mother. I then looked over the premade questions, choosing the Food & Drink topic. None of the questions -- "Should I get drunk tonight? Should I make my lunch today? Should I have a cup of tea?" -- resembled any actual question I might have. The only one on my mind was, "Why am I wasting my time on Hunch?" My reaction was similar. I answered 345 questions right off the bat so Hunch would know me like a mother. I then looked over the premade questions, choosing the Food & Drink topic. None of the questions — “Should I get drunk tonight? Should I make my lunch today? Should I have a cup of tea?” — resembled any actual question I might have. The only one on my mind was, “Why am I wasting my time on Hunch?”

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