Where Product Hunt differs is only invited members can comment. The leaderboards take into account upvotes and time posted in order to give every entry a chance to be seen. Products are submitted by users, and anyone can upvote. Product Hunt is an extremely simple resource, set up very similarly to Reddit and Hacker News in a way that lets the community dictate what’s popular. In May, for example, TechCrunch’s Romain Dillet described his experience with iOS-to-Mac notification app Notifyr and told the audience exactly how the story came to be: “When I first discovered this new app on Product Hunt yesterday, I immediately installed it.” Dillet seems to have scored the story first-scooping the likes of Mashable and Gigaom. However, with a more level playing field, not only does every startup have a chance to get discovered, but every journalist has a chance to make an important discovery. Journalists in the tech industry often report on products based off press releases, but as Casey Newton writes on The Verge, Product Hunt is an important resource since “product coverage in the press is often driven by public relations, which is available only to the already rich and well connected.” But Product Hunt isn’t just for consumers and investors it has quietly become an excellent resource for journalists hoping to be the first to break the story on the next big tech sensation.
Since then, Silicon Valley has been buzzing as investors and entrepreneurs watch the site obsessively. Resources Tech Journalists Should Use This Story Idea Goldmine By Spenser Davis October 31st, 2014įor journalists, getting a scoop has always been a rat race, but for tech reporters, staying on top of every new product has never been tougher with so many writers out there trying to scrape together an audience by being first to the party.Įnter Ryan Hoover, who launched Product Hunt in late 2013 with the sole purpose of helping people find new apps, product, and services.
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