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What if hackerNews had Social Network Features ...

7 points by sandee ↗ HN
This could be a startup social network , a business network which could be much more useful than linkedin or facebook

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steveklabnik
It could.

Think of HN as an exercise in MVP and YAGNI.

weston
I was actually just thinking about this the other day. I think it could be very useful to see full profiles and detailed portfolios of the people on here. I think it could help members network with each other more.

The benefit is that because HN/YC is such a small, focused niche site if it became a full-fledged social network, all of the members would become much closer in the online community.

[dead] Scott_MacGregor
I think adding a chat room to the right side of the main page would be an interesting iteration for the site.

JustinTV had a chat room going during Startup School and that seemed like a nice feature.

What do you guys think about this?

Yea or Nay?

gasull
If used as a LinkedIn substitute, would people censor themselves before expressing non business-friendly opinions?