Show HN: SMS Reminders for Birthdays(birthdaytexts.com)
birthdaytexts.com
Show HN: SMS Reminders for Birthdays
https://www.birthdaytexts.com/
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How r u offering it for free? How does the economics work?
Given the fact that a persona with [name, phone number, birthdate] can be sold for more than $10 to data brokers and marketers, the economics are actually pretty good.
> a persona with [name, phone number, birthdate] can be sold for more than $10 to data brokers and marketers
Source?
Source?
Isn’t it ILLEGAL?
Freemium, the small % of paid subscribers subsidizes the free users enough.
The idea sounds useful.
For European citizens: there does not seem to be a company behind it, and no Data Controller is given on the site, so it's not GDPR compliant.
For European citizens: there does not seem to be a company behind it, and no Data Controller is given on the site, so it's not GDPR compliant.
Why? I kept missing birthdays, even with calendar apps. This single-purpose tool is simple and (so far) reliable. Since my texting inbox has a far better signal-to-noise ratio than email or calendar events, it ensures I never miss an important date. Facebook used to serve the same purpose, but it's a dying social graph for me.