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>'You can call it the Reddit of tech products, the Hacker News of product launches, but none of these descriptions really capture what Product Hunt is.'

Neither does this article, or the linked site, for me at least - the article uses the word product 41 times, but I'm still not sure what is meant by 'product'.

Honest question, is there some particular criteria for being a 'product' or is it just the hot catch-all lingo for app / site / tool / service?

Perhaps the incredible similarities between many of those 'products' is adding to my confusion - I thought I was seeing some sort of design competition / template collection for a while.

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Great questions, incision! Product is somewhat vague. On Product Hunt you'll find a variety of "products" from mobile apps, to websites, to chrome extensions, to electronics. The loose definition is intentional so that there's a variety and serendipity.

Since the community is largely startup folks (founders, investors, marketers, designers, engineers, etc.), you see a mix of products that generally appeal to that audience.

Do you have any plans on opening up the board and/or introducing some transparent review process? I'd have a product that has recently gone public but I couldn't find a way to contact anyone for an application. I'd love to get some feedback on where we need to improve.

Ryan. Love the site!

Curious (potentially obvious) question - is PH itself actually a startup? Or is it a side project that could turn into a startup type of thing? Do you plan to monetize (outside of the email sponsorships that I think you do already)?

There is an HN style job board. Not sure if they're charging to be on it (yet).

I participate heavily on PH, and while within a particular day you often see some theme emerge (one product shakes the memory of others), so far since inception it's been a really broad selection of "product types".

Many are tech/web/mobile based, but physical products that impress (new backpack designs, mattresses, etc) and other forms find their way into the mix and are some of my favorite finds.

It's a business/marketing term, no? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_(business)

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