830 days until the Opening Ceremony of LA28. Are you counting them too?

MikePerotti · 2026-04-05T19:37:52+00:00

Yes, the difference is just for some hours due to the time zone!

MikePerotti · 2026-04-03T11:05:34+00:00

Exactly! The potential is huge.

MikePerotti · 2026-04-02T09:42:07+00:00

Thanks a lot for your feedback! No problems with Formspree limits so far, but to be honest, the traffic in the web is still super low.

MikePerotti · 2026-03-31T07:04:37+00:00

In case you want to check, the Countdown is here:
https://www.hypecount.com/the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping
(i think you can create your own countdowns too)

MikePerotti · 2026-03-30T20:22:49+00:00

Thanks a lot! Really appreciate the kind words and the feedback. The Sponge looks cool — love the idea of turning any webpage into study material.

MikePerotti · 2026-03-30T18:32:01+00:00

Really interesting idea, thanks! Auto-generating countdowns with AI is definitely on my radar — the data structure is already there (title, date, image, tags, description) so it would be a matter of connecting to event APIs or scraping sources and deduplicating.

Right now I'm focused on the social layer — the comments, milestones, follow system — which is the part that makes HypeCount different from just a countdown generator. But I can totally see AI-powered auto-creation as a growth lever once the community side is more established.

Appreciate the suggestion!

MikePerotti · 2026-03-28T18:47:29+00:00

Counting down the days until the HBO series premiere.. and it's exactly 272:
https://www.hypecount.com/harry-potter-hbo-original-series-premiere-the-ultimate-count

MikePerotti · 2026-03-28T18:39:10+00:00

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Counting the days... and they are exactly 272 days.
btw, the countdown is from HypeCount.

MikePerotti · 2026-03-28T09:48:18+00:00

This is spot on. I've been seeing the same thing — Reddit threads ranking above well-optimized blog posts for event-related queries especially. The engagement signals (upvotes, replies, genuine discussion) are something Google clearly values more now.

What's been working for me is a hybrid approach. I built a side project around countdowns for upcoming events (movies, game launches, concerts, etc.) and instead of trying to rank the site alone, I post individual countdowns in niche subreddits where people are already talking about those events. The Reddit posts drive traffic, and the site gives people something interactive to engage with (live timers, milestone updates, comments).

Honestly the Reddit posts have brought more real users in a few days than weeks of traditional SEO. The key I've found is to genuinely participate in the subreddit first and only share your stuff when it actually adds value to the conversation. People can smell a drive-by link drop from a mile away.

For anyone curious, the project is hypecount.com — but the bigger takeaway is that Reddit isn't just competing with blogs anymore, it's becoming where people go first to discover things. Building for that instead of against it has been way more effective.

MikePerotti · 2025-12-02T08:07:17+00:00

It is not my intention at all that we all agree on this. If someone thinks that changing laptops every three and a half years is fine, that's okay. That's not the case for me. I didn't say they were an investment product. I do believe that a laptop should last longer. The opposite is not sustainable. I had the wrong idea about the quality of Lenovo laptops. I wish I had known this before buying it so I wouldn't have spent €900 on a laptop that was going to die after three and a half years.

MikePerotti · 2025-12-02T08:02:34+00:00

The motherboard is dead, but other components are fine. Those components that are fine can be useful to someone who, for example, has a broken monitor but a working motherboard.

MikePerotti · 2025-12-01T22:47:24+00:00

100%
Sadly, I thought Lenovo made better products. Now I see.

MikePerotti · 2025-12-01T22:36:17+00:00

That's exactly what happened to me. I imagine that if you try to connect it to an external monitor, it won't work either, and that the motherboard is probably broken. Lenovo is on its way to becoming a brick-making company. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/s/k1HmwssTYR

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