When i saw this i thought "Wow! This is something I wasn't aware of", grinning with delight. Then when i went to the profile page, hoping to see a simple opt-in/out via a checkbox. Instead I'm greeted with a mysterious text box with indication as to what I'm supposed enter.
I've assumed email address for now, let's see if I'm right!
thanks for the info; was always wondering what exactly that box was for..
unfortunately, given that i have a Windows Phone and they only seem to have completed an iPhone app, this doesn’t cut it for me personally (and i’m assuming for many others on Android as well). also, it seems they’ve closed down, so no hopes for further support coming anytime soon, if ever: http://blog.notifo.com/notifo
and i get that it was a YC Company and hence it probably made sense to feature them there (as it really could have added value to the site if widely adopted) but, as it’s gone, i really think the optimal solution would be to replace it with something like HN Notify which is platform agnostic (just need an email).
For what it's worth, that blog post was from September last year and Notifo notifications are still being sent at present. I assume the dude has put it in caretaker mode as he says in his post.
I've assumed email address for now, let's see if I'm right!