Kozmos

Productivity

bookmarking

SHOW HN2017

197points
72comments
#167of 2,242 in 2017
Top 8%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

2 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 19 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.

Execution: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 0 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Like button design is slick and unobtrusive.

    From 2 comments
    • This is great - the like / heart button is really slick, and I love how it doesn't get in the way at all. I've used pinboard and others in the past, and the (relatively) heavier…
      mattj on HN
    • Beautiful and very seamless slick registration + extension install experience. You deserve full marks imho!
      jaytaylor on HN

Objections

  • Storing bookmarks on a third-party server raises privacy concerns.

    From 2 comments
    • I first thought it was neat. Personal library, like how Streama is a personal Netflix. Then I saw it's another service owned and controlled by someone else. Don't get me wrong, I…
      occultist_throw on HN
    • Here's an honest to god question: Why are you storing your bookmarks on some random person's server? From a privacy POV it appears quite questionable, so what is the upside? (I…
      mikojan on HN
  • Keystrokes are dropped in text inputs.

    From 2 comments
    • Something to note is that keypresses are often ignored in (all?) text fields. Like, I can't type "google.com" without having to repress at least 2 keys. EDIT: There's been 2…
      jolmg on HN
    • Hi Azer. Something in the page is causing keys to be missed on all text inputs in the page (sign up, login). It is really annoying since it prevents me from typing at normal…
      df388dfsa8f9 on HN
  • Unclear business model; free bookmarking may disappear.

    From 2 comments
    • There are strong critics of free bookmarking sites (@Pinboard in particular). Their main criticism is that without a revenue model, users will eventually lose their bookmarks.…
      atroyn on HN
    • I wondered the same thing. I assume I'm the product (my data) if it is free, but the site also talks about privacy.
      duxup on HN
  • Site breaks without third-party cookies.

    From 2 comments
    • jfyi: site is broken. Apparently requires third party cookies.
      exceptione on HN
    • This is a very strange case. ``` policy | outcome -----------------------+-------------------- deny all cookies BAD white screen allow first-party-only BAD white screen allow all…
      exceptione on HN

Requests

  • Manual tags.

    From 1 comment
    • Any chance you might add the ability for manual tags? It's a must have for me.
      mistermann on HN
  • Bookmarklet instead of extension.

    From 1 comment
  • Better search with partial matching.

    From 1 comment
    • search seems to need a lot more works. Typeahead would be nice but partial match is sorely needed, eg. bus should bring up links on business and bus schedule.
      holychiz on HN

Questions

  • How is client-side encryption handled?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool! What client-side encryption methods are you using to keep data private before it goes to the servers? Also, how are you generating the encryption keys?
      orthecreedence on HN
  • How does the business model work?

    From 1 comment
    • There are strong critics of free bookmarking sites (@Pinboard in particular). Their main criticism is that without a revenue model, users will eventually lose their bookmarks.…
      atroyn on HN

Alternatives named

  • Pinboard

    From 1 comment
    • There are strong critics of free bookmarking sites (@Pinboard in particular). Their main criticism is that without a revenue model, users will eventually lose their bookmarks.…
      atroyn on HN
  • Pocket

    From 1 comment
    • What's your main differentiation from a service like Pocket?
      raybb on HN
  • Wallabag

    From 1 comment
    • Not wanting to steal roadbeats' lunch, but as the source isn't available, if anyone wants a self-hosted solution, Wallabag 2.0 is pretty awesome[1]. [1] - https://wallabag.org/en
      iuguy on HN

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