The Shared Web

Productivity

link sharing and curation

SHOW HN2010

14points
13comments
#101of 370 in 2010
Top 28%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.

Docs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Looks interesting; appealing as a reader for links, easier to organize than RSS

    From 3 comments
    • I like it. I like it mostly because I love Google reader, but all the RSS feeds can be hard to manage when I want to go back and find something I read (usually a recipe I…
      SarahWasTaken on HN
    • Part of this looks interesting - is this making it easier for me to organize my browsing? I've been trying to keep track of links for a work project as I browse, would this make…
      schwarzrules on HN
    • this looks sick. i like it.
      gdawg23 on HN

Objections

  • Landing page is marketing copy with no concrete product shown

    From 2 comments
    • I don't get it. What is it that you do exactly? All I see is a bunch of marketing text that anyone could have put together. "Show your friends what you're doing!" I'm already…
      ScottWhigham on HN
    • >> How do we check it out? I think he meant if he could test drive the service, instead of a landing page that's just some copywriting
      yoonminn on HN
  • Unclear why users would bother organizing links

    From 1 comment
    • I like it. I like it mostly because I love Google reader, but all the RSS feeds can be hard to manage when I want to go back and find something I read (usually a recipe I…
      SarahWasTaken on HN
  • Unclear whether it is for private storage or public sharing

    From 1 comment
    • Part of this looks interesting - is this making it easier for me to organize my browsing? I've been trying to keep track of links for a work project as I browse, would this make…
      schwarzrules on HN
  • Logo and styling look copied from peerindex.net

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Let users test the service rather than only a landing page

    From 2 comments
    • >> How do we check it out? I think he meant if he could test drive the service, instead of a landing page that's just some copywriting
      yoonminn on HN
    • How do we check it out?
      voidfiles on HN
  • Support for annotating links

    From 2 comments
    • I like it. I like it mostly because I love Google reader, but all the RSS feeds can be hard to manage when I want to go back and find something I read (usually a recipe I…
      SarahWasTaken on HN
    • Also, we'll look into annotation - curious if you can tell us more about how and why you'd use it :).
      nicoslepicos on HN

Questions

  • What exactly does the product do?

    From 1 comment
    • I don't get it. What is it that you do exactly? All I see is a bunch of marketing text that anyone could have put together. "Show your friends what you're doing!" I'm already…
      ScottWhigham on HN
  • Is it like Shareaholic?

    From 1 comment
    • Part of this looks interesting - is this making it easier for me to organize my browsing? I've been trying to keep track of links for a work project as I browse, would this make…
      schwarzrules on HN

Alternatives named

  • Google Reader

    From 1 comment
    • I like it. I like it mostly because I love Google reader, but all the RSS feeds can be hard to manage when I want to go back and find something I read (usually a recipe I…
      SarahWasTaken on HN
  • Shareaholic

    From 1 comment
    • Part of this looks interesting - is this making it easier for me to organize my browsing? I've been trying to keep track of links for a work project as I browse, would this make…
      schwarzrules on HN
  • PeerIndex

    From 1 comment

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