Denso

Consumer and social

video bookmarking

SHOW HN2011

30points
20comments
#373of 1,097 in 2011
Top 35%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.

Idea: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 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 very pretty and design is appealing

    From 1 comment
    • Saw you guys when I was in Singapore. I think this could be pretty cool, it's definitely very pretty already.
      sahillavingia on HN
  • Good idea, a great concept

    From 2 comments
    • I think this a great idea, and I've recently noticed a number of people doing things in more or less the same direction. I've been collecting them: * Deja…
      samps on HN
    • Great video, explains the concept clearly. Best of luck
      tommoor on HN

Objections

  • Competition from many similar services already exists

    From 3 comments
    • I think this a great idea, and I've recently noticed a number of people doing things in more or less the same direction. I've been collecting them: * Deja…
      samps on HN
    • Seems like there is a lot of competition in the field http://www.google.com/search?q=instapaper+for+video Good luck
      cleverjake on HN
    • Watchlr looks to do the same and more. Gregory Schnese gave a really good presentation at the most recent NYTM event this past Tuesday. You can sign up at http://watchlr.com.
      dolinsky on HN

Requests

  • Support for YouTube videos

    From 1 comment
  • Ability to scrape and store videos permanently, even if the source site is removed

    From 1 comment
    • Does this service, or any of the competitors, actually scrape the video (like pinboard.in does with bookmarks) so you can watch it later, even if the site is taken down? That's…
      bravura on HN

Questions

  • Does the service actually scrape and store video copies?

    From 2 comments
    • Does this service, or any of the competitors, actually scrape the video (like pinboard.in does with bookmarks) so you can watch it later, even if the site is taken down? That's…
      bravura on HN
    • I' m curious about that too.
      fox_ on HN
  • Does the sign-up require Facebook login?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Roadshow

    From 2 comments
    • I think this a great idea, and I've recently noticed a number of people doing things in more or less the same direction. I've been collecting them: * Deja…
      samps on HN
    • Roadshow (http://fetchsoftworks.com/roadshow/) lets you download videos to your device. I'm not sure if it's suitable for long-term storage like Pinboard is for web pages, but it…
      samps on HN
  • Watchlater app

    From 1 comment
    • http://watchlaterapp.com can do it. You buy credits ($0.01/min) to download a cached copy (to an ipad, I think you can do web too), but as others have mentioned, not for YouTube.
      pchristensen on HN
  • Watchlr

    From 1 comment
    • Watchlr looks to do the same and more. Gregory Schnese gave a really good presentation at the most recent NYTM event this past Tuesday. You can sign up at http://watchlr.com.
      dolinsky on HN
  • YouTube Watch Later

    From 1 comment
  • Deja, Squrl, Plizy, Showyou

    From 1 comment
    • I think this a great idea, and I've recently noticed a number of people doing things in more or less the same direction. I've been collecting them: * Deja…
      samps on HN

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