BurningManRides.com
Web and SaaS
ridesharing marketplace
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
8 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 7 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 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
Good design
From 1 comment
I love the design you got going on. I don't say this often. Nice work.
dfischer on HN
Useful idea that could be futureproof
From 1 comment
I'm enthusiastically behind the ridesharing idea. It's ecologically intelligent, saves people money and the hassles of vehicle ownership, and with looming fuel price spikes/peak…
blackboxxx on HN
Objections
Safety concerns about riders
From 1 comment
what's to prevent users from getting stabbed
jnburnham on HN
Burning Man name may be copyrighted or trademarked
From 1 comment
I'm certain that "Burning Man" is copyrighted. You might have to tangle with that. http://www.burningman.com/press/pressRandR.html#bmanRR
sown on HN
Requests
Map view or calendar to find rides by date
From 1 comment
I definitely like grouping rides by the date that the driver is starting his/her trip - maybe make that a tad more obvious? A small aside like a jQuery calendar or simple title…
egiva on HN
Add flights or plane rides
From 1 comment
Please add a section for planes :) Then pimp it on https://lists.burningman.com/mailman/listinfo/aviators-list Yee Haw!
gourneau on HN
Reputation scoring for riders and drivers
From 1 comment
I'm in group 2. I usually use Craigslist. Here are my main gripes: -No standardization of locations, so no way for the system to show you who's going where at what time…
beatpanda on HN
Tie in Airbnb or Hipmunk recommendations
From 2 comments
Tie in Airbnb recommendations based on how long you're staying, and this is possibly the cheapest (and most exciting) way to travel around.
jmtame on HNMake a deal with HipMunk to show your long-haul ride-shares (if they exist) as a last hit on their flight search :)
tadruj on HN
Questions
What tech stack was used and how long it took
From 1 comment
Nice job! I'm interested in the tech details-- what is the site built with? How long did it take? Thanks!
OstiaAntica on HN
How the site is being promoted
From 1 comment
How have you been promoting the site? Looks great!
danoc on HN
Alternatives named
Zimride
From 1 comment
http://zimride.com is the only other one I know of.
SkyMarshal on HN
Mitfahrgelegenheit (Germany)
From 1 comment
There's a similar site in Germany that has more or less replaced hitchhiking. Very popular. Someone is going from, for example from Hamburg to Berlin, and says how many places…
stevoski on HN
Covoiturage.fr (France)
From 1 comment
Same in France, there's a very popular site with several millions of members: http://www.covoiturage.fr I used the service myself and they have plenty of good ideas, feedback,…
toumhi on HN
RideHack
From 1 comment
Cool idea. Its similar to a site http://RideHack.com that launched recently
frankdenbow on HN