SocialFolders
Productivity
social media backup and sync
SHOW HN2012
187points
73comments
#86of 1,677 in 2012
Top 6%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 8 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 8 for, 3 againstExecution: 5 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Dropbox-style approach to social content is a useful idea
From 3 comments
Nice idea and beautifully implemented, you just gained a new user. The "moving between services" is the real killer feature, imo.
drtse4 on HNGreat idea and beautiful execution. I just copy/pasted a few photos from Instagram to Facebook. I will definitely use this.
oozcitak on HNThis has serious legs, martin. Well done :) A similar idea has been in my "would-be-nice" list for eons, but its amazing to see it actually work. Wishing you great success! Happy…
lazylland on HN
Clean, slick execution and easy setup
From 3 comments
Nice idea and beautifully implemented, you just gained a new user. The "moving between services" is the real killer feature, imo.
drtse4 on HNGreat idea and beautiful execution. I just copy/pasted a few photos from Instagram to Facebook. I will definitely use this.
oozcitak on HNA simple upvote isnt enough. Awesome idea! Edit: please give us a linux client.
entropie on HN
Useful for backing up Facebook photos
From 2 comments
This is awesome! Thanks for providing this service - there are loads of nice pictures on Facebook that I've been meaning to make a backup of for ages, now there's a tool that…
bobwebb on HNI can find so much use from this. Great job!
kin on HN
Objections
Sync is slow and gives little progress feedback
From 3 comments
1) Glad you're charging because it makes me feel like you'll be around. 2) I'm trying to sync 1 file and it's taking over 20 minutes (so far) 3) It'd be nice to allow one-way…
AndrewWarner on HNLooks really good. First thought - you need some sort of feedback to let the user know that their files are downloading - I've linked my Facebook account and it's downloading…
rheeseyb on HNThe taskbar menu shows how much I've used of my quota, but what would be very useful would be the dropbox-esque bit of info that tells me how much of it has actually sync'd.
instakill on HN
Copies files on every network, wasting disk space
From 2 comments
Great idea, however If I want to share a set of photos on multiple services, I have to waste a lot of space !? will symlink works?
tuananh on HNIf I have the same 100MB file set on multiple social sites through SocialFolders, does that mean I have the set on my local hard drive multiple times as well?
djbender on HN
Pricing not visible on the site
From 2 comments
The price really should be in the FAQ. I am guessing that it is the most frequently asked question. I don't want to go through your funnels before I get hit with a price.
RobertKohr on HNI concur - please put pricing in the FAQ. It's a great service, you shouldn't hide the cost. Maybe I'm missing it on the front page, but I couldn't find the price anywhere (and…
dmragone on HN
Website and download pages look generic
From 2 comments
Great project! I remember seeing the possibilities of something along these lines, when I browsed the recipes of ifttt that crawled your social feeds for photos by yourself and…
kmfrk on HNGreat idea. http://socialfolders.me/download-pc/ screenshots looks crappy.
aDemoUzer on HN
Requests
Linux client, including a headless CLI for NAS
From 3 comments
A simple upvote isnt enough. Awesome idea! Edit: please give us a linux client.
entropie on HNPlease give us a cli linux client, so I can run it on my NAS
david_a_r_kemp on HNBeing able to run it without GUI, on a server or NAS, as you mentioned, would be great -- better connection, always online, perfect fit for a software like that.
spindritf on HN
One-way sync option
From 1 comment
1) Glad you're charging because it makes me feel like you'll be around. 2) I'm trying to sync 1 file and it's taking over 20 minutes (so far) 3) It'd be nice to allow one-way…
AndrewWarner on HN
Folder sharing with family
From 2 comments
Promising start. My mum is always on at me to send her the pics of my daughter that I put on Facebook. It would be cool if I could grant her access to my Facebook folder (at the…
ed209 on HNActually we have! We're in contact with Jaisen Mathai to integrate the OpenPhoto project ASAP. Thanks for the feedback we're going to integrate easy folder sharing as soon as…
martinpannier on HN
Comments preserved when mirroring content
From 1 comment
It's nice, but it doesn't quite "mirror all the content I have" because it doesn't transfer comments. I claim ownership of all comments left by me, and by others, on my content.…
ThaddeusQuay2 on HN
Questions
Whether modifying a local file propagates to other copies
From 2 comments
If I modify a file locally, does that get mirrored elsewhere? Also, I assume that such modifications aren't propagated to the other copies?
neilk on HNYes & you assume correctly.
martinpannier on HN
Whether symlinks can avoid duplicate storage
From 2 comments
Great idea, however If I want to share a set of photos on multiple services, I have to waste a lot of space !? will symlink works?
tuananh on HNYep - for now We are evaluating the feasability of using symlinks (the problem being cross-platform execution).
martinpannier on HN
Whether data is stored server-side as well
From 2 comments
Grid design system. Hero (one big unit in middle of the screen) +3 (3 smaller units just below). I tried to find a quick example with blank content, but this is the best I can…
brador on HNGot it, thanks! Answer: no - yes - no
martinpannier on HN
Alternatives named
Locker project
From 2 comments
How can you compare it to Locker [1] ? [1] https://github.com/LockerProject/Locker
yatsyk on HNThanks! I didn't know this project and looks pretty awesome :)
pabloPXL on HN
Dropbox
From 2 comments
Promising start. My mum is always on at me to send her the pics of my daughter that I put on Facebook. It would be cool if I could grant her access to my Facebook folder (at the…
ed209 on HNExport/Backup for your Social Networks - great idea. Can I get more than just photos (files)? Can I save my data or will that get you banned from a few of the providers you…
edbyrne on HN
Backupify
From 1 comment
Export/Backup for your Social Networks - great idea. Can I get more than just photos (files)? Can I save my data or will that get you banned from a few of the providers you…
edbyrne on HN
OpenPhoto project
From 2 comments
Promising start. My mum is always on at me to send her the pics of my daughter that I put on Facebook. It would be cool if I could grant her access to my Facebook folder (at the…
ed209 on HNActually we have! We're in contact with Jaisen Mathai to integrate the OpenPhoto project ASAP. Thanks for the feedback we're going to integrate easy folder sharing as soon as…
martinpannier on HN
MacFUSE
From 1 comment
This looks like a great frontend for FUSE (or MacFUSE by Google, http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/). I think you guys nailed the user experience because FUSE can be really…
mikecaron on HN