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Productivity

web clipping and bookmarking

SHOW HN2012

104points
79comments
#211of 1,677 in 2012
Top 13%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

12 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 9 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.

Design: 4 for, 4 againstIdea: 4 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Attractive, polished UI and design

    From 4 comments
    • This is cool!I really like the clipping interface. I tried everynote before a while back and it didn't feel as good. Just a side thing, you sent me two emails: An email…
      rockmeamedee on HN
    • It's quite pretty, I like it. Assuming it works sort of like Pintrest? Huge plus points for the domain name, it's great.
      iamben on HN
    • For storing and remembering stuff I think Evernote is more or less the best option. The social aspect of Clipboard seems to be the same thing as Pinterest too. I really like the…
      llawliet on HN
    • Impressive! Every corner I turn I sense the effort, thought and joy things were made with. a question though, who produced your animation video? I am curious as we are also…
      tzury on HN
  • Clips preserve original look and functionality

    From 2 comments
    • The maker's post
    • Hey, I'm one of the developers working on Clipboard. There certainly are a lot of other bookmarking and web clipping services out there, but I'll tell you what I think makes…
      gregpascale on HN
  • Bookmarklet installation is slick and easy

    From 2 comments
    • I like the concept and that there's depth behind the glitz. Hopefully users will progress along the path from savers (useful initially in its own right as a bookmarking service)…
      kjhughes on HN
    • This is excellent, I particularly enjoyed the interactive bookmarklet installation - simple, but really powerful! This idea (or similar concept) was actually proposed to me my…
      dazbradbury on HN

Objections

  • Relies on a bookmarklet; extension not yet available in stores

    From 2 comments
    • FYI, and I said this to Ken as well - I kind of think your reliance on a bookmarklet is a pretty big downer. Personally, I really, really don't like bookmarklets in general, but…
      eropple on HN
    • We actually do have a chrome and firefox extension. You can find them at http://clipboard.com/tools That said, we haven't put the chrome extension in the webstore yet because we…
      kenperkins on HN
  • Unclear how it differs from Pinterest, Evernote, Instapaper

    From 3 comments
    • How is this notable? Not trolling, serious question. Whom do you see using this and why would they not use existing alternatives?
      eps on HN
    • For storing and remembering stuff I think Evernote is more or less the best option. The social aspect of Clipboard seems to be the same thing as Pinterest too. I really like the…
      llawliet on HN
    • I am trying to figure out if this site is any different from del.icio.us (earlier) to pinterest and so.cl (so... yesterday), which consumes a lot of energies on something that…
      nshankar on HN
  • No mobile app

    From 2 comments
    • Hi tarr, Mobile - we've recognized the need for a mobile app so it's on the future roadmap Clipping UI - we have heard mostly positive feedback on the rectangular clipping box.…
      Shalen on HN
    • Thank you tuxguy. We currently don't have apps for iPhone and iPad but your feedback is certainly useful and we will consider it for our future product roadmap.
      Shalen on HN
  • Clipping box and lightbox usability issues

    From 2 comments
    • I think that it's a very nicely formatted product. You've done some really interesting things with laying out the content. That said, I have a few issues: Mobile - I often…
      tarr11 on HN
    • UI note -- it's annoying to have the annotation box at the very bottom of the page preview popup. Often, I will try to clip only the top potion of a page, however, due to the div…
      rudros on HN

Requests

  • Mobile and iPad app

    From 2 comments
    • I think that it's a very nicely formatted product. You've done some really interesting things with laying out the content. That said, I have a few issues: Mobile - I often…
      tarr11 on HN
    • Pocket (formerly Read It Later) You need an ipad client, thats where a lot of content consumption happens, especially long form. One feature which i really like about Pocket, is…
      tuxguy on HN
  • Offline or local export of clips

    From 2 comments
    • Is there a way to save all the stuff you on your clipboard offline? I am looking for something like this, but in a local software kind of way, not a webapp. These new startups'…
      estacado on HN
    • We currently don't have the functionality for users to download and store their clips locally but it's a fair request and we will consider it for our upcoming product roadmap.…
      Shalen on HN
  • Import of existing bookmarks and tags

    From 1 comment
  • Team collaboration features

    From 2 comments
    • I've been using clipboard in the beta for a while now, and there is a lot I like. I have a few people I work with who also use it, and my biggest piece of feedback is that while…
      jenndox on HN
    • Hi Jenn, today, you can share and collaborate on your private or public clips with your friends by typing “@” in the annotation box and completing on their username. The shared…
      Shalen on HN
  • Gravatar support

    From 2 comments
    • support for gravatar would be nice
      BPm on HN
    • We have had requests for gravatar from other users too so we will consider it for our future product roadmap.
      Shalen on HN

Questions

  • Privacy and sensitive data hidden in saved HTML

    From 2 comments
    • Very slick setup && service! My one question: are there any safe-guards against people sharing sensitive information hidden in the html, e.g. user-auth tokens (like the ones you…
      mrmaddog on HN
    • What about privacy? How do you approach that?
      rmATinnovafy on HN
  • Domain cost and acquisition

    From 2 comments
    • How much did you pay for the domain, and how was it acquired?
      andrewljohnson on HN
    • I bought it around January of 2011, when I knew I was going to move forward with the concept. It seems kind of tacky to share the amount, but it cost about 5-10x less than what…
      gwf on HN
  • How the sharing with @ mentions works

    From 2 comments
    • This was not clear to me. @ followed by their fb &/ twitter username ? OR their clipboard username ?
      tuxguy on HN
    • their clipboard username.
      Shalen on HN

Alternatives named

  • Pinterest

    From 2 comments
    • Yes, on the surface it seems to be similar to Pinterest, Instapaper, Evernote and possibly even plain old bookmarks. A comparison between the services would be helpful.
      tagawa on HN
    • I like it. The interface feels a little laggy to me but that might be because I'm using phone tethering at the moment. I see it as an odd mix of Pinboard, Pinterest, and…
      robotmay on HN
  • Instapaper

    From 2 comments
    • What do you see as existing alternatives? I can say, there are Instapaper and Pinterest, for example, but they both differ from this one.
      psycho on HN
    • Pocket (formerly Read It Later) You need an ipad client, thats where a lot of content consumption happens, especially long form. One feature which i really like about Pocket, is…
      tuxguy on HN
  • Evernote

    From 2 comments
    • Yes, on the surface it seems to be similar to Pinterest, Instapaper, Evernote and possibly even plain old bookmarks. A comparison between the services would be helpful.
      tagawa on HN
    • For storing and remembering stuff I think Evernote is more or less the best option. The social aspect of Clipboard seems to be the same thing as Pinterest too. I really like the…
      llawliet on HN
  • Pocket (Read It Later)

    From 1 comment
    • Pocket (formerly Read It Later) You need an ipad client, thats where a lot of content consumption happens, especially long form. One feature which i really like about Pocket, is…
      tuxguy on HN

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