clipboard.com
Productivity
web clipping and bookmarking
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
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 HNIt'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 HNFor 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 HNImpressive! 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 HNThis 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 HNWe 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 HNFor 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 HNI 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 HNThank 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 HNUI 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 HNPocket (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 HNWe 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
(me shilling Lookwork again)
mnicole on HN
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 HNHi 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 HNWe 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 HNWhat 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 HNI 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 HNtheir 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 HNI 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 HNPocket (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 HNFor 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