Subtome
Web and SaaS
subscribe button widget
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How HN took it
2 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.34.
Idea: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
The idea of letting readers follow through their own services is appreciated
From 2 comments
That is a good description. I didn't get the button from the page alone - follow seems like the wrong word for that. For me, that is a subscribe-button for a rss-feed. Which is a…
onli on HNCool; I really like this idea. A couple of suggestions to make it even better: 1. Add icons for the available services in addition to the names. 2. Add an "Other RSS" button that…
lh7777 on HN
Button concept is helpful for blog subscriptions
From 1 comment
That is a good description. I didn't get the button from the page alone - follow seems like the wrong word for that. For me, that is a subscribe-button for a rss-feed. Which is a…
onli on HN
Objections
Landing page does not explain what the button does
From 3 comments
From the cursory glance at landing page, I cannot really tell how does it work or what it is from user's PoV. Is it an RSS feed? An email digest? RSS-to-social-media feed…
Xion on HNSorry, wanted to try but I really don't get it.
d0m on HNEvent after reading most of the website I was under the impression that this somehow bypassed RSS or something, started wondering about polling/crawling... in case you didn't get…
ricardobeat on HN
Demo button does nothing and implies subscribing
From 1 comment
I clicked on it and nothing happened. Using chrome on android. I still have no idea what it is. EDIT: [I realize you may not be the author, so this isn't necessarily directed at…
JangoSteve on HN
Google Reader's bookmarklet and Web Intents already cover this
From 2 comments
I don't really understand the purpose of this. How is it different from the subscribe bookmarklet provided by Google Reader?
Inufu on HNAt first glance, this seems like a non-compatible subset of Web Intents [0] that only pertains to subscriptions. Why use the SubToMe button over the Web Intents shim? [0]:…
Kerrick on HN
Name is misread as sub-tome without capitals
From 1 comment
Very nice. Btw, you should use capital letters to separate the words in the name. Like this: SubToMe Otherwise I read it as "sub-tome".
ChrisNorstrom on HN
Requests
Use capital letters in the name as SubToMe
From 1 comment
Very nice. Btw, you should use capital letters to separate the words in the name. Like this: SubToMe Otherwise I read it as "sub-tome".
ChrisNorstrom on HN
Add icons for services and an Other RSS option
From 1 comment
Cool; I really like this idea. A couple of suggestions to make it even better: 1. Add icons for the available services in addition to the names. 2. Add an "Other RSS" button that…
lh7777 on HN
Clearer description or diagram on the landing page
From 1 comment
From the cursory glance at landing page, I cannot really tell how does it work or what it is from user's PoV. Is it an RSS feed? An email digest? RSS-to-social-media feed…
Xion on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Google Reader's subscribe bookmarklet
From 1 comment
I don't really understand the purpose of this. How is it different from the subscribe bookmarklet provided by Google Reader?
Inufu on HN
Does it cover email or browser extension subscribers
From 1 comment
I don't see an option for email, browser add-on/extension etc (by browser addon, I mean to suggest the type of alerts you get in Gmail when you have that extension installed).…
webwanderings on HN
Alternatives named
Google Reader subscribe bookmarklet
From 1 comment
I don't really understand the purpose of this. How is it different from the subscribe bookmarklet provided by Google Reader?
Inufu on HN
Web Intents
From 1 comment
At first glance, this seems like a non-compatible subset of Web Intents [0] that only pertains to subscriptions. Why use the SubToMe button over the Web Intents shim? [0]:…
Kerrick on HN
Opera's subscribe feature
From 1 comment
You know how Opera does it, and how much simpler your solution can be? http://i.imgur.com/mehY4Hw.png
solox3 on HN