QuoteRed
Productivity
quote collection
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
9 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 9 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 4 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clear onboarding and getting-started flow with bookmarklet
From 2 comments
Hey! Just signed up for an GimmeBar account. There's a few things you can learn from QuoteRed that makes me want to use them to save text snippets: 1. Their UI is very simple.…
songzme on HNagreed, that 'just try now' flow was really enticing.
jacalata on HN
Clean look and interesting idea for saving snippets
From 2 comments
This is pretty cool. I'd like to be able to log in with something other than Facebook, but I like the idea of being able to save text snippets.
BryantD on HNNeat! Admittedly, when I saw the title, "Pinterest for text," I thought of something more like http://www.quoti.ca/ I dig the way I can select some text on a website and…
mikeleeorg on HN
Objections
Facebook-only login is a barrier
From 3 comments
I love the idea behind being able to collect the snippets and quotes you come across, but not having an alternative for a Facebook sign in pretty much makes this useless for me.
sspiff on HNThis looks excellent and well executed. It's disappointing that the only login option is via Facebook, but it's cool that one can also try the service without login in at all.…
bambax on HNThis is pretty cool. I'd like to be able to log in with something other than Facebook, but I like the idea of being able to save text snippets.
BryantD on HN
Quote layout is hard to scan, with inconsistent elements
From 2 comments
The URLs are all variable size (do not truncate) and the "Browse more" content follows the variable length url. This means the Browse More section does not follow any pattern and…
criley on HNI like the idea but I dislike the design of the quotes themselves. All the same type and all the same size, the only differentiation being color. Even the format seems "weak" in…
criley on HN
Bookmarklet setup step is confusing and caused a loop
From 2 comments
This looks excellent and well executed. It's disappointing that the only login option is via Facebook, but it's cool that one can also try the service without login in at all.…
bambax on HN> in Step 3, did you highlight the quote and click the "Quote It" button? Ah! No, I didn't. I since created a quote and that broke the loop; now when I reach the website I access…
bambax on HN
Requests
Login options besides Facebook, such as email or Twitter
From 3 comments
I love the idea behind being able to collect the snippets and quotes you come across, but not having an alternative for a Facebook sign in pretty much makes this useless for me.
sspiff on HNNice implementation. I don't like Facebook only logins, always good to offer the email & password reg option. It would be nice if more than one quote was saved from an article,…
Meltdown on HNI'd just like to mention that https://gimmebar.com allows you to save text snippets in a similar manner, in addition to pretty much any other media type, and doesn't require you…
jperras on HN
Private quote boards
From 3 comments
Private would be huge for me. I wouldn't think of using it without it.
bjhoops1 on HNIt actually started as a private-only thing, and I only added the social sharing & feed features later. My own use case was collecting quotes, and that's what I build it for. I…
terhechte on HNI like the idea. I'll be honest, half the emails in my inbox are from myself, either with links or quotes or ideas, whatever. Now, does EverNote offer something like this, or do…
olso4052 on HN
Browser plugin showing what others highlighted on a page
From 1 comment
Great tool. Any plans for a browser plugin that lets people see what others have highlighted on a given page?
mapgrep on HN
Single-click save and easier browsing of existing quotes
From 2 comments
I used to use spurl for this, then they died. I then switched to diigo, which I quite like mostly for the simple chrome extension; high light text, click the extension icon, add…
Fuzzwah on HNCan you add an easier way to browse the quotes people have already posted? Also, if you spend a few days adding more quotes to the database, the site would be a lot more fun to…
Naomi on HN
Questions
How do you revisit saved quotes?
From 1 comment
It's a neat app, but for me, I probably prefer copy paste as a note, then going through the hassle of signing up. What benefit am I missing? Culturally, I think that sites like…
unholyalliance on HN
Can Kindle snippets be imported?
From 1 comment
is there a way to access from my laptop those kindle snippets to put them on the site?
jordn on HN
Alternatives named
Gimme Bar
From 1 comment
I'd just like to mention that https://gimmebar.com allows you to save text snippets in a similar manner, in addition to pretty much any other media type, and doesn't require you…
jperras on HN
Tumblr
From 1 comment
Try Tumblr for this, it works well.
webwanderings on HN
Diigo
From 1 comment
I used to use spurl for this, then they died. I then switched to diigo, which I quite like mostly for the simple chrome extension; high light text, click the extension icon, add…
Fuzzwah on HN
Evernote
From 1 comment
I like the idea. I'll be honest, half the emails in my inbox are from myself, either with links or quotes or ideas, whatever. Now, does EverNote offer something like this, or do…
olso4052 on HN
Clipboard.com and Findings.com
From 2 comments
I believe https://clipboard.com/ has been doing this for a while, too. It'll be interesting to see if there's a market for these services along with Evernote and similar.
ignostic on HNSo has https://findings.com/
Hovertruck on HN
Pinboard
From 1 comment
You can just use pinboard.in for this, though pinboard.in is like pinterest for introverts (except it's just better).
gdilla on HN