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Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

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It says I can't see go to the webpage because I'm not using a supported browser. I'm using Firefox 3 on linux. However, I can see the webpage if javascript is off, but not much is there.

I'm using FF2 and need to stay on it due to certain plugins that haven't made their way up to FF3 yet.

Not letting me even see the content of the site because of this is a sure fire way of losing me as a customer.

Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

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post #37
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It says I can't see go to the webpage because I'm not using a supported browser. I'm using Firefox 3 on linux. However, I can see the webpage if javascript is off, but not much is there.

I'm getting the same thing, which isn't surprising since I'm using Opera. In general, I think it's fine to say "browser not supported" if that's the case, but it's nice to have a "Try anyway" link. There are too many sites that work fine with a given browser but refuse the user a chance to try. If you give the user a choice, the worst case is that the site really is broken with their browser, and they say "Hmpf, gues…

Great suggestion. Thanks.

-Pete

Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

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post #3

It says I can't see go to the webpage because I'm not using a supported browser. I'm using Firefox 3 on linux. However, I can see the webpage if javascript is off, but not much is there.

We will enhance the site as we continue to move forward, thank you for pointing this out.

We're all geeks (and most of us are also programmers and webdevs) here.

Howabout a technical description of whats going on instead of a canned response?

Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

#48

FireFox on Debian (IceWeasel) is not recognized as FF3 and I'm being asked to upgrade. Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008122010 Iceweasel/3.0.6 (Debian-3.0.6-1)

Sorry, we will open up the platform soon. Bug checking and time have limited the site for right now, but thank you for pointing these out.

If some of us using an older browser is going to break stuff serverside then I think you've probably got some major issues to work through.

Howabout a "No, thanks. I'll risk it. LEMME IN!" button?

Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

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Not sure what the name means. Kinda odd. I looked in my area (Ohio) and you seem to have multiple listings for the same person. The college newspapers and other local rags are a great idea.

Hey Matt, those different listings are the same person but different advertising opportunities and outlets. The next version of the product will join all the opportunities under individual accounts. Thanks, -Pete

Ah, that would be helpful.

Re: Ask HN: Feedback Please - TapInko.com

#50
"Select a state or search below to advertise:" Where do I select a state? Typing NE in the giant search box didn't yield Nebraska search results, however I then spotted the state drop down (not on the home page!)

"Search returned 1 results:" takes up a TON of screen real estate relative to the total area allocated for search results. Using the back button breaks search results filtering (at least state-based) - look at how Mint elegantly handles this use case.

Something about the spacing or presentation of the search results is irritating to me but I can't put my finger on what. The resulting pricing pages, by contrast, are quite nice and present the information in a coherent way.

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