Lists
101–106 of 106 posts
Re: Lists
#102I created a little tool that helps you made lists of things with defined properties. For example, I can use it to make a list of houses I am thinking to buy, and also a list of my favorite movies. By being able to define the properties of the list item, you can make any kind of list. Check it out: https://listmakr.com
Re: Lists
#103I run a bookmarking site, which is an ecological niche in the world of lists. The pattern I've seen over the years is that a bookmarking site will arise, based on some fairly specific idea of what managing bookmarks should look like. As it catches on, the owners will discover that people have distinct and curious ways they like to manage their bookmarks. In an effort to grow the site, they will add features that try…
For the uninitiated, this guy's bookmarking site is Pinboard ( https://pinboard.in ). It's a fantastic service and I hope it never changes.
Re: Lists
#104Re: Lists
#105I run a bookmarking site, which is an ecological niche in the world of lists. The pattern I've seen over the years is that a bookmarking site will arise, based on some fairly specific idea of what managing bookmarks should look like. As it catches on, the owners will discover that people have distinct and curious ways they like to manage their bookmarks. In an effort to grow the site, they will add features that try…
Fyi, you link to @pinboardin instead of @pinboard on this page... https://pinboard.in/tour/
Re: Lists
#106GitHub turned out to be a pretty decent place for collaborating on various lists. I mean, the list of awesome lists[0] is currently the 23rd most starred GitHub project. I'm using GitHub both as a collaborative tool for creating lists and as my own tool for creating lists (as an example, a list of books I have read / am reading / planning on reading [1]). [0] https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome [1] https://github…
I'm really glad you brought up GitHub in this way. I have been using GitHub for much more than versioned code storage. For example, I've been using it as a collaborative writing zone with a friend of mine. Our use is definitely nothing too remarkable, but as far as collaborative writing goes, it's not easy to imagine a product with more technical capabilities than git. The real hurdle is just non-technical people bei…