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Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

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Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

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Post by michaelbuckbee »

jm3 wrote: post #29
il wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wasn't aware not having a Twitter account was considered pathological in our Web 2.0 world. Why do I need to sign up for a microblogging platform to use a completely unrelated calendar app??? Anyway, my comments about reducing friction aren't based on my own preferences, they're based on dozens of multivariate split tests I have conducted across many thousand unique visitors. Every single time, forcing the user to…

The "signup friction" argument's a straw men; no sane startup seeks to add friction to the signup process. the bogus (implied) assertion in the comment is that requiring a Twitter account to use a new web app in beta is overly restrictive / cumbersome. The only way that would make sense is if beta testers don't have Twitter accounts, since OAuthing with an existing account reduces friction. Twitter's been around for…

I think the suggestion was to not require a form of authentication (email or twitter) first. Instead, let the potential user "test drive" the app and then when they are a little invested prompt for a signup of some kind.

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

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Post by aik »

There shouldn't be a need for the page to postback when adding/deleting/completing items. A necessity for a site like this is for it to be faster and more convenient than anything else. My notepad++ session is more practical than this in a lot of ways, just because of the speed.

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

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Post by kylebragger »

aik wrote: post #42

There shouldn't be a need for the page to postback when adding/deleting/completing items. A necessity for a site like this is for it to be faster and more convenient than anything else. My notepad++ session is more practical than this in a lot of ways, just because of the speed.

Yep, 100%. Have not added any AJAX goodness yet.

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

#44

Post by sacrilicious »

I really do like the idea of positively "completing" a task every day. Outliers-wise 10,000 hours is a lot, the sooner I get started the better.

The only thing I'd add, besides the request for OpenID love, is that the FAQ needs to put "we won't spam your twitter" higher up - that's what I wanted to know _immediately_ after signing in for the first time(the serious faux pas being "My streakficiency is blahblah, what's yours?").

Besides that, just one detail: the FAQ(which is great, btw) wasn't in the first-login "we're very beta" notice at the top, which would have been easier to find.

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

#46

Post by rocktronica »

Nice and simple! I like it!

Looks like you've already given some thought to iPhone support. I might also suggest adding fullscreen mode once the app is added to the home screen: http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com/ch03.html#ch03_...

The "new thing" text input could use some CSS for smaller screens too.

Apologies if you already knew all this...

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

#47

Post by rocktronica »

rocktronica wrote: post #46

Nice and simple! I like it! Looks like you've already given some thought to iPhone support. I might also suggest adding fullscreen mode once the app is added to the home screen: http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com/ch03.html#ch03_... The "new thing" text input could use some CSS for smaller screens too. Apologies if you already knew all this...

Also, it'd be good if I could edit the text of each entry after it's been going. Just in case I dont't like the wording or something.

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

#48

Post by jeebusroxors »

luminarious wrote: post #39
kloncks wrote: post #37

Question: What's the Seinfeld calendar?

It's a productivity method named after Jerry Seinfeld. I first heard about it from this lifehacker post: http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-se... Basically you decide to do or practice something every day. If you forget or otherwise fail to keep up, you mark it in red on your calendar. Goal is to try to see how long you can go without a red mark. And get things done in the process.

You're wrong. The inverse is correct and is the driving force behind the idea...

He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. "After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain."

Re: Show HN: Streak.ly tracks what you do daily and I'd love feedback on the concept

#50

Post by nnash »

jm3 wrote: post #29
il wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wasn't aware not having a Twitter account was considered pathological in our Web 2.0 world. Why do I need to sign up for a microblogging platform to use a completely unrelated calendar app??? Anyway, my comments about reducing friction aren't based on my own preferences, they're based on dozens of multivariate split tests I have conducted across many thousand unique visitors. Every single time, forcing the user to…

The "signup friction" argument's a straw men; no sane startup seeks to add friction to the signup process. the bogus (implied) assertion in the comment is that requiring a Twitter account to use a new web app in beta is overly restrictive / cumbersome. The only way that would make sense is if beta testers don't have Twitter accounts, since OAuthing with an existing account reduces friction. Twitter's been around for…

One-click registrations are really an innovative way to get people to sign up and try something. Normally you have to fill out an arduous form and decipher captchas. Services like facebook connect, twitter and Open ID Connect are much better from an UX standpoint(imho).

I was also pleasantly surprised when my login information was handled automatically as well.

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