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I think a lot of works needs to be done on UI. You don't need location from browser, you can just show desks within my city (get that from ip). And no facebook connect?
Watch how AirBnB did it. Start slow and from few cities then generalize it to other.
Good Luck!
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"The website “ http://desksnear.me” is requesting 1 MB of disk space to store “html5 test db” as a database on your disk." WORKPLACES, SIGN IN and Search By city or address all use novel UI elements of thinly recessed semi-transparent ovaloids, or let's call them extreme rounded rectangles. One is a text field and others are buttons.
Interesting. I wonder if that is Modernizer.js doing that without us realising it. What browser/OS are you using? I'll see if I can replicate it. On Chrome/OS X I never get asked.
I guess I don't really care though. I am right about the user interface problems, but since your folks are slamming the downvote button as fast as they can in response to useful feedback when you've obviously not done user testing, I don't really care any more about giving good usability feedback. "Someone says our interface has problems! Punish him! He must die!" That's a stupid attitude and your company will fail if it retains it.
Little known secret: libraries and hotel lobbies are great coworking locations for little to no cost.
that's true but a lot of the time you don't care about the location as much as about being around other people.
I want to try it though, just to give you some feedback. Please let me create a simple login so that I can do so.
OK, this web site has a terrible terrible interface. It uses these nonstandard recessed ovaloids and SOME of them are text fields and others are buttons that take you to other pages. It also tries to establish a HTML5 database without letting me know why.
Please please please, let me create an account without having to jump through silly hoops like OpenID or Twitter. Your little website just isn't compelling enough for me to do that. I want to try it though, just to give you some feedback. Please let me create a simple login so that I can do so.
Although we think using Twitter or OAuth is the easiest way. 1 Auth and your email address, thats it.
Thanks for your feedback.
Just a note to anyone visiting the site. We are currently having issues with the mass demand of visits and going over our Google API request limit. Currently in a team Skype call trying to resolve the issue. You can still see all the workplaces available via the "Workplaces" link. Search and creating workplaces are the pages that are affected. Thanks to everyone for checking us out. We will keep @desksnearme updated…
Please please please, let me create an account without having to jump through silly hoops like OpenID or Twitter. Your little website just isn't compelling enough for me to do that. I want to try it though, just to give you some feedback. Please let me create a simple login so that I can do so.
Yup we will be expanding the site soon. We built the site in 48 hours for the Rails Rumble competition. We kept it light as we could. After the judging and voting we will be adding in more features and options for login :) Although we think using Twitter or OAuth is the easiest way. 1 Auth and your email address, thats it. Thanks for your feedback.
One other thing you're missing is that as a new user of your thing, I don't trust you enough to hand across my twitter username or openID. I'm more than happy to create a throwaway account with you, but you're certainly not going to get any information that links my profile with you with my profiles elsewhere.
In short, you're losing a significant fraction of your potential userbase. Right now, since this is the moment when you've got more exposure than you'll ever have again. Spend 20 minutes getting a user/pass thing implemented right now, before the sun comes up in the US, and you'll quadruple your first-day signups.
OK, this web site has a terrible terrible interface. It uses these nonstandard recessed ovaloids and SOME of them are text fields and others are buttons that take you to other pages. It also tries to establish a HTML5 database without letting me know why.
Why is this getting downvoted? It's honest criticism, with actionable things the site owners can do to make their thing better. Just because it's negative doesn't mean it's uncalled for.