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Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by alex_g » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:39 AM UTC

auston wrote: post #10

Alex, you should seriously consider making this an iPhone app. You're probably aware of how much more your peers are into mobile (instagram? tumblr? etc). Additionally, I personally find the iPhone to be an amazing tool for ideation.

I'll consider it greatly as my next weekend project, although I have another project I'm working on ATM.

Too many ideas! :)

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by abdelm » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:40 AM UTC

alex_g wrote: post #13

pcd wrote: post #11

So as the administrator you can see everyone's ideas? Nice for you.

Technically yes. If I knew how to hide that I would. But seriously, I have enough ideas on my mind, I don't need yours.

Encryption maybe where the key would be something set by the user or something?

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by alex_g » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:42 AM UTC

alex_g wrote: post #17

dlf wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And that's fine, assuming the user wants the app to know which ideas belong to them. From a UX standpoint, it's so much better to let the user kick the tires before requiring them to register.

Where would the idea be assigned if it doesn't know who the user is?

Added to a public feed?

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by heelhook » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:42 AM UTC

alex_g wrote: post #17

dlf wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And that's fine, assuming the user wants the app to know which ideas belong to them. From a UX standpoint, it's so much better to let the user kick the tires before requiring them to register.

Where would the idea be assigned if it doesn't know who the user is?

Stripe does a great job at this. You should look at how they do this, its a very well executed implementation.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by sturmeh » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:43 AM UTC

abdelm wrote: post #22

alex_g wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Technically yes. If I knew how to hide that I would. But seriously, I have enough ideas on my mind, I don't need yours.

Encryption maybe where the key would be something set by the user or something?

What like zerobin?

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by sturmeh » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:44 AM UTC

Why would this differ to a normal note taking webapp, apart from the fact if you break into this database you are guaranteed only to see ideas?

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by adj » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:47 AM UTC

pcd wrote: post #18

auston wrote: post #10

Alex, you should seriously consider making this an iPhone app. You're probably aware of how much more your peers are into mobile (instagram? tumblr? etc). Additionally, I personally find the iPhone to be an amazing tool for ideation.

Yeah I like storing my ideas on my phone too. I'm hardly ever near a computer when a lightbulb turns on! I use noted! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noted!/id504164257?ls=1&m... Follows the same keep it simple stuff but with better tracking than the iphone notes app.

Nice to see someone else enjoying my app!

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by alex_g » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:50 AM UTC

sturmeh wrote: post #26

Why would this differ to a normal note taking webapp, apart from the fact if you break into this database you are guaranteed only to see ideas?

You could use a note taking webapp. I use Evernote quote a bit. However, I find myself making notes of different ideas, different categories, when sometimes I just want to add an idea to a list, like you can with my webapp. For other simple not-taking webapps, if you use it for just writing down ideas, it's fine. However, I usually use note-taking webapps for.... taking notes. When I put an idea on the list, it's immediately an idea among "non-ideas". ideaBin is just for writing down your ideas.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by alex_g » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:52 AM UTC

heelhook wrote: post #24

alex_g wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where would the idea be assigned if it doesn't know who the user is?

Stripe does a great job at this. You should look at how they do this, its a very well executed implementation.

If I want to use Stripe, I have to sign up.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple webapp to store your ideas.

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Post by dlf » Thu, Apr 26, 2012, 5:58 AM UTC

alex_g wrote: post #17

dlf wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And that's fine, assuming the user wants the app to know which ideas belong to them. From a UX standpoint, it's so much better to let the user kick the tires before requiring them to register.

Where would the idea be assigned if it doesn't know who the user is?

The idea is to fake the UX without storing anything permanently. Generate a temporary ID to store data to while the user is playing with the site. If they've added ideas they want to save permanently, overwrite the temporary ID with the new user ID. Storing the data only matters if they sign up. I'm a programming noob myself, but I think this should work. If I'm dead wrong, it should only take a couple minutes for me to be corrected ;-)

A little inspiration: splendidbacon.com/

Congrats on building something cool, btw!

EDIT: Go to account and look at the email address... it's randomly generated. Cool, huh?