Review my project – Interestin • Hacker News Board

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by drewblay » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

talhof8 wrote: post #13

berberous wrote: post #10

I like the idea but dislike the name. It's hard for me to pronounce. My brain kind of get's stuck between 'interest in' and "interestin'"

Thanks, I'll think of something better (open to suggestions).

Also to add to this criticism, change your logo design completely. Blue background with white text, looks too "facebookish".

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by grayclhn » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 5:45 PM UTC

talhof8 wrote: post #13

berberous wrote: post #10

I like the idea but dislike the name. It's hard for me to pronounce. My brain kind of get's stuck between 'interest in' and "interestin'"

Thanks, I'll think of something better (open to suggestions).

It somehow hits me as cutesy and "not serious." (can't think of a more specific way of putting that, sorry.) Nothing wrong with that if that's where you're going, but isn't what I'd think of as "opinion journalism."

Maybe another way to put it is, if OP wants to draw in articulate op-ed "columnists" for the site, naming it after a slangy mispronunciation may not be the best way to do that.

Just "interest" is much better than "interestin'" IMO. Non-english words that mean "interesting" could be another bet if you're havin trouble findin domain names.

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by bcsmith » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 5:46 PM UTC

"I’d like to invite you to join to something called Interestin."

You have a typo in the first sentence. Kind of tough to read much further when that happens...

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by Jean-Philipe » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 10:11 PM UTC

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #6

thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Great blog post, where's the actual product?

http://www.interestin.co/

So this is another thing I don't get. Why don't startups just open their product up for everybody right away? Are they afraid users might come by the millions and crash their servers, because their product is too much awesome to be let unprotected in the internets? Getting users onboard is hard, you should actually want them to come and use your product.

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by not_kurt_godel » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 9:34 AM UTC

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #22

talhof8 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks, I'll think of something better (open to suggestions).

Some keywords to perhaps start your brainstorm: Debate Retort Opine Topical Quibble Squabble Fence (as in "what side of the fence are you on" or the sport of fencing) Argueable Rebuttal

We've found him. The man who is responsible for all Web 1.5 domain names (including the subsequently-removed vowels).

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by not_kurt_godel » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 9:34 AM UTC

amalantony06 wrote: post #28

grimtrigger wrote: post #23

Why do I need to be invited? Why can't I just sign up

I can think of the following reasons: * The product might not be ready yet, OP probably wants to gauge the community opinion before spending precious time on building his project. * OP might not want to overload his server, in case this goes viral.

> in case this goes viral

It won't.

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by not_kurt_godel » Sat, Jun 21, 2014, 9:39 AM UTC

You want the honest truth? Absolutely awful. Not a hint of originality, creativity, or authenticity. Your "Lorem Ipsum" examples scream dishonesty and fakeness. You can't even be bothered to use your own platform a single time to demonstrate how it's actually meant to be used. You built a CMS and are now asking quality contributors to just drop in content without any compelling reason to do so whatsoever other than "I coded this".

Re: Review my project – Interestin

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Post by eglover » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 2:39 AM UTC

talhof8 wrote: post #14

eglover wrote: post #11

I don't understand how this is unique over the hundreds of blogging and quite frankly opinion article platforms out there. They all moderate, I think controlling how people respond and communicate is a much more difficult process than you might think.

It's not meant to be a blogging platform, mainly because we don't need another one. It's all about content, and so I agree it is a HUGE challenge, and definitely one of my biggest concerns. I don't really have an answer for that, except moderation. I guess we'll have to see how it grows.

Wait a second. Now I'm lost, what is this exactly?