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Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by yurylifshits »

newfeatureok wrote: post #5

Literally everything on the home page is already possible with Facebook. Why use this? Also, without any explicit monetization alternative other than advertising displayed, there's really no guarantee that this won't just devolve into the same thing as Twitter and Facebook. EDIT: Also, upon looking at the other people who commented on this, other than myself and one other person everyone has fewer than 10 comments to…

Thanks! Openland is almost intentionally very close to FB Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram in its user experience. We want to make it super familiar and easy to participate for everyday people who join for access to special communities and people we have on the platform.

Today, our biggest and most distinct advantages are on the organizer side. Automation and integrations are key for larger organizations and individual leaders to launch and operate their communities. With Openland there will be more communities in the world.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by yurylifshits »

hagibborim wrote: post #11

Will there be integrations with Patreon, Youtube, and SoundCloud oriented towards community building?

Yes, this is high on our priority list. In general, we'd like to work with every business-in-a-box platform (Coursera for teachers, Shopify for sellers, Spotify for musicians, etc.) to help their creators run customer/follower/fan communities.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by yurylifshits »

happysasha wrote: post #14

great alternative to the bloated mass-messengers!

Thanks Sasha! The magic of new messengers and new communities is that early on, its always a special group of people. There is culture of trust and collaboration. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep this spirit as we grow.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by mrwnmonm »

yurylifshits wrote: post #9
mrwnmonm wrote: post #6

I was obsessed with social networks in my early career. Wanted to build a new one but felt it doesn't worth it. I have a small observation which I can't explain it in a clear way (pardon my poor English). There are some designs that look desirable to work with. Things feel just right. I am not a designer, but I can feel it. But something is wrong with openland design. The column in the middle is too wide. The font do…

Very interesting! We actually use the system fonts. I.e. Openland is set in San Francisco on Mac/iOS, Roboto on Android, and Calibri on Windows. We do this to minimize distraction of an unusual font. On column width, I am curious, what device and browser size have you used? Many of our users use the desktop version and resize it to the proportions they like.

I am on Windows, a 14 Inch machine. And using the web version. It is not resizable.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by yurylifshits »

mrwnmonm wrote: post #16
yurylifshits wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting! We actually use the system fonts. I.e. Openland is set in San Francisco on Mac/iOS, Roboto on Android, and Calibri on Windows. We do this to minimize distraction of an unusual font. On column width, I am curious, what device and browser size have you used? Many of our users use the desktop version and resize it to the proportions they like.

I am on Windows, a 14 Inch machine. And using the web version. It is not resizable.

Readability is a big priority for us, we'll keep working to make it better across all devices. Yes, the web version is only resizable with the browser itself. For more control over the app dimensions, consider using Openland for Windows.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by toomuchtodo »

Hey! I'd love to pursue this for an energy efficiency community I'm apart of, but my chief concern is "What happens to my community if you close down"? With phpBB and self hosted solutions, you can run your forum in perpetuity on whatever you compute you want.

Re: Launch HN: Openland (YC W18) – Community platform with automation

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Post by yurylifshits »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #18

Hey! I'd love to pursue this for an energy efficiency community I'm apart of, but my chief concern is "What happens to my community if you close down"? With phpBB and self hosted solutions, you can run your forum in perpetuity on whatever you compute you want.

Would love to talk more about your community. How can I reach you? I am at yury@openland.com

We guarantee easy export for all organizers. If something goes wrong or you simply want to move elsewhere, we will not keep you locked in.

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