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Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#21

Post by rokhayakebe » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:22 PM UTC

Add voice capabilities to allow us to call. Then using speech to text, you can process that as well.

On the home page rotate different texts within the cellphone screens.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#22

Post by adityakothadiya » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:22 PM UTC

Here is a clickable link - http://www.txtful.com/

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#23

Post by diN0bot » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:31 PM UTC

thomatas wrote: post #18

diN0bot wrote: post #14

instead of emailing passwords to the user, send them a link to a confirmation page where they can enter their own password (twice) to complete the registration process and sign-in. security might be an issue otherwise when sending passwords around in the clear. do the same thing for password resets when a user forgets their password (or username, for that matter).

Good suggestion, we were just trying to follow others suggestions of making the sign-up form as short as possible.

word. the whole getting users to register is a big problem with lots of paths. you know, you probably don't need email addresses, though. you just need people's phone numbers, right? the whole thing could be sms based, right? nothing wrong with registering online, but one could also make a register with txtful shortcut!

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#24

Post by dan_sim » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:36 PM UTC

I'm more interested in the IM side of things (working with XMPP a lot). I use a lot of XMPP tools daily and I like the fact that your service aggregates lots of tool in one bot.

But I don't like the idea of going on the web site to "activate" shortcuts. I'd like to have something like I'm writing "amazon", it writes me back the options I can do (pricing, searching, buying). If the option needs a user/pass, it sends me a URL to a simple form where I can enter them (or ask them to me directly... you are TLS encrypted right?).

If I'm using your service, it's because that I want to minimize the time I spend clicking throught a web site.

But you had a great idea! Congrats!

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#25

Post by dan_sim » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:37 PM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #21

Add voice capabilities to allow us to call. Then using speech to text, you can process that as well. On the home page rotate different texts within the cellphone screens.

Have a look at http://jott.com/ for speech to text.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#26

Post by thomatas » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:41 PM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #21

Add voice capabilities to allow us to call. Then using speech to text, you can process that as well. On the home page rotate different texts within the cellphone screens.

Good idea. We like text a lot because it is so unobtrusive it can be used in a lot more places than voice. But obviously the way we've structured it, it's not that difficult to integrate and is definitely on the roadmap.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#27

Post by thomatas » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 7:52 PM UTC

dan_sim wrote: post #24

I'm more interested in the IM side of things (working with XMPP a lot). I use a lot of XMPP tools daily and I like the fact that your service aggregates lots of tool in one bot. But I don't like the idea of going on the web site to "activate" shortcuts. I'd like to have something like I'm writing "amazon", it writes me back the options I can do (pricing, searching, buying). If the option needs a user/pass, it sends m…

Definitely would love to implement searching for shortcuts from messages. It's a great idea, we'll put it in the queue. Thanks a lot.

P.S. Yup, we're encrypted.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#28

Post by thomatas » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 8:04 PM UTC

adityakothadiya wrote: post #22

Here is a clickable link - http://www.txtful.com/

Thanks

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#29

Post by nihaar » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 8:18 PM UTC

I've been working on something very similar. As an excuse to pick up python, I've been working a more robust SMS interface with google calendar than the one provide as well as an interface with Yelp. I love using SMS on my phone (its my predominant form of communication) and I like what you guys have made. Looking forward to giving it a spin.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

#30

Post by nihaar » Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 8:34 PM UTC

nihaar wrote: post #29

I've been working on something very similar. As an excuse to pick up python, I've been working a more robust SMS interface with google calendar than the one provide as well as an interface with Yelp. I love using SMS on my phone (its my predominant form of communication) and I like what you guys have made. Looking forward to giving it a spin.

One extremely useful service that comes to mind is being able to track a flight on any given airline