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Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by cousin_it » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 7:32 PM UTC

Hates_ wrote: post #8

For convenience: #1 LowDown - http://mcp.r09.railsrumble.com #2 Hi, I'm - http://hi.im #3 Omnominator - http://omnominator.com #4 Thingivore - http://thingivore.com #5 Neighborhood Watch - http://neighborhoodwat.ch #6 Techmeets - http://techmeets.com #7 Straightlist - http://husohuso.r09.railsrumble.com #8 SmackSale - http://smacksale.com #9 Nybbl - http://nybblme.r09.railsrumble.com #10 Last Percent - http://lastper…

LowDown, Straightlist, SmackSale and CelebrityPassage sound like names of porn sites.

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by carbon8 » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 7:42 PM UTC

alex_c wrote: post #30

I love the design for http://omnominator.com/ . How do they get their inputs to be slanty? A quick peek at the CSS didn't reveal much.

  -moz-transform: rotate(6deg);
  [...]
  -webkit-transform: rotate(4deg);
  [...]
  transform: rotate(4deg);

http://webkit.org/blog/130/css-transforms/

https://developer.mozilla.org/web-tech/2008/09/12/css-transf...

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by guitsaru » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 7:47 PM UTC

My team built http://operatorapp.com/

It's only open for a demo at the moment. We don't have an easy way for people to set up their own accounts because it has to go through twilio. We plan to keep working on it after the competition is over.

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by jbr » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 7:56 PM UTC

I built http://www.sharelocally.org/ for RailsRumble (solo), which I plan to open-source. Anyone interested in the concept? I've got a lot more planned I didn't fit in. This was my first rumble and learned a whole lot about exactly how much fits in 48 hours. Can't wait until next year's.

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by jaswope » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:10 PM UTC

Man, http://stomachly.com got a mention. Thanks!

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by joefio » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:19 PM UTC

Our team built http://loanit.to as our entry. It allows you to track things you've let friends borrow. Some great potential for Amazon affiliate integration.

Very impressed with the quality of the apps this year. Some awesome ideas! It's going to take days to go through them all!

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by steveklabnik » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:19 PM UTC

I've created a table at TableSurfing! Anyone in Pittsburgh that wants to show up, here you go:

http://tablesurfing.com/tables/double-wide-get-together

Best website idea ever.

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by joefio » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:19 PM UTC

jaswope wrote: post #35

Man, http://stomachly.com got a mention. Thanks!

Stomachly is awesome! Great design, even better tagline! Nice work!

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by nestlequ1k » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:19 PM UTC

jaswope wrote: post #35

Man, http://stomachly.com got a mention. Thanks!

RailsRumble needs a prize for most hilarious app. We should lobby for that next year.

This year, stomachly wins.

Re: RailsRumble Apps that Deserve to Be Startups

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Post by jbr » Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 8:20 PM UTC

r00k wrote: post #26

Our team built http://pocketsapp.com . Pockets is visual voicemail for twitter. Pick a user, and we'll call you and record a voicemail. They get an @reply with a link to the voicemail (and any others left for them). All feedback appreciated!

Hey, really nice job on pocketsapp. How did you do the phone interface? Is there a good resource for learning that tech?

Thanks!