Portrit.com
Consumer and social
photo sharing client
SHOW HN2010
20points
22comments
#78of 370 in 2010
Top 22%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast, fun visual UI
From 4 comments
Very well designed, would be especially delightful on an iPad type device. Using Chrome on a Mac though, nothing happens when I click on images from my feed. I'd expect that to…
mustpax on HNI forgot to say, awesome work and I like the visual look and feel and it does feel snappier than the real FB but still don't see why I should use it... maybe I don't "get" it?
zoudini on HNGreat interface. Please add anchor titles to primary navigation buttons so I can figure out what they do by hovering before I click on them.
KevBurnsJr on HNLooks great!!! but what would be the business model?
maheshs on HN
Photo browsing is fun
From 1 comment
Wow this is pretty awesome. The photo perusing is quite fun with this UI. In your Privacy Policy, you state that "We[you] only collect user analytics data. " For being more open…
bluespace on HN
Objections
Unclear why to use it over Facebook
From 1 comment
I forgot to say, awesome work and I like the visual look and feel and it does feel snappier than the real FB but still don't see why I should use it... maybe I don't "get" it?
zoudini on HN
Sign-up seems unnecessary
From 1 comment
Is there any purpose in having a sign-up? If you're already linked to the user's Facebook account, isn't this enough? Is it not a one-to-one relationship between Portrit and FB…
chrisbroadfoot on HN
Likes UI is confusing
From 1 comment
Is there any purpose in having a sign-up? If you're already linked to the user's Facebook account, isn't this enough? Is it not a one-to-one relationship between Portrit and FB…
chrisbroadfoot on HN
Email validation too strict
From 1 comment
Your email validation code is too strict. From Wikipedia: ``` The local-part of the e-mail address may use any of these ASCII characters: Uppercase and lowercase English letters…
naz on HN
Loading and display bugs
From 2 comments
Mine is stuck with a loading image. Server too busy or does it take a while to initialize?
reedlaw on HNPossible bug. I see two profile picture for each friend for every alphabet. Am using Chrome 7.0.536.2.
Satinel on HN
Requests
Clicking photos should open larger view
From 1 comment
Very well designed, would be especially delightful on an iPad type device. Using Chrome on a Mac though, nothing happens when I click on images from my feed. I'd expect that to…
mustpax on HN
Publish what user data is stored
From 1 comment
Wow this is pretty awesome. The photo perusing is quite fun with this UI. In your Privacy Policy, you state that "We[you] only collect user analytics data. " For being more open…
bluespace on HN
Hover titles on navigation buttons
From 1 comment
Great interface. Please add anchor titles to primary navigation buttons so I can figure out what they do by hovering before I click on them.
KevBurnsJr on HN
Questions
What is the business model?
From 2 comments
Looks great!!! but what would be the business model?
maheshs on HNYep, nice nice UI !! Bravo. So, about this business model ? :)
ritonlajoie on HN
Why is sign-up needed?
From 1 comment
Is there any purpose in having a sign-up? If you're already linked to the user's Facebook account, isn't this enough? Is it not a one-to-one relationship between Portrit and FB…
chrisbroadfoot on HN
Alternatives named
Facebook
From 1 comment
I forgot to say, awesome work and I like the visual look and feel and it does feel snappier than the real FB but still don't see why I should use it... maybe I don't "get" it?
zoudini on HN
Flipboard
From 1 comment
I agree with this. It seems to me that Facebook puts most focus on the feed and that's hard to compete with. Flipboard has a nice take on this - unfortunately, locked in an app…
yesbabyyes on HN