365.io

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365.io

Our (two) weekend project: 365.io - A photo a day for one year.

365.io

#photo a day#project 365#photo diary#daily photo

49points
68comments
#36of 370 in 2010
Top 10%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 9 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.

Pricing: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, attractive design

    From 3 comments
    • Great design! And I love the idea even if I'm not a big photo guy myself. 11$ seems a fair price if I'm hooked to your product but I need to try it before. Maybe you can offer a…
      bjonathan on HN
    • Well, it's also not clear what being "more organized and focused" gives you too. It doesn't seem worth 11 bucks. I think you need an obvious distinction to be able to get people…
      makmanalp on HN
    • wow, great design love the way it looks. I'm going to have agree with what value you get paying 11 dollars?
      findm on HN
  • Idea is appealing for learning photography

    From 2 comments
    • I can't see me paying for the service, but I think it's a great idea, especially for anyone who is trying to learn photography. I think I might make that my New Year's resolution.
      wccrawford on HN
    • Great idea. I would sign up immediately if I owned a digital camera, although I am not sure about the $11. You should show visitors some of the members' pages. The price should…
      rokhayakebe on HN

Objections

  • Unclear what the $11 price buys over Flickr or Tumblr

    From 4 comments
    • It's a bit unclear what I am getting for $11 (over say a flickr stream).
      jkent on HN
    • Really like the design but finding it hard to see what I get for $11 that I can't do with flickr or tumblr. Maybe go with a freemium approach?
      abhikshah on HN
    • Nice idea, but people could do the same thing with Flickr for free.
      deutronium on HN
    • Not $11 superior. If it offered some funky filters Instagram style you could perhaps capitalize on the Polaroid/Lomography type of audience. Or build a Flash driven picture…
      mitjak on HN
  • Ads would ruin the design and are unwelcome

    From 2 comments
    • I have no tolerance for products that have ads and I pay for them. Nowadays, a lot of times paying means simple ¨removing¨ ads. This is a product that I can achieve in some ways…
      jawee on HN
    • No ads please. It will ruin the aesthetics.
      nrbafna on HN
  • Navigation from lightbox back to gallery is confusing

    From 2 comments
    • Cool! My thoughts: On the homepage there should be a much higher-priority link to see a sample gallery. When I clicked on a photo, I didn't know how to get back to the…
      pkamb on HN
    • One problem that I experienced is that when I viewed the sample gallery and then clicked on an image to view it larger, I couldn't figure out how to get back to the gallery…
      NathanKP on HN

Requests

  • Free trial or freemium plan

    From 3 comments
    • Great design! And I love the idea even if I'm not a big photo guy myself. 11$ seems a fair price if I'm hooked to your product but I need to try it before. Maybe you can offer a…
      bjonathan on HN
    • Could the pricing model be modified to provide some sort of a trial/demo? Say like, you can use it for free for the first month, then if you like to continue with it, pay $11.
      nrbafna on HN
    • Really like the design but finding it hard to see what I get for $11 that I can't do with flickr or tumblr. Maybe go with a freemium approach?
      abhikshah on HN
  • Webcam capture support

    From 2 comments
    • I think what could add value to this, if the focus was on taking a picture of yourself - from your laptop's webcam or something. Then you could do some basic facial recognition…
      LordLandon on HN
    • We're working on webcam capture, actually. Regarding using flickr/tumblr, it can be done, but it's a decentralized, unfocused, and unorganized way of doing so.
      jmonegro on HN
  • Social features such as following and comments

    From 2 comments
    • Some co-workers of mine have been doing 365 projects for 2010. On their server, each photo has a comments section where they give each other feedback and suggestions. That…
      olivolive on HN
    • re: interaction with the community. It's currently limited to sharing via a public URL, but we've discussed a follow model (like Twitter, except you'd have to opt-in) where you'd…
      blehn on HN

Questions

  • What is the difference between this and Flickr

    From 2 comments
    • 365.io was created specifically for Project 365, which is a year-long photography project in which you upload a picture a day for 365 days so that after a year you have some sort…
      jmonegro on HN
    • So what's the difference? I can't see it. I'm not saying there isn't one, I'm saying I'm interested in hearing what it is because it's not immediately clear (or at least…
      _b8r0 on HN
  • Whether Flickr free accounts limit photo uploads

    From 2 comments
    • They do, actually. If the public user url is http://365.io/u/2fe9781736, you can access the 20th image by going to http://365.io/u/2fe9781736/20. The link to individual images…
      jmonegro on HN
    • "Also, flickr has a 200 photo limit on free accounts that makes project 365 impossible unless you upgrade, and even less so if you use flickr for something else." Incorrect. From…
      nrbafna on HN

Alternatives named

  • Flickr

    From 2 comments
    • It's a bit unclear what I am getting for $11 (over say a flickr stream).
      jkent on HN
    • Nice idea, but people could do the same thing with Flickr for free.
      deutronium on HN
  • Fotolog

    From 1 comment
    • I can understand the Flickr argument, but what (other than a lovely design) makes this better than http://365project.org/ or http://www.fotolog.com/ - at least $11 better (for…
      _b8r0 on HN
  • 365project.org

    From 1 comment
    • I can understand the Flickr argument, but what (other than a lovely design) makes this better than http://365project.org/ or http://www.fotolog.com/ - at least $11 better (for…
      _b8r0 on HN
  • DailyBooth

    From 1 comment
  • Tumblr

    From 1 comment
    • Really like the design but finding it hard to see what I get for $11 that I can't do with flickr or tumblr. Maybe go with a freemium approach?
      abhikshah on HN

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