365.io
Consumer and social
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SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
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 HNWell, 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 HNwow, 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 HNGreat 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 HNReally 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 HNNice idea, but people could do the same thing with Flickr for free.
deutronium on HNNot $11 superior. If it offered some funky filters Instagram style you could perhaps capitalize on the Polaroid/Lomography type of audience. Or build a Flash driven picture…
mitjak on HN
Ads would ruin the design and are unwelcome
From 2 comments
I have no tolerance for products that have ads and I pay for them. Nowadays, a lot of times paying means simple ¨removing¨ ads. This is a product that I can achieve in some ways…
jawee on HNNo ads please. It will ruin the aesthetics.
nrbafna on HN
Navigation from lightbox back to gallery is confusing
From 2 comments
Cool! My thoughts: On the homepage there should be a much higher-priority link to see a sample gallery. When I clicked on a photo, I didn't know how to get back to the…
pkamb on HNOne problem that I experienced is that when I viewed the sample gallery and then clicked on an image to view it larger, I couldn't figure out how to get back to the gallery…
NathanKP on HN
Requests
Free trial or freemium plan
From 3 comments
Great design! And I love the idea even if I'm not a big photo guy myself. 11$ 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 HNCould 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 HNReally 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 HNWe'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 HNre: 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 HNSo 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 HNNice 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
This was originally the idea behind dailybooth.
TamDenholm on HN
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