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A Collection of Great Web Apps and Startups

40 points by stulogy 16y ago

cosgroveb 16y ago
i went through several pages of this blog and one thing really stands out to me: why are there so many webapps for tracking billable time? it seems like a problem that's been solved at least a hundred times.
- sabat 16y ago
  I read over the first page and didn't see a single app that hadn't already been done ad nauseum.
clstrfckr 16y ago
check out carecloud.com
rrival 16y ago
They're attractive designs, but you should probably mention you're Halogy's official rep, or someone might think you're gaming yc for commercial gain.
- stulogy 16y ago
  Hey, sure I'll remove the link to Halogy. That was totally not the idea behind mentioning the site - it's non-biased. There are a lot of competing web apps on there, so the link at the bottom is purely coincidental. I'll remove it now just to avoid any suspicion. Thanks for pointing it out.
red_malang 16y ago
interesting how similar these designs are - are these some off-the-shelf parts everybody but me knows about (leaving aside premium wordpress themes)? why do my webapps looks so sucky ?
- stulogy 16y ago
  I've noticed that too. Every time a new web app comes along, they often have the same website design. Screenshot on the right (with reflection), Tour and Signup on the left, features underneath and then some endorsements and company logos. All very similar. However there are some, like that Notebox app which do break the mould.
  - red_malang 16y ago
    + also that bi-colour thing. Either that or apple-like icons.
    - stulogy 16y ago
      Apple-like icons? Surely not. No-one would surely dare to copy Apple right?
      - red_malang 16y ago
        what WAS i thinking.
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- jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
  via cloudomatic.com I've looked at hundreds of pricing pages. holy shit, there are a lot of similarities. I've always wanted to do a deep deep analysis there.
- cowboyhero 16y ago
  True. I imagine it's the same as in programming -- trends get hot and people run with them. A craze for MVC full stack frameworks in web development is not entirely dissimilar to a craze for subtly textured backgrounds and slab serif typefaces like Archer in design.
  - 16y ago
whimsy 16y ago
OhLife is there, but 750words.com is not?

40 points by stulogy 16y ago

i went through several pages of this blog and one thing really stands out to me: why are there so many webapps for tracking billable time? it seems like a problem that's been solved at least a hundred times.

sabat 16y ago
I read over the first page and didn't see a single app that hadn't already been done ad nauseum.

clstrfckr 16y ago

check out carecloud.com

rrival 16y ago

They're attractive designs, but you should probably mention you're Halogy's official rep, or someone might think you're gaming yc for commercial gain.

stulogy 16y ago
Hey, sure I'll remove the link to Halogy. That was totally not the idea behind mentioning the site - it's non-biased. There are a lot of competing web apps on there, so the link at the bottom is purely coincidental. I'll remove it now just to avoid any suspicion. Thanks for pointing it out.

red_malang 16y ago

interesting how similar these designs are - are these some off-the-shelf parts everybody but me knows about (leaving aside premium wordpress themes)? why do my webapps looks so sucky ?

stulogy 16y ago
I've noticed that too. Every time a new web app comes along, they often have the same website design. Screenshot on the right (with reflection), Tour and Signup on the left, features underneath and then some endorsements and company logos. All very similar. However there are some, like that Notebox app which do break the mould.
- red_malang 16y ago
  + also that bi-colour thing. Either that or apple-like icons.
  - stulogy 16y ago
    Apple-like icons? Surely not. No-one would surely dare to copy Apple right?
    - red_malang 16y ago
      what WAS i thinking.
- deleted 16y ago
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jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
via cloudomatic.com I've looked at hundreds of pricing pages. holy shit, there are a lot of similarities. I've always wanted to do a deep deep analysis there.
cowboyhero 16y ago
True. I imagine it's the same as in programming -- trends get hot and people run with them. A craze for MVC full stack frameworks in web development is not entirely dissimilar to a craze for subtly textured backgrounds and slab serif typefaces like Archer in design.
- 16y ago

whimsy 16y ago

OhLife is there, but 750words.com is not?