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Extremely poor start - people have to sign in via Facebook or Twitter before they can even find out who/what you are.

by radley 16y ago

joelhaasnoot 16y ago
I could live with that. But what made me quit right off the bat was that by signing in with twitter I have to follow you. Annoying to say the least: make it a checkbox.
hansef 16y ago
I think this might be a bit harsh. ;) However I do agree it would be much better to set up user expectations for the benefit of linking their account: explain to me why you need this information in a simple, preferably visual way. Also, would be great to have a way to unlink my Twitter/Facebook credential from the app.
- random42 16y ago
  I dont use Facebook, but for Twitter, you can go to Settings > Connections, and revoke the permission for any/all third party apps.
radley 16y ago
My point is that the creator forces the user to choose to sign up or leave - there's no discovery or guide to help the user make that choice. Of course this is a side project, so user experience may not matter. But he asked specifically about experience, so...
- schlichtm 16y ago
  Totally agree with this - We're working on improving this + explaining the value of the product better before you sign in. We definitely don't want to trick a user into signing up - we want to be as clear as possible.
  - random42 16y ago
    Most of the time, I dont mind signing up for apps on HN, to review them using my twitter account (I dont use FB), but I did not do it for your app, because I dont like it doing auto following by my twitter account WITHOUT an option to avoid it. Also it seems like it will spam a tweet from my account. I dont mind giving feedback/review. I mind if apps spam my followers, to gain traction.
    - schlichtm 16y ago
      Agreed - I see where you are coming from. To be clear we are not spamming upon login though - so you're ok.
  - potatolicious 16y ago
    Another question: why does it want to post to my FB wall? I'm not even sure what your product is - but I do get that it probably wants to have access to my data to do its business. Allowing you access to my posts, friends, etc, is fine, but I get suspicious when an app demands write-access without justifying it.

Extremely poor start - people have to sign in via Facebook or Twitter before they can even find out who/what you are.

by radley 16y ago

Extremely poor start - people have to sign in via Facebook or Twitter before they can even find out who/what you are.

I could live with that. But what made me quit right off the bat was that by signing in with twitter I have to follow you. Annoying to say the least: make it a checkbox.

hansef 16y ago

I think this might be a bit harsh. ;) However I do agree it would be much better to set up user expectations for the benefit of linking their account: explain to me why you need this information in a simple, preferably visual way. Also, would be great to have a way to unlink my Twitter/Facebook credential from the app.

random42 16y ago
I dont use Facebook, but for Twitter, you can go to Settings > Connections, and revoke the permission for any/all third party apps.

radley 16y ago

My point is that the creator forces the user to choose to sign up or leave - there's no discovery or guide to help the user make that choice. Of course this is a side project, so user experience may not matter. But he asked specifically about experience, so...

schlichtm 16y ago
Totally agree with this - We're working on improving this + explaining the value of the product better before you sign in. We definitely don't want to trick a user into signing up - we want to be as clear as possible.
- random42 16y ago
  Most of the time, I dont mind signing up for apps on HN, to review them using my twitter account (I dont use FB), but I did not do it for your app, because I dont like it doing auto following by my twitter account WITHOUT an option to avoid it. Also it seems like it will spam a tweet from my account. I dont mind giving feedback/review. I mind if apps spam my followers, to gain traction.
  - schlichtm 16y ago
    Agreed - I see where you are coming from. To be clear we are not spamming upon login though - so you're ok.
- potatolicious 16y ago
  Another question: why does it want to post to my FB wall? I'm not even sure what your product is - but I do get that it probably wants to have access to my data to do its business. Allowing you access to my posts, friends, etc, is fine, but I get suspicious when an app demands write-access without justifying it.