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From 0 to 1 Million in 6 Hours

77 points by devin 16y ago

raster 16y ago
Great work guys!
TimothyBurgess 16y ago
That is a very cool and well-done app for 6 hours. I'm not a big twitterer (sp? lol) but this makes me wonder if there are similar apps that do pretty much the same thing but allow you to specify your focus (e.g., #wiunion)... I mean I'm sure there are but how well-done are they? And what's the proper terminology?
- jremsikjr 16y ago
  There may well be similar apps but, we didn't find anything in the amount of time it took to bootstrap a new rails app. Something we have discussed is to do just what you say and provide a lens for whatever hashtags others want to keep an eye on for themselves.
- nhangen 16y ago
  http://www.twitterfall.com/ http://www.twitterfall.com/
  - devin 16y ago
    I really dig a lot of the ideas in this app but find the UI to be a bit confusing. I'll take a step back and say that many of the ideas in twitterfall are ideas we've considered adding to VoiceRally. Twitterfall is a great app and I'm elated to see what other people are doing in this area, but I wish the commenter would have added more to the discussion than a link. (Please add some context if you get the opportunity!) The main reason we're putting a post out there about this app is three-fold: We're looking to give back to the community by sharing our experience with these technologies, draw out feedback from potential users, and if necessary, pivot to meet those needs. On that note I'd like to suggest that anyone who has read through the article and has seen the resulting app to give us some feedback on what they would improve about the existing functionality, and what they envision being a logical and realistic end for an application like this one. Thanks in advance, Devin
    - nhangen 16y ago
      I don't really use it, but the parent mentioned "other apps" so I linked to one that was similar. I think Twitterfall is a few years old though, and probably hasn't been touched in quite a while.
      - devin 16y ago
        nhagen, I forgot: Thanks for posting the link! :)
      - jalada 16y ago
        Hi, I made Twitterfall :) I keep an eye on it and add features now and then, but I admit I don't make massive changes or add huge new features. I'd love to migrate to Site Streams one day at least. If anyone has some useful feedback about Twitterfall though, I'm always interested.
jasonmccay 16y ago
Great job...really interesting and timely project and an example of, to borrow a phrase, "just-in-time" apps that help document an event in a meaningful way. Love the MongoHQ shout-out as well. Glad that we could be a part of the solution!
winescout 16y ago
VoiceRally has been my goto app to see what is happening between brain cycles on work. Thanks for adding the pause button. I can't read that fast! That pause button is a great example of iterative development. You guys got the first cut out there, saw that the next step was the pause button, and added it. Nice work. Bendyworks FTW.

77 points by devin 16y ago

Great work guys!

That is a very cool and well-done app for 6 hours. I'm not a big twitterer (sp? lol) but this makes me wonder if there are similar apps that do pretty much the same thing but allow you to specify your focus (e.g., #wiunion)... I mean I'm sure there are but how well-done are they? And what's the proper terminology?

jremsikjr 16y ago
There may well be similar apps but, we didn't find anything in the amount of time it took to bootstrap a new rails app. Something we have discussed is to do just what you say and provide a lens for whatever hashtags others want to keep an eye on for themselves.
nhangen 16y ago
http://www.twitterfall.com/ http://www.twitterfall.com/
- devin 16y ago
  I really dig a lot of the ideas in this app but find the UI to be a bit confusing. I'll take a step back and say that many of the ideas in twitterfall are ideas we've considered adding to VoiceRally. Twitterfall is a great app and I'm elated to see what other people are doing in this area, but I wish the commenter would have added more to the discussion than a link. (Please add some context if you get the opportunity!) The main reason we're putting a post out there about this app is three-fold: We're looking to give back to the community by sharing our experience with these technologies, draw out feedback from potential users, and if necessary, pivot to meet those needs. On that note I'd like to suggest that anyone who has read through the article and has seen the resulting app to give us some feedback on what they would improve about the existing functionality, and what they envision being a logical and realistic end for an application like this one. Thanks in advance, Devin
  - nhangen 16y ago
    I don't really use it, but the parent mentioned "other apps" so I linked to one that was similar. I think Twitterfall is a few years old though, and probably hasn't been touched in quite a while.
    - devin 16y ago
      nhagen, I forgot: Thanks for posting the link! :)
    - jalada 16y ago
      Hi, I made Twitterfall :) I keep an eye on it and add features now and then, but I admit I don't make massive changes or add huge new features. I'd love to migrate to Site Streams one day at least. If anyone has some useful feedback about Twitterfall though, I'm always interested.

jasonmccay 16y ago

Great job...really interesting and timely project and an example of, to borrow a phrase, "just-in-time" apps that help document an event in a meaningful way. Love the MongoHQ shout-out as well. Glad that we could be a part of the solution!

winescout 16y ago

VoiceRally has been my goto app to see what is happening between brain cycles on work. Thanks for adding the pause button. I can't read that fast! That pause button is a great example of iterative development. You guys got the first cut out there, saw that the next step was the pause button, and added it. Nice work. Bendyworks FTW.