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Rate My Side/Weekend Project [abt.io]

15 points by spolu 15y ago

Hi, I just packaged a nifty tool we've been successfully using to help us pick a winner among a set of logos / designs / ideas / ... http://abt.io/ is basically a "Facemash" for pretty much anything. You upload images or text, you share a link on your social networks, and your friends & followers give you the answer you are looking for. I'd love to get your feedback on the usefulness of this tool for startups & projects. It's entirely free, and I hope it'll be useful to some of you! PS: Somebody got that algo on the Harvard dorm window back in 03 ? Cheers, -stan

stanp 15y ago
Clickable link: http://abt.io/ http://abt.io/ Some more details: http://abt.io/discover.html http://abt.io/discover.html
- hrasm 15y ago
  Nitpick: Are you the OP? If so, why the different HN handles?
  - spolu 15y ago
    mismatch due to a "You're submitting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." Sorry for that.
prez 15y ago
Simple, but looks like it could be very useful. I noticed that images are loaded in their original size - causes the page to "jump" when they're resized. Wouldn't it be better to resize them on the server?
- deleted 15y ago
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- spolu 15y ago
  Thanks! Great point! It sometime takes a while for them to resize indeed. Resizing on the server is not very convenient since I have a stack composed of node.js & mongoDB with a thin layer of php. I though that the 750k limit was kind of a solution to that issue... Moreover, having eventually access to the original images might be useful. Conclusion: I need to find a solution to avoid this resizing lag on the client side or resize on the server. Thanks again! -stan
rhl 15y ago
This is very cool, it would be hard to make it simpler. Gathering feedback in a simple and efficient way is not an easy task. Kudos for the reference to Facemash. Would you open source it ?
- spolu 15y ago
  Thanks! It is based on some technical blocks that should be open sourced as soon as they get a little more mature. Don't hesitate to have a look to http://abt.io/tech http://abt.io/tech for more info. Cheers!
amccloud 15y ago
I was thinking of doing something similar to this. I'm partially glad you didn't take the route I had in mind. As for the facemash algo I think it was the ELO rating system. (when I watched the social network I squealed inside cause I recognized it instantly) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
- spolu 15y ago
  Cool link! Thanks!!
pkamb 15y ago
The site would really be helped by a WYSIWYG editor. What you see is what you get. Basically, a new user creating an A/B test isn't going to understand the flow and terminology of the site. The workflow is quite confusing really. But a new test taker will understand how the site works immediately upon seeing a pre-created test. A question and two pictures on the same page, simple. To bridge that gap, make the test creation process look like the final result. Make it feel as if you're filling in the page with your info, rather than uploading separate pieces of info. Something like: http://i.imgur.com/BzsNy.png http://i.imgur.com/BzsNy.png

15 points by spolu 15y ago

stanp 15y ago

Clickable link: http://abt.io/ http://abt.io/ Some more details: http://abt.io/discover.html http://abt.io/discover.html

hrasm 15y ago
Nitpick: Are you the OP? If so, why the different HN handles?
- spolu 15y ago
  mismatch due to a "You're submitting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." Sorry for that.

prez 15y ago

Simple, but looks like it could be very useful. I noticed that images are loaded in their original size - causes the page to "jump" when they're resized. Wouldn't it be better to resize them on the server?

deleted 15y ago
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spolu 15y ago
Thanks! Great point! It sometime takes a while for them to resize indeed. Resizing on the server is not very convenient since I have a stack composed of node.js & mongoDB with a thin layer of php. I though that the 750k limit was kind of a solution to that issue... Moreover, having eventually access to the original images might be useful. Conclusion: I need to find a solution to avoid this resizing lag on the client side or resize on the server. Thanks again! -stan

rhl 15y ago

This is very cool, it would be hard to make it simpler. Gathering feedback in a simple and efficient way is not an easy task. Kudos for the reference to Facemash. Would you open source it ?

spolu 15y ago
Thanks! It is based on some technical blocks that should be open sourced as soon as they get a little more mature. Don't hesitate to have a look to http://abt.io/tech http://abt.io/tech for more info. Cheers!

amccloud 15y ago

I was thinking of doing something similar to this. I'm partially glad you didn't take the route I had in mind. As for the facemash algo I think it was the ELO rating system. (when I watched the social network I squealed inside cause I recognized it instantly) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

spolu 15y ago
Cool link! Thanks!!

pkamb 15y ago

The site would really be helped by a WYSIWYG editor. What you see is what you get. Basically, a new user creating an A/B test isn't going to understand the flow and terminology of the site. The workflow is quite confusing really. But a new test taker will understand how the site works immediately upon seeing a pre-created test. A question and two pictures on the same page, simple. To bridge that gap, make the test creation process look like the final result. Make it feel as if you're filling in the page with your info, rather than uploading separate pieces of info. Something like: http://i.imgur.com/BzsNy.png http://i.imgur.com/BzsNy.png