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This debacle is what made me finally switch to Pinboard. Well, that and I like the Pinboard guy's developer blog. http://blog.pinboard.in/ http://blog.pinboar

by vutekst 15y ago

This debacle is what made me finally switch to Pinboard. Well, that and I like the Pinboard guy's developer blog. http://blog.pinboard.in/ http://blog.pinboard.in/

cooperadymas 15y ago
There are only a couple of services/products I would used based on the people running them. Pinboard falls into this category. The developer is active with the service, very open and honest, and gives great customer service. If another similar service offered significantly more features or an otherwise better product I might be convinced to switch, but it would take a lot of convincing. The other two products that come to mind as fitting in this category are Sublime Text and Balsamiq mockups. Both are great products, but are backed by even better companies / people. In the offline world, I feel the same way about my (State Farm) insurance agent. His office has bent over backward when necessary to ensure things are taken care of. Great customer service, honesty, and listening to the customer goes a long ways toward building a successful business. This is why Pinboard will thrive and profit while Delicious continues to sputter.
initself 15y ago
Me too. Logging in a seeing just a partial listing of all the tags I've created since 2005 was disheartening. Also didn't like running Net::Delicious and watching it fail. Or watching my Firefox Delicious plugin completely fail after years of solid everyday use. Unfortunately, my import into Pinboard left me with incomplete link history, but I assume the dev will help me figure out why it didn't like my entire feed.
sireat 15y ago
The problem with Pinboard is a different one(I am speaking as a Delicious user who likes Pinboard and has considered switching a few times). Not to be morbid, but using Pinboard is about as precarious a practice as using Magnolia was. That rant about hosting already was a sign of trouble. Pinboard rests on the shoulders of one developer, then the "hit by the bus" question becomes "hit by a tricycle" question. How do you ensure longevity for a service like this?

by vutekst 15y ago

This debacle is what made me finally switch to Pinboard. Well, that and I like the Pinboard guy's developer blog. http://blog.pinboard.in/ http://blog.pinboard.in/

cooperadymas 15y ago

There are only a couple of services/products I would used based on the people running them. Pinboard falls into this category. The developer is active with the service, very open and honest, and gives great customer service. If another similar service offered significantly more features or an otherwise better product I might be convinced to switch, but it would take a lot of convincing. The other two products that come to mind as fitting in this category are Sublime Text and Balsamiq mockups. Both are great products, but are backed by even better companies / people. In the offline world, I feel the same way about my (State Farm) insurance agent. His office has bent over backward when necessary to ensure things are taken care of. Great customer service, honesty, and listening to the customer goes a long ways toward building a successful business. This is why Pinboard will thrive and profit while Delicious continues to sputter.

initself 15y ago

Me too. Logging in a seeing just a partial listing of all the tags I've created since 2005 was disheartening. Also didn't like running Net::Delicious and watching it fail. Or watching my Firefox Delicious plugin completely fail after years of solid everyday use. Unfortunately, my import into Pinboard left me with incomplete link history, but I assume the dev will help me figure out why it didn't like my entire feed.

sireat 15y ago

The problem with Pinboard is a different one(I am speaking as a Delicious user who likes Pinboard and has considered switching a few times). Not to be morbid, but using Pinboard is about as precarious a practice as using Magnolia was. That rant about hosting already was a sign of trouble. Pinboard rests on the shoulders of one developer, then the "hit by the bus" question becomes "hit by a tricycle" question. How do you ensure longevity for a service like this?