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Show HN: My first side project, CuratedDaily

26 points by marvinkennis 14y ago

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- marvinkennis 14y ago
  I think you misunderstood (which I figure is a fault on my part). The product on the frontpage is what has been curated today. But this made me think of something else; I should probably add product descriptions.
- bmelton 14y ago
  Lockitron[1] is not what he built, but is just the latest product to have been curated. Lockitron is a YC-company and, to answer your question, this is from the Lockitron FAQ: Unlike lost keys which anyone can use to unlock your door, in the event you lose your phone you can disable its access by resetting your account password. Never worry about changing your locks again. [1] - http://lockitron.com/ http://lockitron.com/
bmelton 14y ago
It looks very nice, and I quite like the layout, but the main thing I would fix first is to provide product descriptions. Type of description can range from "Woot-hilarious" to "Uncrate-minimal", but SOME kind of text to describe why that particular object was curated, and perhaps why it was chosen against some competitors would be great. It's a similar idea to Uncrate (though they do more than one thing daily), but I'd look around at their site to see what you do and don't like.
- marvinkennis 14y ago
  Thanks! You are right, I should add some kind of description. A title and an image don't quite cut it when trying to give a good impression of the product. And more importantly for this kind of site, explain why the product has been curated. Uncrate is a great site. I'm trying to differentiate by keeping it to one product a day. I hope I can keep the quality of products that I curate high that way. I'll also try to keep it at products that are more or less affordable.
frankdenbow 14y ago
Looks clean! I used to subscribe to something that sent out a digest of cool/crazy items (wish I could remember the name for you, but can't find it) and liked it. They made money off of Amazon's affiliate program.
tonbil 14y ago
It seems curateddaily is promoting buying stuff. It's a common thing to do, but not necessarily a good thing to do if you start something new. I value the world of less stuff, of lagging behind with new stuff, of giving attention to people and suffering, in stead of to shiny stuff and "ineedthat". The visual and interaction design are really good, though. I challenge you to come up with another sideproject that combines the best of both worlds.
- bravoyankee 14y ago
  Man, what you said is a breath of fresh air. Nicely stated.
- marvinkennis 14y ago
  Well said. It does indeed promote buying, but only of products that are well designed (both in form and function), products that hopefully delight their purchasers and make their lifes a little easier. There's something to be said for both sides, although giving attention to people and suffering is more important. I will definitely try to do more of both in another sideproject.
ewolf 14y ago
Very nice, clean overview! Please add an RSS/Atom feed so I can add you to my Google Reader :)
Dramatize 14y ago
The top third of my screen (15" MacBook) is devoted to your navigation. Is there a way to rethink the nav? Maybe have a look at how Medium does it: https://medium.com/obvious/83effd466520 https://medium.com/obvious/83effd466520
mkarttic 14y ago
"This website is offline" Can you look into this so that more people can check it out? :)
- marvinkennis 14y ago
  Thanks for mentioning. Should be back up now.

26 points by marvinkennis 14y ago

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marvinkennis 14y ago
I think you misunderstood (which I figure is a fault on my part). The product on the frontpage is what has been curated today. But this made me think of something else; I should probably add product descriptions.
bmelton 14y ago
Lockitron[1] is not what he built, but is just the latest product to have been curated. Lockitron is a YC-company and, to answer your question, this is from the Lockitron FAQ: Unlike lost keys which anyone can use to unlock your door, in the event you lose your phone you can disable its access by resetting your account password. Never worry about changing your locks again. [1] - http://lockitron.com/ http://lockitron.com/

bmelton 14y ago

It looks very nice, and I quite like the layout, but the main thing I would fix first is to provide product descriptions. Type of description can range from "Woot-hilarious" to "Uncrate-minimal", but SOME kind of text to describe why that particular object was curated, and perhaps why it was chosen against some competitors would be great. It's a similar idea to Uncrate (though they do more than one thing daily), but I'd look around at their site to see what you do and don't like.

marvinkennis 14y ago
Thanks! You are right, I should add some kind of description. A title and an image don't quite cut it when trying to give a good impression of the product. And more importantly for this kind of site, explain why the product has been curated. Uncrate is a great site. I'm trying to differentiate by keeping it to one product a day. I hope I can keep the quality of products that I curate high that way. I'll also try to keep it at products that are more or less affordable.

frankdenbow 14y ago

Looks clean! I used to subscribe to something that sent out a digest of cool/crazy items (wish I could remember the name for you, but can't find it) and liked it. They made money off of Amazon's affiliate program.

tonbil 14y ago

It seems curateddaily is promoting buying stuff. It's a common thing to do, but not necessarily a good thing to do if you start something new. I value the world of less stuff, of lagging behind with new stuff, of giving attention to people and suffering, in stead of to shiny stuff and "ineedthat". The visual and interaction design are really good, though. I challenge you to come up with another sideproject that combines the best of both worlds.

bravoyankee 14y ago
Man, what you said is a breath of fresh air. Nicely stated.
marvinkennis 14y ago
Well said. It does indeed promote buying, but only of products that are well designed (both in form and function), products that hopefully delight their purchasers and make their lifes a little easier. There's something to be said for both sides, although giving attention to people and suffering is more important. I will definitely try to do more of both in another sideproject.

ewolf 14y ago

Very nice, clean overview! Please add an RSS/Atom feed so I can add you to my Google Reader :)

Dramatize 14y ago

The top third of my screen (15" MacBook) is devoted to your navigation. Is there a way to rethink the nav? Maybe have a look at how Medium does it: https://medium.com/obvious/83effd466520 https://medium.com/obvious/83effd466520

mkarttic 14y ago

"This website is offline" Can you look into this so that more people can check it out? :)

marvinkennis 14y ago
Thanks for mentioning. Should be back up now.