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Show HN: A new way to collect, organize & share topics of interest.

11 points by vishalsankhla 14y ago

brandonhsiao 14y ago
I must say, it reminds me too much of Windows 8..
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/27/design-trends-2012/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/27/design-trends-2012/
tim3 14y ago
I suggest different login options other than FB.
- cornelismith 14y ago
  Agreed. I wish more sites could support OpenID.
eranation 14y ago
Along with the obvious question, how this is different from pinterest, I have one constructive comment, please don't use images for fonts, use a web-font, it will look better, load faster and will be a little bit more up to date generally. Also the video loads slowly and gets stuck, and has no narration, and doesn't really show what the product does.
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. You'll see web-fonts on the home page soon. We cheated with the images because I couldn't find a comparable web-font at the time. We should have gone the route of hosting the video on YouTube instead of our server. Seems like my shoestring budget video production needs work too. By the way I'm the cofounder of Collective.li and really appreciate the feedback.
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  Forgot to answer your obvious question. Pinterest is great for pictures and creating inspiration boards. We provide a richer experience regarding content collection e.g. you can clip articles, videos, content, tweets, facebook stories or take screenshots of pages along with traditional bookmarks using our Web Clipper https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/collectiveli/dddgdmekjdjkmoafechljfnofjhhehid https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/collectiveli/dddgd... In addition to that you can organize all your content in collections that can themselves be organized into sub collections up to whatever depth you like. And did I mention we do all the hard work of displaying all that content you collect in a nice magazine or grid or banner view? Check out http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/9511 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/9511 Thanks again for the feedback.
Daegalus 14y ago
Meh, only Facebook login. I never use facebook and I hate logging in with it, so its a no-go for me until they add more OAuth services, or their own login system. You would think its hard to add more than 1 OAuth, but its not, I absolutely hate how everyone only does facebook. Add a few others. I personally would prefer to use Twitter, others might prefer Google or Live. Its not hard to add them people.
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  We are working on our own login system because we realize we need to provide another way for people to log in to our site. Thanks for the feedback
milesokeefe 14y ago
I regret adding to the pile of negativity, but here's some suggests on how to improve it: 1. Either scale the page so that it doesn't take up enough space for a scroll bar to appear, or make it so that the photo gallery does not override scrolling. As it currently is, it is a troublesome user experience because I want to scroll down to see the rest of the page but sometimes my action causes the photo gallery to change. 2. Use different music for the video, as at least for me it is currently synonymous with Treehouse, so it doesn't make your brand as distinct. 3. Make the padding and margins on elements more consistent(the welcome page has no margin on the top, but lots on the bottom ), and add more in places(such as the index page). 4. Make a place for the footer. As it is, it appears half hazardously placed and not thought about or deliberate. I would suggest centering (in relation to the entire page) below the rest of the content. 5. A few fixes on the page you get sent to just after logging in and selecting an FB album: #loading should be position:fixed, not position:absolute; The loading gif should have a transparent background. Getting one that looks good can be hard but it's worth the effort. It's probably an error with my specific account, but the loading screen is all I see when I go to the app after logging in and selecting the album "Profile Pictures" on my Facebook, which is composed of 4 images. It never gets past the loading page, even after refersh. 6. Re-do the video. It looks more like a family vacation slideshow rather than a presentation for a website. It should have little to no photo effects, and display images in the context of your website. A good chunk of the video is just pictures with animation or effects.
- vishalsankhla 14y ago
  Great feedback! Thanks a lot, this is just the kind of feedback we needed to improve the site. How did you feel about the product, we want to make collecting and sharing really easy and also very visual.
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  Hi I'm the co-founder of Collective.li. Let me say Thank You for the detailed feedback. Each one's a work item on my list for the weekend. I'm sorry you were not able to see the site after the loading symbol. Can you tell me what browser you were using? We support Chrome and Safari for now and Firefox is semi supported. Thanks
chewxy 14y ago
But I'm on Chrome(ium)! http://i.imgur.com/n0IHH.png http://i.imgur.com/n0IHH.png
- vishalsankhla 14y ago
  That is weird, looking into it right now.
  - chewxy 14y ago
    so I cleared my cache and cookies. It works now. Ideas? (Your video isn't loading)
dannyr 14y ago
Any sample links? I really don't want to watch a video.
- palakchokshi 14y ago
  Hi I'm the co-founder of Collective.li. Currently we don't support Internet Explorer but you can try the following link on Chrome, Safari or Firefox http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/213 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/213
dutgriff 14y ago
The video format isn't supported. There is nothing on how to fix this. If I need a plugin to watch the instructional video to use the site I would make that plugin very easy to access. Just a though. Maybe it's just me though.
vishalsankhla 14y ago
Thanks for all your feedback. A lot of people asked for some Sample Collections, here you go - http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/671 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/671 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/3829 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/3829 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/664 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/664 Let me know if you guys want more.

11 points by vishalsankhla 14y ago

brandonhsiao 14y ago

I must say, it reminds me too much of Windows 8..

palakchokshi 14y ago
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/27/design-trends-2012/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/27/design-trends-2012/

tim3 14y ago

I suggest different login options other than FB.

cornelismith 14y ago
Agreed. I wish more sites could support OpenID.

eranation 14y ago

Along with the obvious question, how this is different from pinterest, I have one constructive comment, please don't use images for fonts, use a web-font, it will look better, load faster and will be a little bit more up to date generally. Also the video loads slowly and gets stuck, and has no narration, and doesn't really show what the product does.

palakchokshi 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback. You'll see web-fonts on the home page soon. We cheated with the images because I couldn't find a comparable web-font at the time. We should have gone the route of hosting the video on YouTube instead of our server. Seems like my shoestring budget video production needs work too. By the way I'm the cofounder of Collective.li and really appreciate the feedback.
palakchokshi 14y ago
Forgot to answer your obvious question. Pinterest is great for pictures and creating inspiration boards. We provide a richer experience regarding content collection e.g. you can clip articles, videos, content, tweets, facebook stories or take screenshots of pages along with traditional bookmarks using our Web Clipper https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/collectiveli/dddgdmekjdjkmoafechljfnofjhhehid https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/collectiveli/dddgd... In addition to that you can organize all your content in collections that can themselves be organized into sub collections up to whatever depth you like. And did I mention we do all the hard work of displaying all that content you collect in a nice magazine or grid or banner view? Check out http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/9511 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/9511 Thanks again for the feedback.

Daegalus 14y ago

Meh, only Facebook login. I never use facebook and I hate logging in with it, so its a no-go for me until they add more OAuth services, or their own login system. You would think its hard to add more than 1 OAuth, but its not, I absolutely hate how everyone only does facebook. Add a few others. I personally would prefer to use Twitter, others might prefer Google or Live. Its not hard to add them people.

palakchokshi 14y ago
We are working on our own login system because we realize we need to provide another way for people to log in to our site. Thanks for the feedback

milesokeefe 14y ago

I regret adding to the pile of negativity, but here's some suggests on how to improve it: 1. Either scale the page so that it doesn't take up enough space for a scroll bar to appear, or make it so that the photo gallery does not override scrolling. As it currently is, it is a troublesome user experience because I want to scroll down to see the rest of the page but sometimes my action causes the photo gallery to change. 2. Use different music for the video, as at least for me it is currently synonymous with Treehouse, so it doesn't make your brand as distinct. 3. Make the padding and margins on elements more consistent(the welcome page has no margin on the top, but lots on the bottom ), and add more in places(such as the index page). 4. Make a place for the footer. As it is, it appears half hazardously placed and not thought about or deliberate. I would suggest centering (in relation to the entire page) below the rest of the content. 5. A few fixes on the page you get sent to just after logging in and selecting an FB album: #loading should be position:fixed, not position:absolute; The loading gif should have a transparent background. Getting one that looks good can be hard but it's worth the effort. It's probably an error with my specific account, but the loading screen is all I see when I go to the app after logging in and selecting the album "Profile Pictures" on my Facebook, which is composed of 4 images. It never gets past the loading page, even after refersh. 6. Re-do the video. It looks more like a family vacation slideshow rather than a presentation for a website. It should have little to no photo effects, and display images in the context of your website. A good chunk of the video is just pictures with animation or effects.

vishalsankhla 14y ago
Great feedback! Thanks a lot, this is just the kind of feedback we needed to improve the site. How did you feel about the product, we want to make collecting and sharing really easy and also very visual.
palakchokshi 14y ago
Hi I'm the co-founder of Collective.li. Let me say Thank You for the detailed feedback. Each one's a work item on my list for the weekend. I'm sorry you were not able to see the site after the loading symbol. Can you tell me what browser you were using? We support Chrome and Safari for now and Firefox is semi supported. Thanks

chewxy 14y ago

But I'm on Chrome(ium)! http://i.imgur.com/n0IHH.png http://i.imgur.com/n0IHH.png

vishalsankhla 14y ago
That is weird, looking into it right now.
- chewxy 14y ago
  so I cleared my cache and cookies. It works now. Ideas? (Your video isn't loading)

dannyr 14y ago

Any sample links? I really don't want to watch a video.

palakchokshi 14y ago
Hi I'm the co-founder of Collective.li. Currently we don't support Internet Explorer but you can try the following link on Chrome, Safari or Firefox http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/213 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/213

dutgriff 14y ago

The video format isn't supported. There is nothing on how to fix this. If I need a plugin to watch the instructional video to use the site I would make that plugin very easy to access. Just a though. Maybe it's just me though.

vishalsankhla 14y ago

Thanks for all your feedback. A lot of people asked for some Sample Collections, here you go - http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/671 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/671 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/3829 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/3829 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/664 http://www.collective.li/App/#/Collection/664 Let me know if you guys want more.