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by austinchang 16y ago
Thanks! New release was supposed to hit before the Xconomy article came out but should be up later today/tonight/late tonight... very simple for now but lots of stuff cooking...
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Engineers needed in the Fridge (YC S10) (php +10)
22 points by austinchang 16y ago
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by austinchang 16y ago
Yes. we are currently developing our API that will support customization of groups as well as the ability to take your Fridge groups with you with an iphone app being one of the first uses. To what standard we integrate with we aren't sure
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by austinchang 16y ago
i agree completely and group platforms is one market we are trying to address in that Fridge groups are super easy to create, invite friends, and share/socialize. one thing we are rolling out soon is gmail and google group contact import.
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by austinchang 16y ago
This is a great post and great suggestions! 1. doh. get one up asap (little launch things we overlooked thanks!) 2. we are working on a bit more custom notification settings. right now they default to post ON but you can always turn them
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by austinchang 16y ago
We are also building out features to make it much easier to upload single photos, albums, videos, as well as tag users, invite friends from FB into the group, etc... baby steps.
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by austinchang 16y ago
please create one and share the URL!
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by austinchang 16y ago
Really? Post it on the Fridge. Put it on the Fridge. Like the fridge at home growing up where you mom would put gold stars on your homework, shopping list, pictures of weddings, messages? There is a fridge in every house, dorm, frat, ap
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by austinchang 16y ago
agreed and that is what we are trying to build. something that is a super simple execution of a core notion and build out from there. email is great for direct communication but social conversation naturally branches and add in lots of fo
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Photos Too Racy for Facebook? Put Them in the Fridge (YC S10)(mashable.com)
60 points by austinchang 16y ago|47 comments
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by austinchang 16y ago
Braintrust seems to be more company and enterprise centric which is a great market to grow in. Dropbox doesn't have the social component, group feed, and conversation around the media. Soon enough we will allow people to upload any media
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by austinchang 16y ago
Thanks! This was a preview version to get the site out and bang at it. We have a new version that will address a lot of these interface on ramp issues.
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by austinchang 16y ago
Yes! We actually have a new site in development that will include an API to allow for users to leverage Fridge groups and their applications.
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by austinchang 16y ago
Exactly and thanks for the feedback! We have tried to make it super easy to start and join a Fridge. Just enter your email to create a group. To invite folks send them the group invite URL. All they have to do to join that group is click
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by austinchang 16y ago
That is the cat and mouse problem we are trying to solve. For private networks what is the immediate value if no one is on it? We have tried to make the sign up and group creation as simple as possible so any event or social gathering can
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by austinchang 16y ago
Thanks! We have a few new site coming out soon that "polishes" this up a bit but still keeps it super simple. nothing wrong with a gradient or two?
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by austinchang 16y ago
At this moment it is on the list! We had a file export to download all media by post or by group which we are bringing back to include all posts. Hopefully we don't go down before we get that up...!
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by austinchang 16y ago
Well the invite links for each group can be reset or killed at anytime and the group owner can kick out anyone that doesn't belong at anytime. Like i said earlier these groups are like a themed house party or potluck where you only invite y
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by austinchang 16y ago
That is a great suggestion and we just hacked one together. When someone wants to leave the demo group (too much spam or tired of the group) anyone can leave a group in Group settings and click leave group. Thanks for the suggestion!
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by austinchang 16y ago
We aren't changing any privacy settings with a bait and switch approach but in fact every group that someone is part of is something they either were invited to and joined explicitly or started themselves and invited others. every group is
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by austinchang 16y ago
We made it super easy to invite friends into a Fridge group. Every group has a private invite URL that you can distribute via any one of those platforms. User click it, create a password, and they are in. The group can be small for a few
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by austinchang 16y ago
Yes. This is how we designed the Fridge. Each group is an intimate circle of people coming together around a shared context. Could be very large like an event or could be small like a family network. But because each is separate and you c
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by austinchang 16y ago
Yes! we are up and running at www.frid.ge this is one of the reasons why we build the Fridge. It is hard to filter and organize your friends into lists, keep track of the privacy settings for those lists and then hope that the people you a
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by austinchang 16y ago
It isn't actually a contraction because people create groups or join groups based on a real relationship whether a common interest, common event, or common context. Each group is silo'd from the others and if you aren't in any other groups
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by austinchang 16y ago
it is actually up and open to the public now. you can create a group by simply entering your email and click "get started". Share the invite URL with your friends or input their email addresses to send an invite.
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by austinchang 16y ago
Apologies for the unintentional misdirect. This group is meant for EXACTLY that. A quality group of folks developing apps to let other developers test releases and give feedback. you are right, the community needs something like this to
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Have an iphone app that needs some review or rating love? Join the iPhone Mafia(thefridge.org)
32 points by austinchang 16y ago|13 comments