Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by stevekemp on Saturday December 13, 2014 @03:04PM (#8746176)

2. Sounds fun, but you need a plan in place for the first time somebody uploads child porn, or movies. I suspect dealing with abuse would be your biggest hassle, beyond the obvious upload/storage requirements and lack of income.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by DanPir on Saturday December 13, 2014 @03:29PM (#8746292)

A freemium model of course is needed if the whole thing should be successful. About filtering the content... well, that is an interesting topic... how Dropbox ant its competitors deal with that?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by 1123581321 on Saturday December 13, 2014 @05:38PM (#8746738)

They use hashes of known material, and in some cases, image recognition technology for more detailed review.

Files that are shared receive more attention. This helps since most files on Dropbox aren't shared. A file-sharing application would not be able to use that filter, obviously.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by DanPir on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:59AM (#8747716)

Do you think would work the concept that the platform would not be responsible for the files uploaded?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by 1123581321 on Sunday December 14, 2014 @08:31AM (#8748252)

Probably would at first. Go ahead and build it!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by DanPir on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @02:45AM (#8756211)

I am not sure how many "competitors" there are already

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Feedback on crazy side projects ideas by 1123581321 on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @03:30AM (#8756302)

My opinion is that file sending is a market that can support a lot of competitors. Maybe start with a basic prototype and see if you want to continue.

[ Parent | on HN ]