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Color Will Be The Pin That Bursts The Startup Bubble

Posted by goldham on Thursday March 24, 2011 @03:37PM
from the self-post dept.

I'm going to be quick.-Friend showed me app on iPhone-Noticed similarities between Color and Path, does not provide any usefulness to me-Realized I can now creep on people nearby without having to ask their name and friending them on facebook-Excitement grew with media frenzy over Color and a few friends downloading app-Downloaded app-Constantly crashed when uploading photo-App lost its...

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Re:Launch of first Domain Name Investment Fund on Sunday July 25, 2010 @03:42PM (#1546167)
Viewed on iPhone, disclaimer won't let me see anything else.

Ask HN: What to use for world zip codes?

Posted by goldham on Tuesday May 18, 2010 @05:08AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm developing a website and need postal codes for as many countries as possible. All I need is City, State, and zip/postal code. I found zipcodeworld.com but, they're products are a lot more than I need. Wondering if anyone knows of a low cost solution?

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Re:The company that I really hope doesn't sell out is Dropbox on Monday May 10, 2010 @05:53PM (#1336064)
Dropbox has saved my arse multiple times.
Re:Twitter bug: Make anyone follow you on Twitter on Monday May 10, 2010 @02:38PM (#1335511)
I would not want to be in the Twitter offices today. Good day to call in sick.
Re:Is MySQL Doomed to Extinction? on Sunday May 09, 2010 @05:05PM (#1332855)
I tried to read this article but gave up because the pop-up ad took up my entire iPhone screen and scrolled when I tried to get to the 'close this window' link. Anyone have a quick work-around for this?
Re:Ask HN: To Wordpress or not to Wordpress on Monday May 03, 2010 @04:14AM (#1314320)
I've worked with wp before, not a whole lot though. Just installed 3.0 beta. My approach for sites that I don't expect much traffic/updates, has been to just code a database and CMS. Adding in features if/when the site matures. My underlying motivation for this question is that I find myself searching and reading 2/3 of the time instead of coding. I guess it's just part of the job that I have never experienced before. Quality over quantity.

-Graysen

Ask HN: To Wordpress or not to Wordpress

Posted by goldham on Sunday May 02, 2010 @11:37PM
from the ask-hn dept.

As a developer. Building a site (non-blog) for yourself that only you will be updating. Would you use Wordpress, or would you not worry about a CMS? Not having to build in SEO is a great feature but, wp also has a lot of options that I would never use and I feel that I would spend a lot of time trimming off all the extras.Thoughts? Suggestions?

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Re:A Plea To New HN People on Monday March 22, 2010 @05:48AM (#1209870)
Kudos.
Re:The Worst Merge Lane Ever, Live on Monday March 01, 2010 @03:26AM (#1158335)
Nice, it would be neat to see the statistics for the merger lane. I'm not sure about the IE8 banner though.
Re:Ask HN: Feedback/Advice on my Website on Thursday February 25, 2010 @10:36PM (#1152282)
Just updated the credentials required to submit, care to try it out?? :) http://tothewho.com/submitform.php
Re:Ask HN: Feedback/Advice on my Website on Thursday February 25, 2010 @12:36PM (#1151061)
I never really thought about whether or not it was actually needed. Good insight. I think I will remove the requirement to post but keep the accounts as an option for users to track their posts. I'm also working on the voting system right now.

Also, I gave the site a visual makeover. Hopefully it will be easier on the eyes now.

Re:Ask HN: Feedback/Advice on my Website on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @08:59PM (#1149799)
Thanks Travis. It seems that a visual re-design will be in my near future. A ranking system is a great idea. The idea behind the posts separation is that you can search according to the city you are in. I guess that a short paragraph at the top of the homepage or an about page would be a good addition.

Quick question. From a user standpoint, is creating an account more annoying than filling out a captcha everytime you want to post? Or should I find a way to avoid both?

Re:Ask HN: Feedback/Advice on my Website on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @06:56PM (#1149594)
Thanks, I'm mainly looking for some help on the design and usability of the site. I'll edit the original post.

I had a feeling about the orange on orange. I checked them against he WCAG and they failed but, I still kept them. That'll teach me.

I didn't think about the login button. Thanks!

-Graysen

Ask HN: Feedback/Advice on my Website

Posted by goldham on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @03:55PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Dear HN Community, I built my first non-static website this last weekend with PHP, AJAX and MySQl. Can you guys can give me some feedback and/or advice on it? I need some opinions outside of my close friends and family. http://tothewho.com

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