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Show HN: MindWallet.com Insanely Organized Social Media
Show HN: MindWallet.com Insanely Organized Social Media
You can read this on MindWallet as intended here: http://www.mindwallet.com/?ItemKey=787541c7-0860-41ea-a21a-2322e06675c3&ParentID=48851752-ea96-40cc-bfb4-c8b07beba934
Hi HN. Here is my ‘project’: http://www.mindwallet.com
I’d love to get your feedback. I’m going to put a lot here about how I got here and where I’m going.
If you want a TLDR: I layered social media on top of the ‘todo list’ style app that has been popular recently because I think it is an amazing interface for do things beyond todo lists.
And here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNpAH7AGhIk (I’m sorry about the hiss, poor audio quality, and lack of editing..I’d rather be coding...I’ll fix it eventually)
- OwlHuntr 16y agoWell, for one the copy needs some work. The list isn't even organized and there's about 3 or 4 different font-sizes/types going on all over the place. I feel like i'm on a 4chan clone than an app. Also I have no idea how to get really started on doing whatever your app does, no immediate call to action button. Keep working
- mwdev 16y agoThanks, I'm working on it. I'm still trying to figure it out for myself. It was something I know I wanted...and I use it constantly, but I'm still trying to figure out how to explain what 'it' is.
- sagacity 16y agoClickables: http://www.mindwallet.com http://www.mindwallet.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNpAH7AGhIk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNpAH7AGhIk
- kaddar 16y ago(Edit for the HN readers: This comment and following comments were posted in response to an earlier frontpage design.) I posted this on shacknews but to duplicate the discussion over here on hackernews, here's my feedback: The frontpage splash for this is really hard to read. It's obtusely written. It focuses on features, not the narrative. It focuses on buzzwords, not what it does. I kind of get it from your long video, but I doubt anyone has the patience to learn about this. There are a lot of social tree-based todolist applications out there, so to win in this space you have to be really really really focused on UX over functionality. Best of luck though, I think you have some interesting ideas!
- mwdev 16y agoThanks for the feedback. Design has been my weakest link for sure. And I need to edit the video. Much thanks for checking it out.
- nickconfer 16y agoask for less from Facebook. I didn't even try it based on your permission requests. I'd recommend asking for just the minimum of what you need and then if they need to access a feature that requires more ask for it then. Do a progressive rights request or have some video explaining the service. Right now with the simple design and just text most people won't offer you their Facebook rights.
- kaddar 16y agoHere's some concrete suggestions: Instead of : " What is MindWallet? blahblahblah " Maybe something like: With MindWallet, you can socially or privately organize your plans and goals. Simplify problems by breaking them up into subtasks and coordinate with friends to complete tasks on-the-fly. MindWallet enables you to manage your to-do list instead of having it manage you. MindWallet: * Displays your current tasks and lets you break them into subtasks * Communicates with friends within your to-do list * Integrates with social networks * etc...etc...etc...
- kaddar 16y agoInstead of: "Get addicted to MindWallet in 10 steps: blahblahblah" Make this be a direct link that says: (Get started with mind wallet.) Then, this link opens a view to facebook connect. When the user completes that, show them an automatically-created first task list. For the first time creating a task list, show them guide indication arrows to important CRUD operations (e.g., "Create your first goal =>) Think of this like a videogame tutorial, you have to show them by making them do it. Continue down your list, implementing each task as a tutorial step that you hold their hand through. As an anecdote, my grandmother recently couldn't figure out how to click a recipe link on my facebook news feed. I said "Cool recipe" and had the link posted. She couldn't figure out that blue text was a link. You have to really help nontechnical users.
- ScottWhigham 16y agoLooks interesting. I like the name a whole lot.
- revorad 16y agoGet rid of all that text on the homepage. Just put the video up. It's a new concept, so seeing it in action is important to convey the value.