Show HN: Converspace, kinda like what blogs should have evolved into

Show HN: Converspace, kinda like what blogs should have evolved into(github.com)

1 points by sandeepshetty 13 years ago | 6 comments

mikkel 13 years ago |

The one big issue I see is lack of a small concrete goal.

> Like a blog that allows publishing of content of any size or type (long-form, mirco-updates, videos & photos using oembed, links, quotes) via a single textarea.

Take any one of those things, and you can find entire sites devoted to just that.

A picture is worth a thousand words - so a mockup of the screen layout would be helpful to envisioning this product.

sandeepshetty 13 years ago | |

I'm only implementing textual content at the moment (long-form and micro-updates). Think about the textarea like Facebook's status update box: You usually add text, but if you add a link it figures out if it's a video, etc. Think even Twitter's web interface does this now.

Note to self: Finish mocks ASAP.

sandeepshetty 13 years ago |

I've updated the link with a basic mock: https://github.com/sandeepshetty/converspace/blob/master/REA...

sandeepshetty 13 years ago |

I have some running code but it isn't ready for launch yet. Just putting this out there to get feedback on what you like and what you think needs improvement.

wmf 13 years ago | |

To understand this I feel like I need to see some examples or mockups showing how it would be used.

sandeepshetty 13 years ago | | |

I've primarily worked on the backend and have been some sketches on paper but nothing concrete to share yet. If you have any specific questions I'd be glad to answer them.