Ask HN: Looking for feedback on my pet project, "CubeScrewed"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2105341

by TK-421 • 16 years ago

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Hi all! As a hopelessly bored corporate desk jockey, I made CubeScrewed as a place for people to vent/rant/share their office misfortunes anonymously. It's driven by user submissions and runs on Tumblr since I don't have the technical know-how to implement something more custom.

I started this to learn about user-driven sites and to see how the whole viral content industry works. It's a personal project and I haven't put much time/money into it because of this.

I thought I'd share it with everyone to get some feedback as I'm completely new to the whole internet business game. Let me know what you think, thanks!

PS: Oh and submissions gladly accepted. :)

CheRodriguez2• 16 years ago

i think the idea is awesome, brother. i would say to expand what kind of content is included or else it might just be too bitter or mean-spirited of a site. i would try to create a tool, process, environment, function etc that lets people RESPOND TO and ADD TO what they already see and hear, that way they don't have to come to the site only to complain but instead they can add to a story/discussion by jumping in. create a conversation people want to jump into. only 1 person writes an article, but zillions might respond to it, right? aesthetically it is very minimalist right now so think about sites that look good to you and see what they are doing--imitaion is a good way to learn. a facebook page is plain and ugly until bells and whistles accumulate.

TK-421• 16 years ago

Thanks Che! I was hoping it would remain on the somewhat light-hearted side but I know people get frustrated with their work environments so I'd like to offer them a place to let some steam off. :)

In terms of interaction I have the ability to implement Disqus and I actually had it on there and working for a day but then removed it because I wasn't sure if seeing a lot of "0 comments and 0 reactions" on the homepage would drive people away from the site. I was going to implement it again once traffic/participation numbers were up.

CheRodriguez2• 16 years ago

okay, i also could not help but think of the seinfeld episode where george screwed the cleaning lady in his cube. that's cube screwing, i guess lol. you are RIGHT about the light-heartedness--there needs to be humor. i do think people would LOVE to go to/contribute to a site like this. i like that your idea brings up the old adage, "That idea is so self-evident, why didn't i think of it?" That means it is a very good idea.

nmaio• 16 years ago

http://cubescrewed.com - great domain name

fezzl• 16 years ago

Make it a meme like FML. Say, "I'm TCS" (i.e. Totally Cube Screwed), or something like that? I enjoy the posts so far, keep them coming.

Ask HN: Looking for feedback on my pet project, "CubeScrewed"

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