Show HN: Can you tell me what's wrong with this idea?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4652836

by sqardius • 14 years ago

4 6 14 years ago

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Hi,

I'm thinking of releasing a public beta real soon, but I have a small fear that things won't be as expected, so can you just point a finger on what's wrong? what could be done to get some traction? is it worth it?

here is the link: http://www.sqardius.com

any piece of advice, suggestion, remark or critic is highly appreciated.

Thanks.

eranation• 14 years ago

Nothing wrong with the idea, just that it's not a new one, I can't remember any of the names but social geo tagging / location based photos / shares are not a new thing. (I guess panoramio is one example)

but that said, who said that it should stop you from trying, the fact I can't think of any name for such an app might prove that it's not that mainstream yet and there is room for one more.

see how many todo apps we have, and we keep having more.

sqardius2• 14 years ago

Thank you for your reply, and yes you are right, but I want to achieve is an app you could use on your smartphone that can show photos (and later videos) that have been taken in the place you are standing, in other words, you can see what happened when you weren't there.

amalag• 14 years ago

I think it's an interesting idea. Better than a lot I have seen. It is something I can almost see myself using! I think it's an interesting way to see the history of visits to a place!

sqardius2• 14 years ago

That's exactly why I thought about it in the first place.

nurik• 14 years ago

I also think its interesting...maybe you can add a historical twist to it...let people upload their pictures and show them on a timeline or so...

beatpanda• 14 years ago

This is a great idea. I built something similar at a hackathon a while ago. The whole idea is using both location and time to create an interesting locative media experience, which is something none of the incumbents do well right now.

You need a copywriter though. The language on your homepage is vague and needlessly wordy. Here's an edited version of one of your paragraphs describing a use case:

"Lots of fun things happen at school. Share them with Sqardius, and leave memories for the future."

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