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10 points| ved | 15 years ago |socl.in | reply

Social twist to calendar+todo list - http://www.socl.in/ A few good social features - still in very alpha stage, your comments are welcome.

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[+] moe|15 years ago|reply
You badly need a screencast or image-slideshow on there - show, not tell!

I had to force myself to read through that text-pitch - under normal conditions I'd have closed the tab after the first 1-2 sentences. Partly because it's not well written and partly due to the fancy font that makes it hard to read.

[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Thanks, screencast is almost complete. Thanks for reviewing the text too - I will try to change it asap..
[+] wyclif|15 years ago|reply
Your description text needs help, particularly the first sentence:

Socl is the social calendar and to-do list. Your calendar events will be posted to your social world(only if you wish)

1. Socl is not the social calendar, it is a social calendar. I don't know why the "-ial" in social has a strikethrough. 2. You need a space between the end of "world" and the beginning of the parenthesis. 3. Socl is in its early stage - something like a pre-alpha. Wait, "something like" pre-alpha? I think you mean "pre-alpha", right? It would be much more succinct and better in every way to simply say, "Socl is in pre-alpha release" or, alternatively, "Socl is pre-alpha."

[+] mmcdan|15 years ago|reply
Only the "ia" has the strikethrough. I think it's to show that the product name "Socl" = "Social" - "ia". I agree that it is confusing though.
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Thanks - will change the text and make it more friendly...
[+] prateekdayal|15 years ago|reply
Google groups for feedback? Really? You have to make it easier than that.
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Sure, can you suggest a better way ? will a internal support forum help. Google group was just a quick way as I did not have much time...thanks for review.
[+] JoachimSchipper|15 years ago|reply
What's up with the growing blue thingy (click anywhere)? It causes the form to shift downward, and I don't get the point at all.

Also, "sign-in or signin using..." is awkward. Finally, the drop-shadow and strike-through (soc-ia-l) is a bit much.

[+] elvisds|15 years ago|reply
Just signed up. Neat application. I like the colors.

1. The font makes things hard to read. Have a clear font.

2. When I say "Next Wednesday" in the Event Time, it calculates the date for me, which is neat. But when you show the list of events, you show the date and not "Next Wednesday" -- which is the way I remember it.

3. An option for DD/MM/YYYY date format would help.

4. If I say "Next Wednesday", you'll assume "At around 12.00PM". I think you should just say "Next Wednesday", and show timing info only if the user has entered it explicitly

[+] svetlins|15 years ago|reply
Just a thought - is there some reason you can't autodetect timezone information with js? (new Date().getTimezoneOffset())
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Doing it now. Thanks.
[+] korussian|15 years ago|reply
That's a really tough url/name.
[+] rubidium|15 years ago|reply
Agreed. I like how some companies get around the long name problem. The http://regionalhelpwanted.com/ sites all have the url http://[regionalname]helpwanted.com/ and the tag-line "long name... amazing results". Even if it's a longer name, it's memorable if you hear a radio ad.

Of course, everyone wants to be a household name like flickr and all.

[+] jokull|15 years ago|reply
Please have a way to follow people like on twitter. People want to know where their idols (the kind of people you follow on Twitter) are going to be. Expose your thoughts on twitter; expose your social geo info on socl.in.
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Very good idea..will introduce soon.
[+] cammil|15 years ago|reply
Bug: clicked on facebook icon, got this:

"{ "error": { "type": "OAuthException", "message": "Invalid redirect_uri: Given URL is not allowed by the Application configuration." } }"

(Using Opera 11.01)

[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Fixed this, Seems like FB changed a few things on graph API
[+] gawker|15 years ago|reply
I'm not sure what the value added is. It seems like it's a social calendar yet there's a note saying you don't have to share it if you don't want to so I'm confused.
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Idea is that you are not forced to share every event. You can mute some personal events. If you notice twitter of facebook timelines, most of the people want to share what they are doing now or in near future. This is where the idea came from.
[+] ved|15 years ago|reply
Incorporated most of the comments...Thanks for the review guys.