

Show HN: Converspace, kinda like what blogs should have evolved into - sandeepshetty
https://github.com/sandeepshetty/converspace

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mikkel
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.

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sandeepshetty
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.

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sandeepshetty
I've updated the link with a basic mock:
[https://github.com/sandeepshetty/converspace/blob/master/REA...](https://github.com/sandeepshetty/converspace/blob/master/README.md)

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sandeepshetty
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.

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

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sandeepshetty
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.

