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caio  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: Hubski gets a refresh.
So here are some of my ow thoughts on the new redesign:

0. I like it. I think it looks clean and minimalistic. If we were to compare, I'd say hubski is to social networks what Google was to search engines when it first hit: simple and full of white space, even though the columns are quite busy, as lessismore pointed out. However, it might just take a little getting used to. I don't want to be too quick to dismiss it.

1. It looks like TweetDeck. As such, a columned (if you will) arrangement will typically invite me to assign different functions to each column. Of course, that could be customizable for each user. Also, rustle's suggestion of framing the post is one I second, if just as an experiment.

2. The distance between the top and the bottom of the site is smaller. Which I appreciate. I like to scroll less.

3. The new sign-in page. The blue one reminds me of Earth and the red one, of Mars, which is cool.

That's about it. As an aside, I found a little deviation in the about page:

    Likewsie, if someone likes what you post and share, they can follow you and receive your hub posts in their feed.

Edit: I just noticed there's no "save" button in the feed page. I think it should be there.





mk  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thanks caio.

0. Thanks. The columns are a bit busy. I have adapted to it, but I currently feel like there's a better choice out there.

1. I'm not familiar with TweetDeck. I used Twitteriffic for some time, and now I just have the Twitter app. We've talked about the multi-functional columns some. However, I want to be careful that we don't build to the format; I want the format to build to the service. I'm not sure what functions would be best separated by the columns.

2. Yeah, I agree it's a plus.

3. I like it too. Funny, I was previously alerted to that typo, but forgot to correct it. I'll get it.

re: Edit: You might be right. We were trying to chip away every excess.

I've been thinking a lot about this update. I have some ideas that are starting to coalesce. IMO the pop-ups were the most successful change, because they align with use so well. We can do better with the feed.

steve  ·  4574 days ago  ·  link  ·  
yah... what happened to "save"? am I missing it somewhere?
caio  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  
The pop-ups are indeed the stars of the show right now, which makes the assignment of functions to each columns more difficult. As I see it, those functions (the latest posts of a user and the latest ones from a tag) were already taken by the pop-ups.

TweetDeck has a little screenshot in their front page. http://www.tweetdeck.com/

mk  ·  4577 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Ha! Look at that gear too! I ripped them right off!

Nice, you can add columns.

Thanks for the thoughts. I am getting some ideas. They'll probably lead to something just as jarring, but I hope more useful.

caio  ·  4577 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Looking forward to them.