Thanks so much for the feedback - With regards to my target, I'm going to have to let any exposure the site might get dictate this preliminarily. Ideally, my target is people who will likely never see any coverage worthyy might get on most relevant blogs. The less web-savvy casual user who has never heard of sites like TechCrunch, Mashable, Killer Startups, etc. These are the users who would not only benefit most from a site like this, but who many of the sites worthyy covers have the most trouble reaching.
Of course reaching these users is a time-consuming (let alone expensive) process I've yet to begin to tackle. If I survive the first few months, it will become my focus.
In terms of real estate, I would be very appreciative if you could shoot me a screen shot (zach --at-- worthyy --dot-- com). I've tried to keep the sizing as short as possible but I do have future plans for the currently unused real estate so finding a compromise was difficult.
Lastly with regards to resizing, I view this as a huge issue that I unfortunately don't think I'll be able to address with v1. After analyzing my spec, the developers agreed that iFrames would provide the best solution for the homepage. I did what research I could with the resources I had and eventually agreed. The site sizes and positions the frames according to the real estate available when the page loads and as such, resizing is a disaster. Whatever you do, don't view it full screen... ;)
Hopefully I can manage to generate some interest/traffic that might warrant revisiting the current implementation but for the time being, my budget for the site is pretty small. If you or anyone else has an idea as to a possible fix, I would love to look into it.
No worries - They are mostly just nitpicks - I think it's a interesting concept.
I'll fire you a screenshot when I get back tonight.
The community question is an interesting one - the site would be more sticky if it's relevant to the users. e.g. HN is useful because it's relevant to me in the startup domain, and the community reinforces that. At the same time, you also need to have it a little bit diverse to keep people interested.
So yeah, it's a fine line - but as you say, this could be something that evolves rather than being designed. I'm guessing the initial selections will jumpstart it in one direction or another.
That's my hope, for sure. Ultimately, I'd love enough interest to be able to fan out a bit. By that, I mean keep the "less is more" one site, one day theme but break it down into less broad categories. ie hacking.worthyy.com, art.worthyy.com, social.worthyy.com, etc
Thanks again for taking the time to shoot me a screen shot - much appreciated.
Of course reaching these users is a time-consuming (let alone expensive) process I've yet to begin to tackle. If I survive the first few months, it will become my focus.
In terms of real estate, I would be very appreciative if you could shoot me a screen shot (zach --at-- worthyy --dot-- com). I've tried to keep the sizing as short as possible but I do have future plans for the currently unused real estate so finding a compromise was difficult.
Lastly with regards to resizing, I view this as a huge issue that I unfortunately don't think I'll be able to address with v1. After analyzing my spec, the developers agreed that iFrames would provide the best solution for the homepage. I did what research I could with the resources I had and eventually agreed. The site sizes and positions the frames according to the real estate available when the page loads and as such, resizing is a disaster. Whatever you do, don't view it full screen... ;)
Hopefully I can manage to generate some interest/traffic that might warrant revisiting the current implementation but for the time being, my budget for the site is pretty small. If you or anyone else has an idea as to a possible fix, I would love to look into it.