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insomniasexx  ·  3667 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: MediaCrush: open-source site for hosting images/audio/video

I have a question regarding the record audio feature. Is that all HTML5 audio? I see it opens and asks for permission to my mic in-browser in Chrome/FF. Do you have fallback set up for older, non-HTML5 browsers? I've been thinking of doing something with in-browser audio recording but thought that it wasn't widely supported enough. Interested in hearing your thoughts.

Also, one of the reasons imgur became widely successful (besides getting redditors right off the bat) is that they allowed you to accomplish your goal (share a photo) as easily as possible. That means 2 clicks and you have a direct link to an image.

I would recommend allowing users (especially power users) to directly open images in one click. Right now it's two - I upload an image (I'm on my homepage), I click on it (now I'm on a different mediacrush page: https://mediacru.sh/PbhtLPGzAPF6) and then I have to click it again to get the direct link to the image. Alternately, you could add this direct link directly under each image so I don't have to click at all, or add a button on the image that allows me to directly open my image if you still want users to be able to go to the single image page.

For sites like yours, go through and make some personas. I hate personas but you really need to target different levels of users and figure out how to give them an exceptional experience. You power users are the ones who will make your site successful.

Imgur is getting too big. They have their own community that is pissing off redditors. I wouldn't be surprised if imgur sold in the next 6 months. There is room in this market for a new image host.

Your home page is a bit wonky on skinny screens as well. Probably have to do some media queries on that shit. :)