If you come across any interesting content, you can add it to Zukmo with a single click using the browser button. It could be a bookmark, it could be an interesting person you see on Twitter, it could be an RSS feed or it could be your notes or to do list. We will process the content that gets added to Zukmo and make it easy for you to consume it on most devices.
The alpha release has the bookmarking component complete. Once a bookmark is added, you can search for it by using any term from within the content of the page.
Is this a service you that solves a problem for you? Any suggestions on features that will make the service more usable/attractive?
HN is pretty much our launch pad. We haven't publicised it much until now. Any feedback you could give is greatly appreciated.
You are right, though. We need to keep iterating on the messaging of the landing page until it is obvious to users within a few seconds of seeing the page.
However, unlike historious, Zukmo does a lot of additional stuff with the pages that you add to Zukmo. It automatically categorizes them. It also provides an uncluttered view (Easy Reader) similar to Safari Reader and Instapaper Text View. This will come in handy when you view it on mobile devices (we are currently working on apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android). With Zukmo, you can also share on Twitter, Facebook and via email right when you add the page to Zukmo.
Also, other than bookmarks, we will be adding the ability to add your Twitter and Facebook streams as well as RSS feeds into Zukmo.
Plan to make this a desktop utility as well, something that integrates with the desktop that allows you to right-click and "Zukmo" any given file. Even if you have to fake it by copying files to a temp directory and later sync them with your servers (why? better keep it private on users' machines.)
You will need integration with (MS|Open) Office sometime in the distant future.
Call Insync and see if you can integrate with their clients:
P.S. Nice clojure-like logo :-)
text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px white;Just created an account. First comment :
* it would be nice if the account creation page was SSL'ed.
* The Firefox extension is a nice touch. I'll tell you how it goes, too.You're right. We should move the account creation page under SSL.
I imported my Firefox bookmarks. You've captured all the bookmarks themselves, but you seem to have discarded all other metadata, including (a) the hierarchical structure, and (b) tags and description. This is really unfortunate, particularly because your auto-categorization code seems to show a high degree of .... shall we say, creativity?
It looks like the only way to access this saved stuff is to actually visit your page. There's no way I can access it through the browser itself (as I can with bookmarks today). While you do have a FF extension, it doesn't seem to provide a means of accessing those bookmarks, only a way to add new ones. It may seem petty, but the need to open your web site to access a bookmark is enough extra rigmarole that I'm not going to bother.
As mentioned in another thread yesterday, I'm not going to log in using Facebook. It requires exposing my friends' identities, and I don't feel I have the right to make that choice for them.
For that matter, I'm never, ever, going to choose the option so that my new entries are posted into Facebook. Bookmarks (and other notetaking) is a tool, like turning a screwdriver. While I might post to a social site about the project I'm working on, I don't post about each screw I turn.
You raise a very important point. We did discard all the heirarchical structure and the tags. Our initial thought was that tags and folders are not needed as we can search for a bookmark based on terms we remember from the content of the page. However, the fact is that there maybe additional data in the tags and folders and descriptions that may get ignored. We are looking at way to add this data into our index so that it isn't lost.
We are planning on adding the search within the browser extensions. That would make it easy for you to search your Zukmo account without visiting the site.
About signing in through Facebook, it is just an option some users may find useful. They don't have to remember another password. Personally, I find the Twitter sign in option as I don't mind giving out my Twitter credentials. So, we decided to provide all three options: Your own email id/password, Twitter or Facebook.
Also do you provide bookmarklets instead of the firefox plugin? It would be easier for those of us who use multiple machines and may not be able to install plugins on all.
I do like the idea of indexing content other than just webpages, like youtube videos, rss , twitter etc. Does your system handle Twitter and RSS updates also?
I will be back with more feedback after I start using the service.
We do provide bookmarklets. Once you sign into the app, go to the "Account" tab and you will see "Bookmarklet" option.
We do plan on adding Facebook and Twitter streams as well as RSS feeds.
What's not working on the kindle right now?
Thanks!
Also, If I try using the twitter button on that page to login, It throws the following error when it redirects to http://www.zukmo.com/twitter?oauth_token=_____________
"java.lang.NullPointerException"
We will recreate this issue and get it fixed ASAP. Do let us know if you are unable to login.
Any plans on using the structure of one's bookmark files to tag bookmarks being imported?
I've got a ton of folders categorized properly viz. A Scripting folder with sub folders like PHP / JavaScript / Python etc. Would love to see those translate out to tags ..
More info at http://www.zukmo.com/faq.html
It imported the bookmarks from Firefox just fine. But the categorization of the bookmarks is, sorry to be critical, but buggy. Examples I can say are,
1) Techmeme, Engadget, Techcrunch etc. pages not in Sci/Tech. 2) Cricinfo, ESPN, ManUtd pages not in Sports. 3) A page on Microsoft and Cleartype was placed in Entertainment!! 4) MSBuild tutorial on Health!
and so on. You need to fix this real quick I believe. As it's one of your main selling point.
1) The Search lens image can be clickable. I atleast expected it to be.Only way is to press Enter key. 2) If the search result don't return any results, don't change the categories left panel from general to search specific.
Overall I like it and may use it.
Besides, are you associated with AdventNet/Zoho? Just wanted to check as you have put a footnote for Vembu Technologies. Are they both related even? I might be mistaken.
The categorization of bookmarks was started with a set of seed urls. It will get better as more and more pages are categorized through it. We will continue to fine tune it.
Good points about the Search lens and about changing the left panel when there are no pages found for the search terms.
We are part of Vembu Technologies. Sekar Vembu, our CEO was one of the founders of Zoho. Vembu Technologies was founded in 2004.
When I try to add this page, I get the "Adding this page..." but after a few seconds I get another window that has "Zukmo" at the top in large text, but the window is not large enough to contain further text. This latter window disappears after a second or less.
I think the window is asking me to log-in. But I am logged in to Zukmo.
One further thing. Forcing an icon into the status bar without the option to switch it off is a show-stopper for me. It's a decision that doesn't scale. If every plug-in did this, then the status bar would be a mess and its usefulness reduced.
Option to switch off is a good idea. We will add it soon.
If you want to share them, you can explicitly share them via Zukmo. We also provide options to share the bookmarks on Facebook and Twitter.