Odeo
Odeo just opened for public beta. It's definitely awesome and definitely buggy.
Odeo was personally my most anticipated startup launch in a long time. Ever since I saw screenshots of the site I couldn't wait to get at it. And, mind you, I've never understood podcasting. It always seemed so lame. But Odeo looked so cool.
Turns out, it's way more deep than looks alone. I really like Odeo. It took me about 5 minutes of digging to understand the value of podcasting. I had an "AHA" moment while listening to The Odeo Channel. Odeo makes it insanely easy to listen to podcasts. I can't wait to see the creation tools - those look fantastic, too!
But, yes, it's buggy. I hope Evan Williams, Noah Glass, or the developers find this post.
I found two issues that really irk me. They're not huge, but they're the type of things that make or break an experience.
First, I want a way to change my "Name." If your email is your login, why can't your name be changeable? In the signup form, you asked for "Name" so I gave you my name. I didn't realize that was really my "username." I'd like to change that. I can't add another account to that email, so I should be able to change my Name.
Second, the logout screen and signup screen have another "bug." I realize it was probably designed for most cases as a "feature," but it's not a feature. If I logout, and then log back in using the JavaScript form in the header (rather than the form given on the page), I don't actually get logged in and I'm given the most ridiculous message ever. I'm logged in, but logged out!?
Similarly, if I'm logged out, click on Sign up, and then log in from the sign up screen, I get the same type of error. At least this time if I click to, say, Listen, I'm actually logged in.
Wouldn't it be nicer to redirect logins in those cases? Those are my problems with Odeo. Go use it. It's really cool.
Odeo was personally my most anticipated startup launch in a long time. Ever since I saw screenshots of the site I couldn't wait to get at it. And, mind you, I've never understood podcasting. It always seemed so lame. But Odeo looked so cool.
Turns out, it's way more deep than looks alone. I really like Odeo. It took me about 5 minutes of digging to understand the value of podcasting. I had an "AHA" moment while listening to The Odeo Channel. Odeo makes it insanely easy to listen to podcasts. I can't wait to see the creation tools - those look fantastic, too!
But, yes, it's buggy. I hope Evan Williams, Noah Glass, or the developers find this post.
I found two issues that really irk me. They're not huge, but they're the type of things that make or break an experience.
First, I want a way to change my "Name." If your email is your login, why can't your name be changeable? In the signup form, you asked for "Name" so I gave you my name. I didn't realize that was really my "username." I'd like to change that. I can't add another account to that email, so I should be able to change my Name.
Second, the logout screen and signup screen have another "bug." I realize it was probably designed for most cases as a "feature," but it's not a feature. If I logout, and then log back in using the JavaScript form in the header (rather than the form given on the page), I don't actually get logged in and I'm given the most ridiculous message ever. I'm logged in, but logged out!?
Similarly, if I'm logged out, click on Sign up, and then log in from the sign up screen, I get the same type of error. At least this time if I click to, say, Listen, I'm actually logged in.
Wouldn't it be nicer to redirect logins in those cases? Those are my problems with Odeo. Go use it. It's really cool.
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