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Product execution is on point!
I do believe in the core idea of focused, actionable recommendations coming directly from friends & experts, but it has been tried several times in the past and failed to gain any real traction (disclaimer: i was the original engineer behind Stamped ~4 years ago).
I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you will avoid the same outcome with Rex and how Rex has improved over previous incarnations of apps like Stamped & Oink?
I've been a beta tester for REX for a while now, and I LOVE it. Congrats on the launch! YAY!
@danielrakh Appreciate the feedback and will certainly take this to heart. Thank you for sharing and for checking out REX. We're hugely grateful.
@rrhoover I love this. Once again, another strong performance by @lonelysandwich. I had no idea the Sniper series went beyond Sniper 2. Good looking out.
I was skeptical, but trying it out was a really great experience!
I like that it's a place I can store consumption/purchase intent kind of like Pocket but for all the things.
If that's the case, maybe a chrome extension or share to Rex (kind of like Pocket) would make it easier to vault things for later? Just a thought.
@evanczhou Thanks for using REX. We've recently updated our website (http://rex.is), including with a Chrome extension for posting and vaulting. https://chrome.google.com/websto...
Been using Rex beta since last year after hearing @mazzeo and @sacca talk about it. Very cool approach to discovering relevant things from people I'm interested in, and really like the vault feature. PS - LOVE the @lonelysandwich video : )
@ashleylent Love the idea but the network isn't there, therefore the product doesn't add that much value right now. What are you guys doing to build the user base? Could be smart to narrow down the recs to restaurants or movies to start.
@ashleylent Congrats on the release! I've been playing around with this all night, having followed it since the funding was announced. From the name, presentation, app UX - it's super well-designed and really delightful to use.
My only "way-too-early" piece of constructive criticism as a user would be that it still feels a tad like Instagram, and I'm wondering if the large-square-content photo will perhaps inhibit REX's true purpose for users.
I feel a gut tendency to look at the huge square content, heart it and move on, rather than interact with it to save and store it. Should content indeed be large square photos or is there a way to conserve space while also making the recommendations feel more interactive? Particularly because the picture isn't really the most important part of REX; the ability for users to feel they can tuck it away or find something they love might be overshadowed by this large piece of square content that we're conditioned to glance at and move on from.
For example: today @mazzeo recommended August, a restaurant, and the picture of food (literally) takes up the whole screen. So it was confusing at first as to "what" was being recommended, and I have to scroll up and down to digest the entire post in full, as the picture takes up all the room. My brain is conditioned to believe the large square content is the main ingredient to my interaction, and it might play tricks on how I initially perceive the app and its purpose. (Instagram has done that to us unfortunately!)
Of course, this is just my opinion and hopefully its all helpful; I'm sure you're working hard but just thought I'd share my first reaction! Keep up the great work.
We set out to build a positive place where people could share what they love, find new things to love, and celebrate creative achievements with like-minded enthusiasts. Over the last two years, we've poured our hearts into REX. We go live today and can't wait to hear what you think!
@ashleylent This looks fantastic. A few friends have been beta users over the last year, and it was exciting to see what you've been building. Now for the inevitable: Do you have plans to make the world better for Android users such as yours truly?
@ashleylent p.s. It's darkly hilarious that your iTunes store screenshot features the recent New Yorker article on the voyeur motel peeping tom who may have caused the murder of one of his guests. It's one the very few times in my life I wanted to share a fascinating article but balked given the lurid details of the story.
@ashleylent 100%! So many unexpected turns. And amazing he managed to find TWO love interests that supported his voyeurism. I'd REX it... if I could :)
Cool product! Been a beta user for the last few weeks. Beyond the curation and community, it's so nice to have a simple solution to store books / podcasts / etc.
It’s a great product. I’ve been looking for a private journal for books, articles, podcasts, movies with sharing/social features. It’s sad to see that the product is somewhat abandoned. @ashleylent please get in touch!
@henry_springer I believe it should be as wide as possible category wise and serve first of all as your own structured memory of things you’ve experienced. Instead of being lost in Twitter/FB feeds things could live there is one place structured by category, calendar, ratings, lists of favorite things, things to read/watch/buy, private and public notes.
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