Hi everyone! Hope everyone is having a great Monday (ok no that’s an oxymoron, but we can all take solace in the fact that tomorrow is Republic Day!)
I’ve been active in this community over the last couple of months and really love the energy with which the members here approach things.
I’m going to take this opportunity to introduce a product that we are building – Cubeit
What is Cubeit:
Cubeit is a mobile application (Android for now, Web App coming soon) which converts any content you want to save into actionable cards.
(If you have used Google Now, you’ll be familiar with the concept of cards – Cards are individual pieces of information from a specific source)
But why cards? Because content is not actionable on mobile
This is to solve a problem you all have experienced – whenever someone sends you a link/other content on mobile (chat/email), you think twice about opening it because it’s just too painful to switch between apps on the small screen, and links themselves tell you nothing about what is being shared (it’s just garbled text). Cards extract relevant information from the link and show it to you up front so you can immediately understand what someone has sent you. Here’s a collage of some of the cards we support right now. (We’re constantly iterating so you’ll see a slightly different version when you use the app)
Depending on the context, cards will have buttons which will let you take action from within the app – you can play a YouTube video, read an article, or call a restaurant – all by tapping on the card! It completely removes the hassle of switching between apps to view/use content.
And last but not the least – you can collect a set of cards in a collection (we call it a Cube) and share it with friends!
Here’s a GIF of the app in action
Why should I use it?
So this is a question we’ve gotten quite a lot – what we are building is not easy to explain (like fresh food delivered in 45 mins), and we’re still trying to find the magic words which help us immediately connect with our target audience. I’ll explain the benefits of Cubeit over other well known apps
1. Cubeit is Pocket + A collaboration angle – you can build a shared list of interesting content with friends.
2. Cubeit is a better Evernote because of the way we represent content as cards (better for mobile)
3. Cubeit is a shared Dropbox folder – you can save any type of content (links, videos, files, images), and the experience is optimized for mobile. (nobody uses Dropbox on mobile because the experience is shitty)
Here are a couple of example Cubes we’ve created (You can click through the cards in the phone to access them in the browser)
3. Resources for Product Launch
How do I use it?
1. Install the app
2. Create a Cube (a collection of content)
3. Add content in the Cube by sharing from the browser (just like you share to Evernote) or share from other apps (Twitter, Maps, YouTube, Browser, Medium etc)
4. Share the Cube with friends so they can also add interesting content they like.
We have a Chrome extension as well, so you can add content directly from your desktop and save it in the app.
What we are looking for:
Really need feedback on how we can make the app better for you – we’re still early in beta, so there will be a lot of bugs (sowwiee!). If you can see a use for the app and want us to build some features, do let us know!
Here’s the link to the Play Store and here’s the website (The website says collect info about new products – that’s because we’re focusing on a niche tech audience right now)
Cheers!
The Cubeit Team
@cubeitdotio
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UPDATE ON JULY 12, 2016 ADDED BY EDITOR:
MANY CONGRATS TEAM CUBEIT for getting acqui-hired by Myntra!
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