I started working on Xuland well over a year ago as a hobby. At first, I was looking to create an alternative to Craigslist - a site with a commenting engine similar to Facebook/etc but with a map and geolocation features. Since then I've migrated away from that idea.
Xuland offers some location-based features which I think folks could really come to find useful. The deals tab, for instance, aggregates deals from Groupon, LivingSocial and Restaurant.com in an easy-to-use interface. Other API's like Yelp and Eventful are included as well. Visitors can register directly with Xuland or login directly using up to six different external accounts (Facebook, etc). The site also allows for image upload and even simple editing, like red-eye removal.
I've gotten around 8,000 unique visitors worldwide since I deployed the site initially, but going public involved nothing more than a blog post and a mention on some small sites like KillerStartups. My first blog post has risen to become the 4th most popular blog post on Adobe Feeds in the past year (http://feeds.adobe.com/index.cfm?query=byMostPopularYear) even though I'd say its contents are now probably outdated. One point to mention: the site is built using Flex/Flash so I apologize to iPad users in advance. I am working on the Android/iOS app versions as well as a mobile web-app that can be used within mobile browsers.
I'm interested in what the HN community thinks of the idea in general and its implementation - site design, etc.
I appreciate all your feedback! ;)
Sincerely, Erich Cervantez
http://www.xuland.com
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