Concept Features:
If you have any inspiration for a project that may enhance the features of the site with fun and effective list-making in mind, you're welcome to leave a comment (or even make a list of your own!)
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"Add Link" Feature
The "Add Photo" feature that allows one to upload an image from one's computer onto the site has been very helpful aiding the description of an item in a list. Very user friendly.
But another thing that I find helpful is adding links to an item. So far I've used HTML, which isn't hard to do, but ends up a bit tedious when making links for a list of 5 or more items. This method isn't particularly user friendly.
I propose something similar to the "Add Photo" feature that allows one to add a url to a site, and even a title above the link. I would refrain from allowing a user to title the link because it obscures the true destination of the url, and leaves open potential for abuse (ie leading to unwanted sites, etc).
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Specialized List Printing
If I wanted to print a list from Utensi, I would want the list to come out as clean and crisp as possible with minimal clutter. While the site has successfully adhered to a vigilantly clean and minimalist design, when printing, I would probably want to skip out on the top border's "MY LISTS," CREATE A LIST," portion, and the bottom "about," "feedback," etc border. The print out shouldn't look just like a page print straight from the website, but a cleaned up list containing essential information that makes printing a viable and efficient means of taking a list with you. Nobody wants to waste ink.
Simply put: I would just want the list, and perhaps the creator's user name in a print option.
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Browsing Options
While the EXPLORE tab is great for viewing newer lists, what if I just want to browse around and see ALL of the lists created. After all, the EXPLORE feature gives lists limited shelf life that's directly related to their activity. This is a good thing when you want to see fresh, active lists, but also leaves older lists-or ones that didn't catch immediate notoriety-on the shelves to collect cobwebs.
Sometimes I want to browse through any the lists created. A browsing feature could be governed by any number of organizing categories that could be flushed out at a later date. To start, the categories could be separated between lists created by friends and ones created by everyone else.
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Utensi App
A highly ambitious project would involve the creation of a mobile app for the iPhone & iTouch interface that permits the user to fulfill any number of the following activities:
>Access & Browse Utensi
>Draft & save Utensi lists on the user's mobile device
>Upload drafted lists to his/her account
>Upload images from the device's Photo Album
>Download and save Utensi lists off the siteWriting a GUI and turning it into a functioning app is no small feat. Clearly this project would be very long term.












