Don't Make Crap

uxkarate:

It’s my list - no one has to agree

1. Block - Harrasment, cyberbullying is definitely a problem of today. I’d love a feature of blocking users, based on email address. Blocking means: he or she does not exists for me (like on Facebook), I can’t see their reblogs, or posts, where they are in the…

An excellent list of features that could greatly improve the daily use of Tumblr.  Click through to read uxkarate’s ideas for Tumblr improvements.  I agree with every single one.  In fact, I already commented on idea #6, Alternative Dashboards. 

Tumblr is an excellent place to find candid critiques and feedback on your product.  I’ll bet Tumblr is working on a few of these and has had meetings about the rest.  There are smart people who work at Tumblr, but they have to listen to people like this to find consumer opinions.  

While you are building a product, treasure advice like this.  Seek out critiques, keep a search alert for when your product is mentioned on twitter or tumblr.  Listen to the people who are using your software.  Many of them have ideas on how to make your product great.  You users will help you to not make crap!