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Great question.

In middle-school I set up a shared folder on my school's computer network so my friends and I could share research with each other for a couple school projects.

It was removed by administrators within a couple of weeks, but it was helpful while it lasted.

mathewsion There are 5,057 janitors in the U.S. with PhDs

"Yes, higher education is broken. But so is everything else in this world."

^ Such an accurate, simple statement.

mathewsion Founders who can't code

(Hm, I remember this submission! Glad to see it being revived... Similar posts spring up all the time.)

a little proof that WordPress can be used for an interesting prototype: http://www.notepeep.com

I don't code and with a handful of plugins and a few changes to some PHP I was able to pull off a functioning prototype.

I'm glad to see technical founders out there appreciating the pseudo-technical work the non-coding bunch of us do.

mathewsion I don't code. Here's my project: Notepeep.com

Clickable Link: http://www.notepeep.com

mathewsion Where to submit your startup for some coverage

I received less than 10 emails from people offering to review my site and/or interview me on their blog/site for prices ranging from $10 to around $50. About a week after my review on killerstartups I stopped getting them.

Most were really generic and irritating. I could tell I was just being spammed. However, a couple were well-written and polite. I emailed them back thanking them and letting them know I'd consider their service in the future and they were very nice about things.

mathewsion Where to submit your startup for some coverage

I got a nice bit of traffic from killerstartups as well (800some referrals I think). Before submitting there, one should figure out when their busy days are, when they seem to have slow days, etc.; my startup unfortunately got placed into a second page early on for their daily reviews and it stayed there most of that day.

Also, despite their audience, I didn't receive a lot of feedback initially. That took some more time.

mathewsion Ask HN: What do you think "The Social Network" will do to our industry?

I think that the public's idea can only be more positive. I think people in the industry or people with interests related to the industry will gain some bizarre step-up in the amount of interest and respect they receive from strangers and those unfamiliar with the work. I think that slight bump up will be especially present among college peers.

I have been aware of this movie's release for a while now and I look forward to it. I plan on spreading word of my own project on campus soon, and I can't see how this movie would hurt me in any way. I can even understand how it could boost interest in my project.