remarket
Craigslist, with networks
Remarket is a two-sided marketplace app with built-in networks, where users can affiliate with their school network, post about housing, and buy and sell things to each other.
Screenshots with real user listings from Jan - Mar 2018. “Kitchen Cart” illustrates a sample user flow for creating a listing.
“At its peak, in Spring 2018, it serviced 800+ active users, with hundreds of transactions, before winding down in Summer 2018.”
This application was created and coded solely by Priya Murthy.
It launched in September 2017 for NYU and Columbia. At its peak, in Spring 2018, it serviced 800+ active users, predominantly students at NYU Law School (Priya's alma mater), with hundreds of transactions, before winding down in Summer 2018. It relies on the following tech stack: React, React-Redux, Express, Sequelize (PostgreSQL), Node.
Technical Features
Stack: React, React-Redux, Express, Sequelize (ORM for PostgreSQL), Node;
Single-Page Application with dynamic routing using React Router;
Transpiled and bundled using Babel and Webpack;
Implements principles of Material Design using open-source React component libraries including react-md and react-toolbox;
Sends emails to users upon user actions (signup, post, edit, delete, etc.) using Nodemailer;
Uses Heroku Scheduler to do regular database maintenance and to inform users when their posts are about to expire;
Keeps track of time using Moment;
Uses Express middleware to maintain user data privacy and security;
User image uploads stored on AWS S3 with custom AWS Lambda function to render thumbnail;
Integrates Segment Analytics to collect data and keep track of multiple user flows;
Uses OAuth 2.0 and Passport to allow users to log in or sign up using their Google or Facebook accounts;
Uses Open Graph tags to control content on Facebook sharing of posts.