One concept for 2.0 we’ve been exploring is the ability to contextually react to Hacker Noon stories using emojis. This is loosely inspired by Slack emojis which are a great way to give the writer a lot of feedback with a minimal amount of effort.
These prototypes are very much a WIP so any feedback on improving the design and interaction would be greatly appreciated. Also, feel free to fork a Codesandbox project and help iterate!
For v3, I’m planning on building on the v2 concept. I find that hovering over a paragraph and seeing the emojis is a bit distracting. Instead, I think it makes sense to show a persistent muted number representing the number of emojis given in the right paragraph. If you hover over the number, you see the emoji options. I might also work on an interaction for selecting from a broader set of emojis.