If there's anything about Sifter that I have a love-hate relationship with, it's managing feature requests. On one hand, feature requests and customer feedback are the most valuable ways of understanding where we should steer the ship, and the people that take the time to share are priceless. On the other hand, some people request features with the entitlement of spoiled children who have never heard the word "no" in their lives.

It doesn't matter how good of an interface designer we are, there's nothing more valuable than feedback from real people other than yourself using your application. The sooner that happens, the better off you'll be. It helps prioritize features. As...