With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
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Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#2Yeah.. anonymous admissions.. right.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#3What could possibly go wrong...
Anonymity + Audience = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#4What could possibly go wrong... Anonymity + Audience = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
10 years old, and holds true now more than ever.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#5Didn't the PostSecret guy lend his name to an app, only to discover that the interaction aspect wound up being used for bullying (and he therefore got it shut down)?
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#6I think it would be extremely easy for me to identify my friends or for them to identify me based on writing style.
One of my closest friends is dyslexic, several others are in separate countries, and we've all got various tics and tells we might not even be aware of.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#7What could possibly go wrong... Anonymity + Audience = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
Postsecret is a pretty good counter example.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#8Didn't the PostSecret guy lend his name to an app, only to discover that the interaction aspect wound up being used for bullying (and he therefore got it shut down)?
Hmm, I didn't think about that. That's probably likely. It's one thing to make a statement and leave it there, another to see how people react to your deep secrets. They are secrets for a reason I suppose and society may not welcome it.
On the other hand, if this is with 'friends' and not completely random audience things may manifest quite differently.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#9Going with a .ly domain is risky, so much so that YC startups are advised not to depend on them.
Re: With New Anonymous Social App Secret, the Merit Is in the Message
#10What could possibly go wrong... Anonymity + Audience = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
Postsecret is a pretty good counter example.
Post-secret differs in a few important respects I think.
1) Its curated. There is someone to separate out the drivel. And because its curated and people know that, they're less likely to send in complete crap.
2) It relies on physical media. It takes some level of effort to make a card and send it in not to mention a small but non-zero cost. It also means that its not instantaneous like most things online.
3) There is no real feedback. There is no direct comment system, so theres no way to feed the trolls.