Here's a little story about myself. Every Sunday, I log onto the web and head to my favourite blog. It's a popular site yet against the backdrop of the huge web world, it is also incredibly obscure. So, here's my secret...
It's called Post Secret. This blog was started by Frank Warren in 2004 and it's one of the most amazing, revealing and innovative social experiments ever started on the web. Basically, people from all around the world send Frank anonymous postcards and on it are their secrets. Frank then gathers a selection of the most compelling secrets and post it on his blog every Sunday.
It is an incredible and unique example of how the web can be utilized. Through the creation of this blog, Frank has given people a chance to air their secrets, their confessions. It is public yet private. What Frank has also noticed through the years is how people have taken the time to not only send him their secret, but the painstakingly creative postcards they send. Perhaps it is the idea that maybe it will be published so pride is taken to deliver the best they can. Even if no one knows who they are.
These collections of mini artwork have been turned into books and there is a Post A Secret community with a forum and news updates on the blog. Frank is also a sought after inspirational speaker across the U.S. But these are all secondary to the fact that this site has connected with people worldwide and it's request is simple and universal- Post a secret.
Do you have a secret? Post it...
Resource:
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ viewed 28 March 2009
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