[sotd] PostSecret [April 1, 2011]
- From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:07:02 -0300
Site of the Day for Friday, April 1, 2011
PostSecret
Today's site, one of the most well-known and popular blogs, created by Frank
Warren
in 2005, provides a venue for anonymous, "community art" which goes beyond
images.
Gentle Subscribers will discover an eye-opening exhibition of postcard art
embellished with the dark but sometimes light-hearted secrets of its
correspondents.
"PostSecret is the largest advertisement-free Blog in the world. ... Mail your
anonymous secret on a postcard to PostSecret." - from the website
The site generally updates each Sunday, with approximately twenty new postcard
secrets. From the Kraft Dinner confession -- presumably by a Canadian -- to the
college grad who admits to being more concerned with finding someone to be with
than finding a job, the featured secrets, combined with their visual impact, can
deliver a powerful and stirring personal, yet safely anonymous, statement.
Deliberately designed to be viewed weekly, there is no direct way to view the
site's archives, although a workaround using Google Reader can be exploited.
Cautionary Note: This site may not be suitable for the workplace.
Sidle over to Post Secret to view its ephemeral yet compelling gallery at:
http://www.postsecret.com/
A.M. Holm
<amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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