Secrets for everyone

kldickson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:53:05 -0800

A small selection of Postsecret's spinoffs, from the blah to the pathetic, plus making fun of some of the dumber ones.

Postsecret strikes again

Phire — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:52:46 -0800

The ability of Postsecret to reach out and touch everyday lives has not waned with its increased popularity and reknown. "I feel the same way. I often wonder why I even have a phone because I rarely receive calls." Then he offered a metaphorical ear. "If there was a way we could contact each other, that would be cool. My phone number is 605-212-7787." Within the first couple of days, Paulson received 250 calls, so many that his voicemail told countless other callers that it could accept no more messages. He has talked to people in almost every state, along with calls from Colombia, Scotland, England and Australia. He's talked with soldiers stationed in Iraq. Paulson spoke for more than two hours with cousins conducting a conference call from North Carolina and Georgia. He spoke to a 45-year-old nontraditional student who shares his interest in art. He talked with a woman who had just put her children to bed. It seems that every where you go, Post Secret is getting media attention, to the extent that it almost seems like they're selling out, what with the youtube videos and the Book tour and everything. But at the end of the day, it's still about letting your vulnerable side show to maybe, just maybe, find a compassionate soul. And if the $75,000 they donated towards suicide prevention organizations is any indication, there is a lot of compassion to go around yet. Can we set aside the snark for a minute and say that Frank Warren is bloody brilliant? TYVM.

Twitter for the analog set

Alt F4 — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:01:13 -0800

Does Twitter move a little too fast for you? Maybe Dawdlr is more your speed. The lovechild of PostSecret and the web-app-everyone-loves-to-hate, postcards sent in are scanned and posted twice a year. Next update? November 21st.

milnak — Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:12:00 -0800

Low Brow is really fun. Sit there and hit the reload button to hear people's tales of woe, misery and wild times. Some pretty funny tales there.

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Secrets for everyone

Postsecret strikes again

Twitter for the analog set