The secrets behind PostSecret.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Blog & Internet on June 28, 2007 at 10:22 am


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PostSecret began three years ago as a creative idea for an art show exhibit, which just happened to change Frank Warren’s life. With a background in small business, Warren is a self-described, “accidental artist.” PostSecret is not a business. He forgoes profit on what is the largest advertisement-free site on the web.

Frank Warren tells the story of how PostSecret came about and became an internet phenomenon in a very short time. Link -via Cynical-C


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5 comments to "The secrets behind PostSecret."

  1. errorCatcher
    June 28th, 2007 at 11:16 am

    Your post says "largest advertisement-free site on the web", but PostSecret's site says "largest advertisement-free BLOG on the web".

    I'm pretty sure that there are larger sites on the web without advertising (eg. almost any government site, any large university's web site, etc.).

    While I don't konw if PostSecret is actually the largest ad free blog, the claim is much more reasonable.

  2. Miss Cellania
    June 28th, 2007 at 11:21 am

    The part in italics is a quote from the linked article.

  3. Laura
    June 28th, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    postsecret bothers me in that its so predominately depressing to read. i wish there were more positive postings, though I understand that people are more likely to send in the negative postcards because it is cathartic. I guess I'll have to stick to FOUND for my weird insights into humanity.

  4. Bendy
    June 28th, 2007 at 7:05 pm

    I look forward to the new post every Sunday. It makes me feel better about myself and how I feel.

  5. heather wallace
    June 29th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

    Hi everybody - I'm the senior editor of the online magazine that interviewed Frank Warren - we really love this story because Frank got a chance to explain why he started the whole thing in the first place - his own secrets. His site really does tie us all together, b/c we all have a secret.

    he's just one of many fascinating people we have interviewed...why don't you drop in to http://www.orato.com and peruse our archives and categories.

    Better yet - post your own story.

    Sincerely,
    Heather Wallace
    Orato.com


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