pillowfort?

[sealie]

Hi flist,

I just came across this thing social media platform called Pillowfort. It's currently in closed beta

Any one else clocked this, have an opinion?

https://www.pillowfort.io/

from the info pages (https://www.pillowfort.io/about):

The founders of Pillowfort want to create a site that takes the best features from popular blogging platforms and discards the bad. We are aiming for a site that is user-friendly, community-friendly, efficient, and fun. We aim to give users more privacy and more control over their content, while offering better ways to hold conversations. (Such as threaded comments!)

We want Pillowfort to be everything we love about online communities. Build your home here!

Comments

[sealie]

there's quite a few familiar names in that comment stream.

I see what you mean about the issues. I miss LJ in the olden days, it's a pity that DW doesn't seem to have filled the gap.

[ratcreature]

I still miss mailing lists, which were the first online fandom platform I imprinted on... I really resented the whole shift to blogging and then LJ for quite a while.

I think the lack of media support really hamstrung DW. And Tumblr offered a niche for participation by curating content via reblogs rather than just new production. I mean, I don't do reblogs but they do open up a space to gain followers without having to perform all the time.