I said I’d make maybe one post more about this whole Pillowfort thing, so here it is.
They’ve got about 2 days roughly left on their Kickstarter, and although they’ve now made their target the only way you’re going to be getting a registration key (unless gifted one) is by donating $5 dollars to the cause, otherwise you’re waiting until some time mid-next year I believe when it finally comes out of beta.
Why am I going on about this still? Well, because I don’t like the way Tumblr works. I want the ability to lock certain posts to a select audience and keep others public. I want to get to know people in long form without worrying about who the hell’s looking over my digital shoulder. I want it to be easy to post pictures, gif-sets and art, but I also want to be able to journal. I want the format of Tumblr and the features of Livejournal. Pillowfort appears to offer this.
Thing is, the only way places like this get off the ground is if people actually go there and use them. Hence why I’m banging on about it still. I remember the various LJ-exoduses, and I remember the sites like InsaneJournal and Dreamwidth and they were great buuuut we’ll all still sat on Tumblr.
Do I think PF will work? Maybe. Like I said, I’ve seen a few people make the attempt over the years, and some of them have been real good attempts that have still, ultimately, not won the dubious prize of being “fandom’s new home”. I certainly don’t think that’s what PF’s about ultimately, but it would be nice if fandom had somewhere popular that’s bloggish to meet up other than Tumblr.
Of course, if it does get popular only time will tell in terms of seeing if the admins, the coders, and the hardware cope with the stresses. They seem like decent enough folk with an admirable outlook, so I wish them well.
Anyway, that’s it. That’s all I’m saying now until I get my registration code, then I’ll be setting up shop over there. I’d be amazed if it’s popular enough that I immediately leave Tumblr behind, but I’ll certainly be using it for a somewhat different manner of posting.
If you want to play around with the demo account, go here.
Yes to all of this. pfio has some features that make getting to know people, having conversations, and sharing interests easier and more enjoyable than any other platform I’m on.
Take this past week for example. I’ve had roughly 2 dozen comments/reblog with comments on tumblr. Meanwhile on pfio…
around 20 people managed to hold cohesive conversations on multiple topics over the course of the day. i learned how many guinea pigs will fit in a 747 using math. i found a bunch of knitters. learned some history. i got to KNOW people.
i’m not an artist or a writer or someone who came to the platform with any particular skillset or group of friends. i just showed up, took an interest in other people, and started building.
Hey y'all, I know this is basically all I’ve been posting lately but I really really want it to work in the long run. I’m super pumped to get my registration keys and I’m looking forward to the chance to start over with a new and improved blogging experience. They’re actually pretty close to the first stretch goal which would be awesome! Check it out! :)
