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Re:Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown? by holler on Sunday June 21, 2020 @01:51PM (#23593757)
I created a new open chat web app called sqwok:

https://sqwok.im

The goal is to enable everyone to have their own high-quality, accessible, and shareable chat page on the internet, with features we expect in enterprise chat apps like slack, but geared towards general discussion.

As an example I just created a post with this HN url and we can all talk in live right now, discussing this thread, by joining at the link:

https://sqwok.im/p/TQGVPI0spX7umg

Re:Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown? by cheese_toasty on Sunday June 21, 2020 @01:57PM (#23593797)
Pretty clean design. I like the simplicity, who's your target demo?
Re:Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown? by holler on Sunday June 21, 2020 @02:05PM (#23593878)
Target demo are people that want to have genuine conversations in realtime about anything on their mind, with absolute ease and simplicity. Discussing news, current events, tech, nature, and science are areas I’d like to promote.

I’m aiming for it to be the “ios” of chat on the web.

Re:Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown? by chuckcarpenter on Sunday June 21, 2020 @06:10PM (#23595801)
Speedy and nice minimal design. Are you considering categorizing initial posts?