Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website

Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by 0xbadcafebee on Thursday November 10, 2022 @01:26PM (#33550905)

Personal websites should be personalized tho. It's like Facebook vs Myspace. Myspace allowed you to easily personalize your page, and there were tons of really cool unique pages. Facebook killed personal expression; you get to pick a cover photo, a personal photo, make posts, and that's it. Then they dominated the world, and an entire generation grew up never knowing that the internet used to be fun.

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by philip1209 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @01:45PM (#33551163)

I would like to see more personal websites in the world! And, the reality is that most site builders are not accessible. Single-digit activation rates are pretty common. And, most people won't spend thousands of dollars worth of money or time to build a personal site.

So - I don't intend for Postcard to be used by everybody. But, for people who want a personal site but don't have the time or skills to customize a site - I made Postcard!

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by 7thaccount on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:13PM (#33554270)

I do like the concept. Thanks!

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by katsura on Thursday November 10, 2022 @02:10PM (#33551495)

I think mmm.page [0] is supposed to take care of the fun and customization loving niche. It's been on HN before [1], and you can even try it without sign up.

[0] https://mmm.page/

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27128424

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by xhfloz on Thursday November 10, 2022 @03:41PM (#33552995)

Creator of mmm.page here. Thank you — imo we need better, more expressive/accessible creation tools. I've spent the past two years on the creation tool side, and it's nearing completion, with a beta rolling out soon. If you're interested in any part of this, feel free to follow me on Twitter (@xhfloz).

A thread with some updates here: https://twitter.com/xhfloz/status/1590113525015674880

Separately, it's great to see more projects in this space. Congrats on the launch, philip1209.

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by philip1209 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:09PM (#33554206)

Thanks, xhfloz! I hadn't seen mmm.page before, but it looks powerful.

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by s3000 on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:47AM (#33558228)

>more expressive/accessible creation tools, before we can have an interesting internet filled with true variety

Is it the tools or is it the networks? Instagram is filled with pictures of text because that's where the audience is.

Have you considered adding ActivityPub to mmm.page? The audience could interact without having to create a new account. There could be a network effect to spread the content and the platform.

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by 101008 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @02:28PM (#33551755)

I'd love something in between MySpace and Twitter. Which would be like MySpace but with only text updated and without that much personalization.

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Re:Show HN: Postcard – Easiest way to make a personal website by ddm379 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:23PM (#33554415)

I don't miss Myspace, but it would be nice to force my visitors to hear a ska song on autoplay.

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