PostSecret Keynote with Frank Warren – 2008 SXSW
Post Secret – for those that don’t know, this is a site dedicated to anonymous secrets where people send in post cards with “their secret” in order to share and in many cases get the secret off their chest. Bravely sharing with the world.
PostSecret.com
Share secrets like gifts
There is no typical secret but there is a whole range of human emotion
200,000+ secrets received to date
Classic – “I serve decaf coffee to customers who annoy me”
I can’t help but this this is so theraputic. So thoughtful and so honest.
Most trusted stranger in America
Sometimes when you keep a secret it is really keeping you back.
Telling a secret can be a life changing experience
PostSecret started 3 years with a few thousand post cards as an art project.
People who say they do not have secrets tend to have the best ones…
PostSecret turned viral as people sent in cards well after the art exhibit.
Those viral post cards ended up turning into a blog.
PostSecret has been very self defining and organic. It has taken on a life of its own.
Listening to him you can tell Frank loves his project. Super passionate guy.
PostSecret is art, but it’s also art by non-artists yet genuine and real.
Since you like PostSecret you might wish to try CommonTies.com. We publish art with stories as well. But we do more than just secrets. Also we pay for the stories and art we publish.