WriteSomething - Endless, Senseless Book Strikes Again
The folks over at one of the rare Croatian web startups, Grejp, really love their pet projects, although they’re not all designed to bring them cash. One of these is WriteSomething, an endless, senseless, collaborative book project, which lets anyone add anything they like to a neverending book. The result, of course, turns out to be a long string of weird sentences, but that’s the point: it’s strangely addictive to read random thoughts from total strangers.
After a period of downtime, WriteSomething is back, better than ever. It’s still the same old senseless book, and it still doesn’t require registration, but it has a lot more content: while it was active, 93 pages were filled up in English and even more so in Croatian (the entire site is available in both languages).
Despite the simple appearance (the site’s design, project’s mastermind Toni tells me, is simple and book-like on purpose), a myriad of interesting features await beneath the surface. First of all, you can now register, monitor your contributions to the book, as well as add friends and follow their contributions. The site also features real time statistics of visits, which is a cool feature not seen on much more ambitious projects. Finally, the site features IE and Firefox search plugins and an RSS feed for all those in need of a constant flow of senseless information.
What’s the point, you may ask? Well, there is none. It’s senseless, but it’s also fun. After seeing dozens upon dozens of news about IPOs and fundings, a simple, unambitious project like this is a breath of fresh air. It can get addictive, though, so try it out at your own peril.
[disclosure: Stan Schroeder is an advisor to Grejp, the company behind WriteSomething]
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