ThoughtBin allows users to anonymously share and create content on a simple and frictionless micro-platform. Think of it as a privacy-centric Twitter with a hint of 4Chan. A live demo can be found at https://thoughtbin.imdan.io/
I wanted a social media network where I didn't have to worry about followers, likes, or reputation. I felt there was a need to create something that respected the user and fostered a safe space for self-expression. Soon after, the idea of ThoughtBin was born.
ThoughtBin's basic principles:
- Disseminating information shouldn’t be difficult
- Publishing new information should not require you to surrender your identity
- Access to information should not be gated by identification
- Every internet user should have the ability to anonymously share/create content; pseudonymity is not acceptable.
By design, ThoughtBin only stores a single token in Local Storage to authenticate and fetch your personal thoughts. No trackers, no cookies, nothing else.
The live demo includes an automated posting bot that scrapes r/ShowerThoughts to feign user interaction and show off the WebSocket functionality + infinite scroll features. Here is the repository for ThoughtBot.
Installs all the required dependencies. Run this before anything else.
Runs the app in the development mode
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.
The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.
Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.
Make sure to go to [thoughtbin-folder-name]/src/config.js and enter the proper URLs for the Express and Websocket server.
The backend repository can be found here.
Landing Page:
Personal Thoughts Page:
- React
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Javascript
- JSON Web Token
- Websockets
- Jest
- Deployed with Zeit
- Node
- PostgreSQL
- Knex
- JSON Web Token
- Websockets
- Express
- Mocha, and Chai
- Deployed with Heroku
- Daniel DiVenere - Fullstack Development, Deployment, etc - https://imdan.io/