Dev Tools · 3h ago
Townsquare turns websites into social hubs for serendipitous encounters
Townsquare is a new tool that adds a virtual common area to any website, enabling visitors to see and interact with each other in real time. It aims to recreate the spontaneous interactions of physical spaces online. The project is open source and self-hostable.
Meridian48 take
While the concept is intriguing, the challenge will be overcoming the inertia of passive web browsing and privacy concerns to actually get people to engage.
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