
Something amazing is happening.
My cousin Jay has been working on something that I am so proud of. Social media is huge- but I think we can all agree that there is too much negative content. So they've come up with something that I feel is truly groundbreaking, Posi. The name comes from the word positive/positivity, and it officially launched last night.
"Posi is a free social tool that allows you to create and share meaningful content to other users. We want to channel the good in people by being their source for positive energy. We don’t want to waste your time with any hateful material – there’s no place for that; here or anywhere. Rather, our aim is to show users how truly uplifting the human race can be through stories of people performing random acts of kindness, overcoming adversity, inspiring one another, and showing what they truly care about – anything and everything that gets someone to react with a smile. We’re all capable of contributing a little bit of happiness to the world. Posi is what we’re doing to help."
I asked Jay a few questions today because it's fascinating to me that somebody I know can do something so big. It took them four months and 1000+ hours of work, but they pulled it off. I wanted to know where this idea came from, their inspiration, the work involved, and the response they've gotten so far. Here's what he had to say:
"Posi is an App created by Posi Platform Inc. A company myself and Braden Pyper co-founded. The development team that built the app consists of an 18 year old whiz kid from Winnipeg Aaron Wojnoski and another 18 year old and co-founder of DASH agency Christian Lunny.
The idea started as a website, thedirty.com but polar opposite, where people could come together and randomly compliment each other. This wouldn't work. Then we wanted to show people what we truly cared about on social media, without fear of it being put down. This way, if people judged you solely based on your social media, they would have a better idea of who you truly were.
Then I left for my second big solo backpacking journey.
As I had this idea, I "marketed" it. Which was basically me telling people from all over the world that I had this "idea".
It then got challenged by different worldview, insights and values and began to blossom in to something much more than we ever thought it could be.
The most valuable part of travelling by yourself is that you meet the most amount of people, and you meet them in their raw format. You are constantly surrounded by positivity, openness, kindness and ambition. Being constantly surrounded by such incredible feelings changes the way your mind views the world in the most amazing way.
This is what we want Posi to be. A place on your phone where you can be constantly reinforced by positive content and consistently reminded how uplifting the human race truly can be.
We wanted to eliminate all drama, negativity and insecurity associated with social networking. So we've eliminated comments. There is a positivity ring that changes colours based on how much love you're spreading and how inspiring you are. Your Followers/ Following become those you are inspiring/ those you are inspired by. We hope we can break the barrier or people pursuing a "follower" ratio. Posi is filled with solely meaningful and positive content so users should want to be inspired by as many people as possible so they can see the most amount of amazing content.
Since your content can't be put down, we want people to post fearlessly and have that comfort when thinking about posting a picture or link.
Our inspiration came from people. Whether it's a viral link, someone like Ellen, or just a regular person doing more with their day. Posi channels the good in people's hearts and spotlights it. It's about time we focus on the good in the world.
The response has been amazing. People are ready for this. They are ready to embrace others for who they are. This is also a bully-free network, there is no way someone's content can be made fun of on Posi. Something we find essential for teenagers.
We can change the current paradigm of social media, we can change the way we are individually connected and we can change individual outlooks on life to be more positive.
In doing so,
We can change the world together." - Jay Berard
I'm really hoping they can reach out to as many people as possible. Sometimes all it takes are a few positive words to turn somebody's day or even life around. So, I'm asking my friends to please visit their website (there is a great video), download the iPhone app, create an account, and start changing the way you use social media. You won't be disappointed! Join the movement.
- Brittany
My cousin Jay has been working on something that I am so proud of. Social media is huge- but I think we can all agree that there is too much negative content. So they've come up with something that I feel is truly groundbreaking, Posi. The name comes from the word positive/positivity, and it officially launched last night.
"Posi is a free social tool that allows you to create and share meaningful content to other users. We want to channel the good in people by being their source for positive energy. We don’t want to waste your time with any hateful material – there’s no place for that; here or anywhere. Rather, our aim is to show users how truly uplifting the human race can be through stories of people performing random acts of kindness, overcoming adversity, inspiring one another, and showing what they truly care about – anything and everything that gets someone to react with a smile. We’re all capable of contributing a little bit of happiness to the world. Posi is what we’re doing to help."
I asked Jay a few questions today because it's fascinating to me that somebody I know can do something so big. It took them four months and 1000+ hours of work, but they pulled it off. I wanted to know where this idea came from, their inspiration, the work involved, and the response they've gotten so far. Here's what he had to say:
"Posi is an App created by Posi Platform Inc. A company myself and Braden Pyper co-founded. The development team that built the app consists of an 18 year old whiz kid from Winnipeg Aaron Wojnoski and another 18 year old and co-founder of DASH agency Christian Lunny.
The idea started as a website, thedirty.com but polar opposite, where people could come together and randomly compliment each other. This wouldn't work. Then we wanted to show people what we truly cared about on social media, without fear of it being put down. This way, if people judged you solely based on your social media, they would have a better idea of who you truly were.
Then I left for my second big solo backpacking journey.
As I had this idea, I "marketed" it. Which was basically me telling people from all over the world that I had this "idea".
It then got challenged by different worldview, insights and values and began to blossom in to something much more than we ever thought it could be.
The most valuable part of travelling by yourself is that you meet the most amount of people, and you meet them in their raw format. You are constantly surrounded by positivity, openness, kindness and ambition. Being constantly surrounded by such incredible feelings changes the way your mind views the world in the most amazing way.
This is what we want Posi to be. A place on your phone where you can be constantly reinforced by positive content and consistently reminded how uplifting the human race truly can be.
We wanted to eliminate all drama, negativity and insecurity associated with social networking. So we've eliminated comments. There is a positivity ring that changes colours based on how much love you're spreading and how inspiring you are. Your Followers/ Following become those you are inspiring/ those you are inspired by. We hope we can break the barrier or people pursuing a "follower" ratio. Posi is filled with solely meaningful and positive content so users should want to be inspired by as many people as possible so they can see the most amount of amazing content.
Since your content can't be put down, we want people to post fearlessly and have that comfort when thinking about posting a picture or link.
Our inspiration came from people. Whether it's a viral link, someone like Ellen, or just a regular person doing more with their day. Posi channels the good in people's hearts and spotlights it. It's about time we focus on the good in the world.
The response has been amazing. People are ready for this. They are ready to embrace others for who they are. This is also a bully-free network, there is no way someone's content can be made fun of on Posi. Something we find essential for teenagers.
We can change the current paradigm of social media, we can change the way we are individually connected and we can change individual outlooks on life to be more positive.
In doing so,
We can change the world together." - Jay Berard
I'm really hoping they can reach out to as many people as possible. Sometimes all it takes are a few positive words to turn somebody's day or even life around. So, I'm asking my friends to please visit their website (there is a great video), download the iPhone app, create an account, and start changing the way you use social media. You won't be disappointed! Join the movement.
- Brittany