Operating on precisely the model of the celebrated PostSecret blog, Tweetcret, is very elementary new site, evidently created in virtual anonymity, that offers a Twitter-like tablet for which individuals from all over the Web can post short messages in obscurity. And as is to be expected, it sets no limits on content. No editorial discretion whatsoever. Which basically ensures its none-too-distant failure.
Which is unfortunate, really. Even from the get-go, it seems to be an open board ripe for abuse. Yet the service, which connects to an associate Twitter account, could be quite intriguing in optimal circumstances, just as PostSecret has proved itself.
PostSecret has worked as it has only because of its inherent vetting process. If anything and everything passed through to public, the project would very well fall quickly to ruin. Tweetcret, on the other hand, seems to hold no bounds, and for that, its unfortunate fate is all but sealed. Now, some might also say that the success of PostSecret also hinges very much on the fact that physical items are involved. I don’t ascribe to that idea. PostSecret’s mailbox is not core reason for its success. It’s more to do with the reality that not all secrets are posted.