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new app a'brewin - Insiders Edition #17
Hey friends! Welcome to this week’s Insider's Edition of The Land of Random.
This week is a free preview for all subscribers.
Did you get a chance to check out yesterday’s issue of The Land of Random?
If you did - did you check out this link? Definitely one of the most unhinged things i’ve ever shared.
I get “Claude vibes” from the site - but dang if it isn’t cool. Watch until the screen melts. It’s TRIPPY.
On the AI side - I’ve completely moved from Openclaw to Hermes - and it works a lot better. I’m still using Poke a lot as well.
My favorite use cases? Experimenting with creative websites, and research on the go.
Please let me know what else I should add . . . it’s quite addicting.
It’s also fun to type “exhaustively research _____ topic” and go off about a task while the agent works in the background.
Let’s dive in!
Vlogit!
Remember Clubhouse? That insanely viral voice chat only social media platform that WENT BIG for like 2 months . . . then fizzled out.
Then Twitter copied the feature . . . and it was “so over.”
Quite a few sites popped up with copycat features like - Cappucino FM.
Now - we’re in a different arms race. little “intimate” friend group apps.
Retro, Bump by Amo, Airbuds, Shelf, etc. etc.
Well - there’s a new one in town. Vlogit!
This one is really neat because it combines A). the power of video which is still all consuming on social media and B). the Bereal effect.
However - only one person from each group can vlog a day. It’s a pretty neat idea. It combines the “pressure” of Bereal - but depending on your friend group size, you may not have to post very often.
It’s pretty neat. It’s still in private beta - but I look forward to seeing how this one does when it comes out.
I think between AI / exhaustion with mainstream “scrolling” - this - or something like this will be the next big app. We’re at 7 years and counting since TikTok took over. It’s high time for a new mainstream app.
Random Links
Dumb.co - This is an interesting smart dumbphone. They’re leaning hard into the nostalgia Gen Z themes.
ufo.zip - the aesthetics of the released UFO files are INCREDIBLE. FEAST YOUR EYES.
Smoked Cream Cheese - My nonexistent gallbladder just flipped in its grave.
Make a Mini forest - I’m TEMPTED. I WANT A MINI FOREST
Zest Maps - Tired of downloading new map apps that promise to find you cool spots to eat? Just connect your debit card and let it auto find all your restaurant spots. Seriously.
Internet Pattern Book - Cool textures and patterns from the world of geocities!
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