A Social Community, built to enjoy the Internet.

Handmade Hearts

A little corner of the internet for people who miss the human side of being online.

You're invited!

Come in and make yourself at home :) Here you can meet new people, find folks who love the same things as you, make friends, decorate your own page however you like and just hang out together. A bit like old internet used to be, but with more hearts ^w^

Join for free

No invitation needed! β€» You just must be at least 18 years old~

P.S. Just stalking around? xD That's ab-so-lu-te-ly fine :3, you can look around as a guest first, no account needed: Browse Folks, read the Personals (little notes about life) and Heartbeats (our blogs), peek into the ProfiRings or just walk around the Plaza and enjoy your moments here :)

A row of pixel-art characters, one of them waving hello

Why it feels different here

(the ribbon from above, just with more words ^O^)

  • No algorithms

    Everything is newest first, or sorted the way you choose. Nobody decides for you what you should see or who you should meet.

  • No popularity contests

    There are no follower counts, and nobody gets ranked by how popular they are. A brand-new content is as welcome here as the oldest one :)

  • No pressure to chase likes

    Hearts are little thank-yous between folks, nothing more. Post when you feel like it, stay quiet when you don't, nobody punishes you for it.

  • No personalized advertisements

    If an ad ever shows up here, it's the same one for everybody. Nothing is ever built from what you do, say or look at.

  • A friendly community built around people and shared interests

    People find each other by hobbies and tags, chat in ProfiRings and sign each other's guestbooks. Kind of like a small town of the old web, where neighbours still say hi β™‘

There's room for all sorts of people here

You don't need a popular website, hundreds of followers, or any kind of reputation to belong here. You can be a hobbyist, a collector, a programmer, an artist, a curious wanderer, or just someone looking for a friendly corner of the internet.
Here, you can explore your interests, share your passions, discover new hobbies, meet like-minded people, and express yourself freely. Be whoever you want to be, enjoy what you love, and find a place where you can feel at home. There's room for everyone! :)

Come as you are, as you were. As I want you to be. As a friend, as a friend. (Nirvana) β™‘

Little wording we use here

Some things here have funny names, so here's a tiny cheat sheet ^^

Personals
Short notes about your mood, your thoughts or what you're up to, on a little card you can dress up. Just like tweets or status updates (you can also embed them to your website :O)
Heartbeats
Your own little blogging space. Write about your day, a recipe, a trip or that one song you can't stop playing, and express your thoughts to other people around.
ProfiRings
Small clubs around one shared interest, inspired by old webrings (on steroids xD). Every ring has its own group chat, a small clubroom in the Plaza and an emblem the leader draws and can share as a badge.
ProfiButtons
Tiny 88x31 buttons, like on old websites. Make your own, swap it with friends and collect theirs on your profile. Exchanging buttons will connect your avatar with other people's at our big Kindred Hearts graph!
Fellows
That's how we call friends here! Folks is everybody, Fellows are folks you befriended :) Once your fellow request is accepted, you can message each other one on one, or sign they guestbook.
Hearts
Little thank-yous from other members. They show on your profile and unlock new frames for Heartbeats and styles for Personals, more looks in the Plaza and many other visual tweaks. They are our cute little points here β™‘

Things you can do here

Make your page trully yours

11 ready-made themes, 23 page colors, you can edit everything with CSS! A 88x31 ProfiButton to swap with friends, webrings buttons for profiles, own guestbook and much more!

Three profiles in three themes: a vintage letter, a neon arcade and candy pop

Browse here as you like

Look people up by interest, keywords (tags) or place, or let chance pick someone and make friends.

Browse Folks

Post a Personal

A few lines about your current moods, opinions, feelings (basically something like tweets xD), on a card you can dress up.

Read the Personals
Personals on cards in different colours and frames

Join a ProfiRing

Small groups around a shared interest, each with its own chat, clubroom, emblem you can draw and link elsewhere.

Find a ProfiRing
A ProfiRing chat where members cheer each other on and give hearts

Write your own Heartbeats

Microblogging space for everyone here. Share your daily happenings, recipes, trips and creations, dress them in a cute frame and collect hearts and comments from other folks ^^

Read Heartbeats
Heartbeats: members' little blog posts in colourful frames, with hearts and comments

Find your Kindred Hearts

A map of little constellations: who shows whose ProfiButton, with everyone grouped by shared interests. Groups are made from your tags, but you can change them by yourself :)

Join to find your spot on the map
The Kindred Hearts map: members as little hearts on coloured patches, joined by threads

Hang out in the Plaza

A small pixel-art town with a fountain, a cafe, a gym, VIP lounge and few friendly bots. Customize your avatar with more than 100 options, join a room, call friends and chat freely. β€»Chats aren't saved anywhere.

Go to the Plaza
The Plaza: friends gather around the fountain, chatting and tossing a coin

Talk one on one

A simple messenger to talk with your friends with temporary history (saving only the newest 500 messages).
Be sure to stay safe, and don't be rude. We are here to enjoy good times together :) If somebody is breaking the peace here please report them.

Collect hearts

Collected Hearts show on your profile, use them to dress up your Personals and Heartbeats and unlock more Plaza avatar customizations.

  • +1 for a like on your Personal
  • +1 for a like on your ProfiRing message
  • +1 for a heart on your Heartbeat, comment or reply
  • +5 for a note in your guestbook

Looking out for you

Report and Block buttons sit on every profile, every ProfileRing, and every report is read by a real person, not an automated algorithm. Feel free to report anything you found wrong.

Your corner of the web is waiting

It's free and no invitation is needed. We'd love to meet you ^^

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