">
TechMoran
  • About Us
  • Deals
  • Jobs
  • Motoring
    • Money
  • Pitch Your Startup
  • Submit Your Post
  • Freelance Gigs
  • Travel
  • Men’s Corner
  • Dating
Sunday, January 17, 2021
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition
No Result
View All Result
TechMoran
">
Home Startups

This site is allowing Kenyans to share their insane secrets online

Sam Wakoba by Sam Wakoba
5 years ago
in Startups
9 min read
0

Founded late last year, MySecret.co.ke aims to help Kenyans shed off anonymously the burden of secrets that they have been keeping to themselves to reduce gobbling stress and anxiety.

The site is allowing users share just about anything anonymously for at times solid , non-judgemental advice or weird nonsense in the same measure.

“This helps people let go of an issue that may have been bothering them for years,” says Ken Kariuki, its developer.”This is something that was non-existent in the country before. People keep secrets because they are afraid of sharing them with friends or family for fear of being rejected, scorned or stigmatized, and this can be harmful.”

Kariuki tells TechMoran that the site was designed in a simple way to make it easy to use. At the top there’s a box starting with the words ‘My secret is….’. You are required to type your secret there and click ‘Share My Secret’. It will immediately appear on top of other secrets and users will be able to read, comment, like or dislike the secret.

“It is automatically assigned a secret number and shows the date and time of posting. Users can also use the social buttons just below the secret to share on Facebook, Google Plus or Twitter. The maximum character count is 350,” adds Kariuki.

For every secret posted there’s a comment box starting with the words ‘I think….’. That’s where you’ll be able to type your thoughts and post. The secrets that elicit the most comments will automatically appear on the site’s ‘Most Commented’ page. The same happens to the ‘Most Liked’ and ‘Most Disliked’ secrets. There’s a logarithmic system in place to take care of that. Comments can only contain 200 characters or less.

READ  Nigeria's ToLet raises $1.2 million Series A round from Frontier Digital Ventures

The site also has a search box where one can search a secret anytime using the secret number. MySecret aim to make its cash through banner ads and affiliate programs which they are already experimenting with.

Related posts

Adam Molai’s JUA Kickstarter Fund Doubles to $2M to Kickstart African Entrepreneurship

January 15, 2021
0

Nigeria’s TeamApt pivots to serve consumers, eyes expansion into West & North Africa

January 14, 2021
0

Cellulant Group CEO Ken Njoroge to step down in June

January 14, 2021
0
work from home kenya

OZÉ Raises $700k To Digitize African MSMEs & Offer Them Affordable Capital

January 14, 2021
0

The team also intends to introduce a small fee in the upcoming ‘Connect’ section to help us serve users better. The site is still in its infancy, and there’s a lot of potential in the future says Kariuki who is now using Facebook, Twitter and blog posts to market his site in a bid to make it a household name.

Though the site is gaining popularity so fast, Kariuki says it’s a new concept in the country so some people are skeptical about the site.

“They tend to think that we are out to get them after they post their secrets, which is not the case, as we collect no data from the users and are unable to determine user identities,” Kariuki told TechMoran. “Posting of malicious content by a few guys is another problem, but not a major one as we have a standby team to moderate.”

As the only secrets sharing platform in the country, Ken knows others may crop up later, but the kind of technology he says he has used makes the site exceptional and hard to copy.

READ  Savannah Fund Leads Series A Funding Round in South Africa's BabyGroup

“Our users enjoy freedom of speech with less moderation, reason why many visit mysecret.co.ke and the MySecret Kenya app daily. We have made both the website and Android app easy to navigate. This guarantees a satisfactory user experience. We also suffer zero downtimes!” Ken adds.

Kariuki, a journalist by profession and a graduate of the East Africa School of Journalism, says him and his team of six are about to add a new section called ‘Connect’, which will enable people to get in touch. Basically, a user will be able to post what they are looking for and leave their contacts. Anyone interested will then hit the ‘Connect’ button and immediately get the contact details.

MySecrets is also considering having full-time counsellors on board to offer real-time advice for free to depressed users as he realizes most people on MySecret seem to be going through a lot in life and a piece of advice from a qualified counsellor would go a long way in making their lives better.

“We are actively exploring new ways of improving the site. We intend to become the biggest shoulder Africa can lean on by introducing MySecret to the rest of the continent. The aim of this is to support as many people as possible to have less stress and anxiety and increased emotional wellbeing, as well as connect them to local and national support organisations in times of need,” concludes Kariuki.

Readers 2,329

Share

  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Tags: datingKenyaSecretsstartups
Sam Wakoba

Sam Wakoba

Taking you on tour through Africa's tech ecosystem, one startup at a time! [email protected]

Related Posts

Entrepreneurship

Adam Molai’s JUA Kickstarter Fund Doubles to $2M to Kickstart African Entrepreneurship

January 15, 2021
0
Startups

Nigeria’s TeamApt pivots to serve consumers, eyes expansion into West & North Africa

January 14, 2021
0
Business

Cellulant Group CEO Ken Njoroge to step down in June

January 14, 2021
0
work from home kenya
Startups

OZÉ Raises $700k To Digitize African MSMEs & Offer Them Affordable Capital

January 14, 2021
0
Startups

France’s OTT platform Molotov expands into 7 African countries

January 14, 2021
0
Startups

Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding

January 13, 2021
0
alternative energy building clouds energy
Startups

West Africa’s Daystar Power raises $38 million to accelerate its regional expansion

January 13, 2021
0
Startups

UK & Egypt’s Docspert Health Raises Six-Figure Seed to expand its Telemedicine Platform

January 13, 2021
0

https://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoB
ADVERTISEMENT

Join our Mailing List

Loading

Recent Posts

realme to release more phones in 2021 to grow its smartphone market share

January 16, 2021

What You Need To Know To Manage Your Network Effectively

January 16, 2021

Baidu establishes an Intelligent electric vehicle arm to bring autonomous cars on a road near you

January 15, 2021

Adam Molai’s JUA Kickstarter Fund Doubles to $2M to Kickstart African Entrepreneurship

January 15, 2021

History of Binance: The Success and Failure of One of the Most Popular Cryptocurrency Exchange

January 15, 2021
">
">

Follow Us

">

There are many sites out there focused on blowing off some steam, from funny entertainment to thrilling experiences like playing online, in some cases online gaming could grant you the chance to win extra money. We came across rocketpot.io while browsing for a good btc casino online and it left us a very good impression with their wide variety of games and crypto offering.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

No Result
View All Result
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: