I like to think how on Pinterest they call it a ‘board’ — a polished, aesthetically pleasing mood board that just hangs on a wall or sits on a shelf, admired and appreciated as a baseline for something good. But on Are.na, it’s a ‘channel’ — literally pathways that connect us into different people’s minds. Instead of static boards, channels are made of building blocks that are never-ending, always evolving, raw, and in ways that feel communal, conceptual, and even vulnerable. And if Are.na really takes its name from ‘arena,’ then it’s fitting — a shared space where ideas are showcased, exchanged, and brought into connection, not just displayed

just try it

slowcial media

a reminiscent of the old internet

A place to rebuild the internet, brick by brick

this thing start-ups are copying and calling a "creative library" or a "discovery engine".

a place to organize my silly little ideas

The underrated cool kids

a usb drive but it’s inside the computer

it is the party

Are.na is to the web what good record stores are to music

내 사랑

Ka - Cold Facts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKlCUHjU7p4

A radio of thoughts - you can tune in or start a frequency. it's lo-fi but hi-brow?

serendipity

a personal Rosetta Stone

It's a quiet space on the internet—no ads, no algorithms, etc. Just pure, intentional curation of ideas, free from noise & vanity metrics. It's kinda like Pinterest, but a lot more intentional, distraction-free (ish). Like a mood board meets a mind map.

Here are all my little things
I like them
They make me happy
Maybe they make you happy too
If so, you can connect them to your little things
So we all have little things together

Choose-your-own-adventure game

mind maze

cool & quiet corner of the internet

Software for thinking with
Thinking together
A portal to someone else’s interiority (how do we measure this interface’s level of generosity?)

a tide pool to get lost & find yourself & others in

a public collaborative filtering dataset

(unfortunately I live in SF)