PostCrossing is a project that allows anyone to receive postcards (paper ones, not electronic) from random places in the world.
The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from
all over the world, for free. The main line is: if you send a postcard,
you'll receive at least one back, from a random postcrosser somewhere
in the world. There are lots of people who like to receive mail. If you
add to that, the surprise factor of receiving postcards from different
places in the world that you probably never heard about is you can turn
your mailbox into a little surprise box.
Postcrossing has contributed to the broader idea of social design by connecting people from all over the world in a unique, interpersonal way. With today’s forms of communication becoming more electronic and anonymous with internet technology, Postcrossing is a refreshing return to a more personal form of contact between people.
At its second year, in July, of putting smiles onto peoples faces all over the world, Postcrossing has already reached 600,000 postcards receive.
The creator of Postcrossing, Paulo Magalhães, originates from Portugal and is 26 years old. A recent graduate of Minho University in Portugal, studying computer science and systems engineering, Magalhães currently resides in Shanghai, China working in a web development company. He works on Postcrossing in his freetime.
Although the Postcrossing project initially started as a hobby, it created a new concept of uniting random people all over the world through a cheap and common medium as a simple postcard. Many friendships over borders have been creating through it and together with it, sharing of cultural facts of each country.
Postcrossing has contributed to the broader idea of social design by connecting people from all over the world in a unique, interpersonal way. With today’s forms of communication becoming more electronic and anonymous with internet technology, Postcrossing is a refreshing return to a more personal form of contact between people.
At its second year, in July, of putting smiles onto peoples faces all over the world, Postcrossing has already reached 600,000 postcards receive.
The creator of Postcrossing, Paulo Magalhães, originates from Portugal and is 26 years old. A recent graduate of Minho University in Portugal, studying computer science and systems engineering, Magalhães currently resides in Shanghai, China working in a web development company. He works on Postcrossing in his freetime.
Although the Postcrossing project initially started as a hobby, it created a new concept of uniting random people all over the world through a cheap and common medium as a simple postcard. Many friendships over borders have been creating through it and together with it, sharing of cultural facts of each country.
