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Get your loved ones on Lyra instead. Lyra is an open conversation service which respects language, puts the user in control, and is designed with harrassment pr
by lyra_comms 9y ago
Get your loved ones on Lyra instead. Lyra is an open conversation service which respects language, puts the user in control, and is designed with harrassment protection in mind.
We're a nonprofit and don't accept investment.
- williamle8300 9y agoWhat's Lyra? I just see a website that looks like a social media marketing agency.
- lyra_comms 9y agoPlease see www.hellolyra.com
- williamle8300 9y agoIt looks beautiful! It reminds me of Gingko (https://gingkoapp.com https://gingkoapp.com) and Pinboard. How are you guys going to make money? I understand it's a non-profit but you're gonna still need money for servers and man-hours.
- lyra_comms 9y agoThank you! We charge £2.99 per year ($3.80) to users in developed countries. We aim to keep access free for users in developing countries.
- williamle8300 9y agoAwesome. Do you do photo-hosting? I could see that easily sapping away all of your money. Or is it just text?
- lyra_comms 9y agoWe just do text - but we do it well. Text is both very cheap, and very expressive.
- newscracker 9y agoAs I mentioned in a reply to a comment about another text-only platform, not allowing photos and videos will not attract many users. There will be a small niche of users, but it won't become massive without those. It'd be quite similar to web based forums and discussion platforms. I hope you can figure out how to keep the platform running while allowing non-text content.
- lyra_comms 9y agoThanks! We're committed to only text, I'm afraid, and the platform is already sustainable :)
- lyra_comms 9y agoBecoming massive isn't one of our aims (we're a nonprofit).