Reflections on Revival

A couple of months ago, we revived Typetrigger, releasing this new-old app into the world again. It has been wonderful to see old members flutter back and write with us again, as well as seeing new writers who are joining for the first time. I will admit something: I was afraid that Typetrigger might not …

Designing for Social Writing: On the Creation and Revival of Typetrigger

As I prepare to relaunch Typetrigger, I have been asked by several people why the app is designed the way it is. While my ideas about this continue to evolve (and will doubtless shift as a new cadre of writers join the community), I thought I’d take a moment to share the ideas behind it …

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Typetrigger Survey

As long promised, we have built a little survey to collect the thoughts and feelings of our community members. We would love to hear from you about your experiences with the site as we look ahead. Please let us know if you think there are some other interesting questions we should be asking. Even if …

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Typetrigger Login Issues

Hello, Dear Typetrigger People, My apologies for the spotty service lately. We had some major issues with logins and the site was half down for a while. As far as I know, everyone should be able to log in now, as well as reset passwords and start new accounts. I hope the site is stable …

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The Essential Typetrigger: What Won’t Change

As I think about what might change with Typetrigger in the coming months, I am also considering what should not change. Here are a few things, in no particular order, that I really consider fundamental to this tool and community. This is not a complete list, but some things that strike me as central this …

Fix One: Longer Triggers

The fixes are coming in and this one is the most exciting to me. This actually can’t be properly called a fix, since there was never anything broken. When we launched Typetrigger, for reasons I cannot remember (nor comprehend) we had a 17-character limit for triggers. I know, this makes zero sense, especially since we …

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