Anonymous apps tell the unvarnished truth - Business - The Boston Globe

Strange days indeed

"I’m dialed into a different kind of gossip show, served up by Whisper and Secret, two free online services where people reveal everything but their names. Here the conversations are bawdy, tear-stained, hilarious — and incognito. Soldiers gripe about Afghanistan, wives snipe at their husbands, children fret about their aging parents.


Beneath a curtain of anonymity, millions of Whisper and Secret users boldly say the unsayable, while millions of others look on with astonished, shame-faced delight. The experience may not be altogether noble, but it’s certainly addictive."

Anonymous apps tell the unvarnished truth - Business - The Boston Globe