WikiTok

In a previous post I wrote about the WikiTok idea. The creator of wikitok.io wrote about his learnings on his blog. While the implementation details might be skipped, the Lessons on Going Viral provides great insights into how he dealt with going viral and what to expect. I took from it that it’s ridiculous how fast some people jump on the hype-train, incorrect information is spread (by other people) and how fast the viral hype is over again.

WikiTok is a project I found via hn . The author mentions that he implemented it based on a X post asking for it. It’s such a simple and cool idea. I love those projects: fast and quite easy to build, they are a super simple showcase and still so many people (myself included) are overengineering things and taking forever to finish or release a first version.

HN discussed if it’s even a real tok since it has no content algorithm like the original TikTok. You could definitely enhance this small app. I tried WikiTok once and now I know I’ve got no time to read random (or personalized) wiki articles. A content algorithm wouldn’t change that. But it’s definitely a nice engineering challenge and a cool side project!