Send packages via social networks (without disclosing recipient address) (opens in new tab)

I'm not in the target market, but https://sendsocial.com/how_it_works doesn't really say explicitly that the sender address cannot be read from the barcode. Obviously, most humans cannot read barcodes, but that's not very good security.

This does require a bit of thought to solve, since you most likely don't want to discard the return address. A bit of crypto can solve this, but that puts quite a bit of work on the delivery service.

(On an unrelated note, what's with forcing every page to https? It doesn't hurt, but it's a bit wasteful.)

This is brilliant. I've been wanting UPS to add something like this themselves.

They've focused on the social aspect, which is great, and would be a perfect fit for reddit's current secret santa project. However, I think the applications in traditional e-commerce have more widespread potential.

For instance, I frequently purchase parts from dubious vendors on pricewatch.com, and I would love to give them a SendSocial address instead of my real address. If its easy enough, I'd use that address for everything I bought online from Amazon to eBay.

Design is very nice too BTW. I like the subtle 4chan reference in the main graphic too, fits the target audience.

Edit: Just noticed its only available in the UK. That's too bad, I hope it comes to the US soon.

Edit 2: Just noticed the nav links have no anchor text. If you're using Firefox, goto View -> Page Style -> No Style, and you'll find the page isn't very usable.

Kinda scratching my head. It's definitely a well done site and app. Problem is, there is no problem here. I'm not going to ship you a package to your @twittername address. The few times a year I send someone something via mail, I'm going to want it to be over and done with. I don't want to have to wait for you to respond to a tweet (which 90% of the people I know don't regularly use or ever will).

Any comments and suggestions I can pass on to the founders would be greatly appreciated.

Google Chrome gives false alarm:

"This is probably not the site you are looking for!

You attempted to reach sendsocial.com, but instead you actually reached a server identifying itself as a248.e.akamai.net. This may be caused by a misconfiguration on the server or by something more serious. An attacker on your network could be trying to get you to visit a fake (and potentially harmful) version of sendsocial.com. You should not proceed."

Sounds like it will work great until you send a GPS tracker along.

Gotta give them credit for not copying anyone else.

I can think of all sorts of uses, and the ones involving disreputable commerce (i.e. porn delivery) should provide enough revenue in the short term so that the clean ones can take root.

The tagline is "Send anything Anywhere". Yet, from the pricing page I get the impression this is only valid for limited values of "everywhere"... (The FAQ doesn't contain info on coverage).