The people page

A /people page is one solution to the problem of discovering new people online: crowdsourced human recommendation.

The idea is inspired by now pages and a newsletter by Robin Sloan, and I think you should make one!

The guidelines

A people page can take on a few forms:

• A webpage with a /people URL (i.e. example.com/people)
• A section of a webpage (i.e. example.com/home#people)
• A webpage with any URL that shares cool people doing cool things

A people page should recommend people:

• Avoid sharing companies/organizations
• Sharing a group of people who are doing/creating cool things is okay
• Not sure where to draw the line? Make your best judgment call, it’s flexible :)

A people page can share anyone doing anything:

• Share websites, YouTube channels, blogs, podcasts, TikTok accounts, and so on!
• There are so many ways to share and express yourself on the internet

A people page can be styled/formatted however you like:

• Simple list or interactive infinite canvas, make your page however you please
• Just make sure you provide a direct link to the people you share

Keep updating the page as time goes on:

• Let it reflect the people and projects that you are currently enjoying

It takes a village

I hope for a future where a vast network of up-to-date personal recommendations exists on the web – people linking to people. I have no clue if this idea will catch on, but if it does, it will take a village.

Here’s my people page to start things off.

Looking forward to discovering the people that you currently enjoy.