Ideas for FutureMe
We’re always to eager to hear ideas for the FutureMe community. Either vote on an existing idea or enter a new one!
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Allow us to change the date we receive our letters
So that if we accidentally put the wrong date we could change it.
1,031 votesSo we just added a feature where you have a 48 hour “grace period” during which you can change your letter date (or anything else about the letter)…
…but after that your letter is locked and we are going to keep it that way since the surprise from the past is an important part of what FutureMe offers.
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Allow us to add pictures on so we can see our old self!
It would be really cool put be able to put pictures on so our future selves can see what we used to look like!
882 votesWe launched this feature last week – you can now add pictures to your future letters from either a web cam, or uploading directly from your computer. Hope you guys like it!
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533 votes
yup – you can indeed “Reply to the Past”.!
If you have an account, you can log in, and respond to your past self for a delivered letter.
Oh yeah. Watch out, space-time continuum.
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Allow us to see old letters w/o resending.
For example, I apparently sent a private letter to a friend that was delivered last spring. Sure, I could change the email to mine and do a resend, but that seems like more work than necessary. It's stored on your server anyway, and it's my letter...
235 votesthis is now released! new site where it’s implemented is currently at http://new.futureme.org, and we will be moving the main site over soon.
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why the 30 days!
The concept is great! I was just wondering why the 30 days? Your tag line says emails are more reliable than memory, so what if I have something to do the next week or say day after. Calenders are just too outdated! futureMe could be very useful! I have an idea and here I email it to myself for about a week later. And say what if I have loads of tasks to do the next day, I can just email it to myself! Cheers!
215 votesWe’ve decided to change the minimum to just 7 days…but no shorter!
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Allow users to edit their messages.
Say you just wrote a private email to yourself. Then you decide that you want to make it public, but you want to go back and take out some personal information first. Or maybe you just want to make some small changes without having to send yourself a new email. This could be considered cheating, but maybe you could only have the edit option available for 24 hours after creating the email or something.
195 votesWe have added a “grace period” – where letters can be edited letters for up to 48 hours after they are written
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allow people to mark their favorite public letters.
I used to just save everything on my bookmarks page and then I gave up.
159 votesWe just launched this yesterday!
Any letter you liked will now be saved on your very own “Your Likes” page.
(Release note: only “Likes” since about July 1, 2020 are saved for your account, as previously we did not associate Likes with a user account…sorry! Any Likes in the future will be saved from now on!)
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have a search box for messages
So people can search the archive
155 votesjust launched this as part of the new release of the site, currently on new.futureme.org. we will be moving over the main www site soon.
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Pls allow to attach pictures or other small attachments
Not just webcam pics but upload pictures and zip files.
so people would love to see a photo taken that day or wedding pics ,etc..
pls pls pls91 votesThis is done, for both mobile and desktop web. Though please note you need to be a premium member ($3/year) to add pictures.
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loved ones
I think this is a great idea, Maybe the function to send emails to loved ones, long after you passed on.
57 votesAs Tyrinia mentioned, registered users can indeed send letters to loved ones in the distant future
So unless there is some more specific functionality desired here, we’re going to call this one complete
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write a futureme iphone app
add image, location, a note, and send it to the future to some friends sharing an experience.
49 votesIt’s done and released to the app store!!
Check it out here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/futureme/id457401566? -
allow us to see the latest public letter real-time
At least add the option to see the oldest << and newest >> letters.
36 votesIn the new version of the site, you can see the most recently written letters. Here is the URL:
http://futureme.org/letters/recently_written(You can also see the most recently delivered, top rated, etc…)
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let users see how many stars have been given to a letter
for example in your "outbox" behind the letter it would say how many stars, thereby you could se if others liked your letter
33 voteswe’re now showing “likes” and the total number that each letter has received on the new site – new.futureme.org.
it’s still in “beta” but will be moving over everything in the next few days.
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Show us the current time in the Future Me timezone so that we know when exactly (to the nearest day) letters will arrive
A date isn't specific enough when users come from many different time zones
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Add all of these features! ...and then charge a lifetime $5 membership for the works
So here's the thing...we love FutureMe. And would really like to work on adding all of these features...
...but after some of the novelty wears off of having a cool site that people like...we just kinda wonder whether it's worth our time to keep doing stuff.
I mean, don't get me wrong - totaly love you guys - thanks for using us to be all Future-y...but every now and then it's nice to get paid a little something for doing work...and we don't make much on ads or donations...so what do you tihnk? If we go nuts and add all…
31 votesWe’ve added the ability to contribute to FutureMe w/ a $5 annual membership – thanks to all of you who have already done so!
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Allow users to attach pictures to refresh memories.
FutureMe should allow users to attach a few images so that, in a couple years time... maybe you get a new device and lose your previous pictures... It would add to the surprise of an email from the past you! :)
27 votesAll done!!!
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Allow Litecoin and Bitcoin donations.
Hello,
Could you open a Litecoin and Bitcoin adress so I can donate anonymously?
Please check those sites to learn more about it:
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handle mobile formatting (especially iphone!) better
would be nice if the site was easier to use from a mobile device
19 votesAll done! You should be redirected to m.futureme.org from any mobile device.
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Adding photos / pictures
Let us add pictures to ourselves. :-)
17 votesYou can add pictures is you are a Premium Member (as little as $3/year)
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HEY!
this website is amazing. i am super glad i stumbledupon it.
16 votescool – thanks! I guess this feature is done then? :)
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