OneMillionNotes 📓

OneMillionNotes is a platform designed to host a million shared notes, connecting people globally through each other's short moments in life. It empowers users to capture and share their unaltered thoughts, experiences, and insights, creating a tapestry of perspectives that transcends borders. By making these moments accessible to everyone, OneMillionNotes aims to inspire empathy, foster connection, and celebrate the shared human experience.

Vision 🔍

Our vision is to create a dynamic, collaborative space where:

• Knowledge is freely shared.
• Experiences connect individuals worldwide.
• Creativity and learning thrive through the collective insights of a global community.

Key Features 🔑

• Global Real Time Sharing: A platform to share notes and experiences with people around the world instantly.
• Personal Moments: A space to capture and contribute meaningful snippets from everyday life.
• GenAI Moderation: Powered by Gemini, posts are moderated for malicious intent before they are posted.

Goals 🥅

• Reach One Million Notes: Create a rich repository of shared experiences and ideas.
• Foster Global Connections: Build a community united by curiosity and understanding.
• Inspire and Educate: Encourage creativity, learning, and innovation through shared insights.

Technologies Used 💻

Frontend:

• Next.js (TypeScript)
  • Fast server-side rendering for optimal performance and improved SEO.
• Tailwind CSS
  • Utility-first framework for rapid, consistent styling.
• React Hooks/portals
  • Hooks: Streamline state management and lifecycle logic, making components more maintainable and testable.
  • Portals: Render UI elements outside their parent component’s DOM hierarchy, enabling more flexible layouts and overlay features.

Database & Backend:

• Firebase Firestore
  • Real-time NoSQL database for storing and syncing notes seamlessly.
• Performance
  • react-window
    • Efficient rendering of large lists by only loading visible items.

Deployment:

• Vercel
  • Provides easy deployment for Next.js Together, let's open our perspectives and turn everyday moments into a global movement of connection and understanding.