If the web is participatory, and I really think it is, then how come blogging can feel so lonely?
Beyond blogging platforms
A blog is a blog is a blog. At least that’s what I used to think. In reality, it isn’t quite that simple. Some people just blog and don’t care about the...
Blogroll – Manu
I believe we should all blog more and connect more with strangers. There's not much I can do as an individual. I can offer to be your first reader, …
A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox
When writing in public, there is a common idea that you should make it accessible. This is a left over from mass media.
A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox
When writing in public, there is a common idea that you should make it accessible. This is a left over from mass media.
Is Self Hosted Blogging Dead?
Or, the case against hosted blogging options. More and more I find myself reading articles on blog networks, and by networks I mean Medium. There was a promising short lived moment where smaller, topic-oriented blog networks like Svbtle (amongst others) started appearing, but even those seem to have gone by
I miss human curation
Where are my internet friends? And where are their weird blogs?
WordPress is at a Crossroads
I’ve been a WordPress user for nearly 14 years. I’ve watched as it has grown from a plucky little blogging platform struggling to compete…
Build the web you want to see
My website, James’ Coffee Blog, is now over five years old. I seldom thought about how old my website was until recently, when I looked and realised that years had passed since the single black-and-white HTML page that comprised my site. “Hyperlinks are my friend,” I said, in a playful tone whose message foreshadowed my deepening appreciation for the web and what the web could be. Five years on, I find myself as invigorated about the web as I was at the beginning. I started what would become James’ Coffee Blog interested in blogging, seeing a personal website as a way to share words on the web. Those words would help me nurture my passion for writing. My website could, I learned, be a place for me to grow and experiment as a writer. Having a website encouraged me to ask the question what could I write today? Whether or not I published what I wrote, I was writing. I was making something. I was proud. My passion for the web is fuelled not only by my own experiences writing, but by seeing what others make. Seeing others’ websites, I have asked myself questions like How did they make that?, spurring my interest in web design. Web design is a topic I would later find the motivation to study in greater depth. I have been delighted by stories that people have shared, eliciting reactions in me from I see myself in this to That was fascinating! Blog posts on personal websites have made me curious, they have made me feel seen, they have satisfied my interest in learning – they have opened up new worlds, from the technical to the poetic, from the introspective to the collaborative. When I was thinking what would be a good fit for The Good Internet Magazine – a publication whose very existence makes me excited about the future of the web – a question came to mind: “what have I learned over the years that a new web weaver would find interesting?” Here is my answer to that question.
“The Linux of social media”—How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging
George RR Martin's platform switch reminds us of an early blogging giant greatly changed.
What Made Blogging Different?
Whether I like it or not, the first line of my obituary...
Death of the private self: how fifteen years of Facebook changed the human condition
In 2004, the social network site was set up to connect people. But now, with lives increasingly played out online, have we forgotten how to be alone?
Why Lonely People Stay Lonely
It’s not because they don’t understand social skills.
blogs.social — Discover the open web
Discover and follow blogs across Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and the open social web.
How to Fix Social Media by Injecting A Chunk of the Blogosphere
Not all hour-long podcasts are worthwhile, but I found this one by The Atlantic’s Matt Thompson and Alexis Madrigal to be pretty compelling. The subject: how to
Why and how I'm embracing open social blogging (and less traditional social media). I've been working on this post for ages, rewriting etc because things keep changing/improving! Have decided to just post it as is. 😁 #Atmosphere
Embracing open social blogging in the Atmosphere (and less traditional social media)
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