Blogging
A list of good enough blogging platforms by price if you just want to write
Plus some blog recommendations as a nice side effect.
Blogging
Social Networks
Realizations about actually avoiding social media
I’ve had or re-had a few realizations lately that have helped me greatly: 1. Crossposting to or across social media is counterproductive if doing so to avoid social media. Applies to POSSE too. 2. Having a domain for micro thoughts, day-to-day photos, comments, and random musings is a waste
Blogging
Responding is better than replying
The other day I posed a question on the Web that has (gladly) initiated a string of responses from people. And by that I do not mean comments on social media but entire blog posts. Before sharing a few thoughts on that and making it all meta (the good kind)
Blogging
If I was born and brought up in the time of modern social media, would I even blog?
This was the question I asked on the Web yesterday, and people had interesting responses. Imagine you were born and brought up in a time where Twitter and Instagram always existed. Would you still blog? Many said no, which I find to be an interesting conclusion especially for people who
Writing
The story of my blogs
I’m the latest guest on the “People and Blogs” series by Manu. Hearing from people in this series has been a great way for me to meet some of their blogs over coffee. And now some of you web humans reading this might like the story of my blogs
Social Networks
Reinventing the wheel
Instagram (I): Stories are not posts. They disappear after 24 hours. People (P): What if I want to retain them? I: Now you can archive stories P: I don’t like some people I: Okay, you can mute their stories too P: I want to organize stories I: Now you
Blogging
You can now follow my articles on Flipboard, Mastodon and Bluesky
I’m now auto-sharing articles and blog posts from my space blog and Journal J on some non-questionable open social networks that also federate (interoperate): MastodonFlipboardBluesky Follow wherever you like. For a better reading experience, directly subscribe to my blogs via email or RSS. PS: Since both my blogs are
Blogging
LinkedIn Newsletters are spam and a scam
Many people have been suggesting me to start a “LinkedIn Newsletter” for my space articles specifically because it will tap into my existing connections and their networks on the platform. After much reluctance against joining yet another siloed service, I thought perhaps it doesn’t hurt to give it a
Blogging
Medium, Wordpress.com and social platforms are siloes you should try avoiding
It’s fairly popular to write blog posts on Medium or WordPress.com. As I argue in my post on How to feel at home on the Internet, that’s a good thing compared to posting on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube or siloes alike. Unlike most social media platforms, blogs are
Blogging
Colored vs. underlined links, or why the latter is better
A nice internet friend, Kev Quirk, recently resonated with this blog post of mine and shared it with his readers. I figure this is a good time to remind my readers of the same, so here you go. Colored text links on the Internet are popular. The familiar blue touted
Blogging
How I got my space blog listed on Google News
A lot of people have asked me lately how I got my space blog listed on Google News. Doing so has enhanced the distribution of my articles and the Moon Monday newsletter on Google Search and News as well as other channels like the Discover feed on Android and Chrome.
Reading
Blogs by female authors that I like
Colin Walker recently listed blogs by female authors he reads, so as to promote diversity and improve representation of voices on the Web. It’s a nice idea, and so I replied there with a quick list of my own. But I think it deserves a proper blog post to