One of the challenges of being a parent in a time where we can share so much of our lives on social media is deciding how much to share about our kids. I decided to stop sharing much more than tidbits about our kids online a year or two ago. One of the reasons I…… Continue reading “Are our present social media posts going to mortify our kids in the future?”
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More thoughts about Micro.blog as an indie social network
Brad Enslen is doing some great work over at Micro.blog, spreading the word about this innovative service. He published a post titled “The Case for Moving Your Social Network to Micro.blog”, that’s pretty self-explanatory. https://ramblinggit.com/2018/12/the-case-for-moving-your-social-network-to-micro-blog/ I think there’s certainly merit in shifting your social network over to something like Micro.blog, in the near term at…… Continue reading More thoughts about Micro.blog as an indie social network
Twitter threads make no sense to me
Twitter threads make no sense to me. I also find then to be pretty frustrating. I’ve read some really interesting, and engaging Twitter threads (you probably have too). Every time I read one, I ask myself two questions: Why is this person going out of their way to share this story/their thoughts on a format…… Continue reading Twitter threads make no sense to me
All The Blogging At Automattic
When I see people dismissing blogs, I can’t help but think that they’re missing a huge opportunity by turning away from this incredible platform.
Is it just me or is mobile blogging still much harder than it should be in 2017? Why is it still such a convoluted process to quote something, easily add links and publish something appetising from a mobile device? Or maybe I'm just using the wrong tools ...
Blogging for 10 years and still going
This blog began its life under a different domain on 6 December 2004. It has survived in one form or another until now, thanks and no thanks to me. I started my blog after tinkering with blogging back in the primordial days of the social Web when blogging was the New Thing, after interactive fora.…… Continue reading Blogging for 10 years and still going
Blogging 2.0 – when your blog becomes your social hub
I started thinking about blogs in a social context. Blogs like this one have become personal hubs where we share our ideas, passions and more.
Techno frazzled
I’m hypothetically on leave at the moment (back at work on the 6th) and my plan was to pull my mind back from the ledge it has lived on for the past year or so and back to rolling green fields caressed by cool breezes and the sounds of my children’s laughter. As usual,…… Continue reading Techno frazzled