Giles thinks we need more options for independent online publishing than WordPress, and they should be extremely simple to use.
I absolutely agree - all of this is way too complicated. And I do this stuff for a living.
Giles thinks we need more options for independent online publishing than WordPress, and they should be extremely simple to use.
I absolutely agree - all of this is way too complicated. And I do this stuff for a living.
It's not something I had to think about a lot, because honestly my personal sensibilities are are even more vanilla than most corporate social media sites. Alas, he is of course absolutely right, people should be able to let their freak flag fly on their own websites and curators (human or semi-automated like webrings) should give them spaces to do so.
Trust me on the websites.
(Oh. And the sunscreen.)
This is amazing
Personal websites are the best
Oh, interesting idea! The wavey underline reminds me of a spellchecker, though.
The whole problem space of social norms, audience etc. is super interesting, especially in spaces like the IndieWeb and the Fediverse which are by definition fractured and diverse.
Absolutely. You should have a personal website, even if it is just a simple landing page.
I like links
This is quite a list.
I think this is the last post I link to on the topic of Social Media bridges. It is a really good one, though.
I'm pretty sure that's it:
And maybe what’s missing now is simply connection.
The connections and communications moved to "Social Media" and will probably stay there.
Personal websites are the best
These days its all meme accounts
This is delightful.
Fascinating
Yes. You, too.
This is interesting. I didn't expect POSSE explained on The Verge in that much detail
Go do it!