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I’ve been noticing a lot of exciting big and small innovations in blogging lately.
Here’s a thread of what I’m seeing
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Here’s a thread of what I’m seeing
First of all, I’m seeing a general movement away from centralized platforms like @Medium back to personal blogs.
Blogging is becoming personal again! https://24ways.org/2019/its-time-to-get-personal/">https://24ways.org/2019/its-...
Blogging is becoming personal again! https://24ways.org/2019/its-time-to-get-personal/">https://24ways.org/2019/its-...
The Digital Garden https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Seedling" aria-label="Emoji: Seedling">
Additionally, I’m seeing a number of people (e.g. @tomcritchlow, @jhooks) ditching the publish button as they begin to cultivate their own digital gardens. https://dev.to/jbranchaud/the-digital-garden-l10">https://dev.to/jbranchau...
Additionally, I’m seeing a number of people (e.g. @tomcritchlow, @jhooks) ditching the publish button as they begin to cultivate their own digital gardens. https://dev.to/jbranchaud/the-digital-garden-l10">https://dev.to/jbranchau...
Post in Progress https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warning sign" aria-label="Emoji: Warning sign">
I like how @kurtkemple is playing around with what it means for a post to be finishedhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌸" title="Cherry blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Cherry blossom"> or a work in progress https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Seedling" aria-label="Emoji: Seedling"> https://twitter.com/kurtkemple/status/1239720869561335810">https://twitter.com/kurtkempl...
I like how @kurtkemple is playing around with what it means for a post to be finished
Blogging Honeypots https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍯" title="Honey pot" aria-label="Emoji: Honey pot">
I’ve heard that @swyx sometimes creates placeholder posts on his blog. If he sees that enough people click through to it or there are requests for it to be written, then he writes it.
I’ve heard that @swyx sometimes creates placeholder posts on his blog. If he sees that enough people click through to it or there are requests for it to be written, then he writes it.
Newsletter-ify Your Blog https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📨" title="Incoming envelope" aria-label="Emoji: Incoming envelope">
@kentcdodds and others release their blog posts via their newsletter first and then publish later.
Then there are date-less evergreen posts that can be integrated into what @jhooks calls a shadow newsletter. https://joelhooks.com/shadow-newsletter-for-evergreen-emails-in-convertkit">https://joelhooks.com/shadow-ne...
@kentcdodds and others release their blog posts via their newsletter first and then publish later.
Then there are date-less evergreen posts that can be integrated into what @jhooks calls a shadow newsletter. https://joelhooks.com/shadow-newsletter-for-evergreen-emails-in-convertkit">https://joelhooks.com/shadow-ne...
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@tomcritchlow recently wrote about the idea of blogging patterns/primitives and shared some of the ones he is finding useful, like the <detail> tag. https://tomcritchlow.com/2020/03/16/new-blogging-3/">https://tomcritchlow.com/2020/03/1...
@tomcritchlow recently wrote about the idea of blogging patterns/primitives and shared some of the ones he is finding useful, like the <detail> tag. https://tomcritchlow.com/2020/03/16/new-blogging-3/">https://tomcritchlow.com/2020/03/1...
Blog Chains https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛓" title="Chains" aria-label="Emoji: Chains">
This post, by @tomcritchlow, and other are part of what he has termed “blog chains.” It’s a great concept that integrates well with the idea of a digital garden. https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/07/17/blogchains/">https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/07/1...
This post, by @tomcritchlow, and other are part of what he has termed “blog chains.” It’s a great concept that integrates well with the idea of a digital garden. https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/07/17/blogchains/">https://tomcritchlow.com/2019/07/1...
Make It Interactive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎛" title="Control knobs" aria-label="Emoji: Control knobs">
Several of @JoshWComeau& #39;s blog posts have interactive demos that he uses to teach concepts in an engaging way as you read through the post.
https://joshwcomeau.com/animation/dynamic-bezier-curves/">https://joshwcomeau.com/animation...
Several of @JoshWComeau& #39;s blog posts have interactive demos that he uses to teach concepts in an engaging way as you read through the post.
https://joshwcomeau.com/animation/dynamic-bezier-curves/">https://joshwcomeau.com/animation...
Ditch Chronology https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📆" title="Tear-off calendar" aria-label="Emoji: Tear-off calendar">
I feel like this post from @amyhoy, "How the Blog Broke the Web", is calling us back to hand crafted and curated webpages and blogs, rather than the hegemony of chronologically-sorted blogs. https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/">https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs...
I feel like this post from @amyhoy, "How the Blog Broke the Web", is calling us back to hand crafted and curated webpages and blogs, rather than the hegemony of chronologically-sorted blogs. https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/">https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs...
