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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
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/
Blogging is becoming personal again! https://24ways.org/2019/its-time-to-get-personal/
The Digital Garden 
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
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
Post in Progress 
I like how @kurtkemple is playing around with what it means for a post to be finished
or a work in progress https://twitter.com/kurtkemple/status/1239720869561335810
I like how @kurtkemple is playing around with what it means for a post to be finished
or a work in progress https://twitter.com/kurtkemple/status/1239720869561335810
Blogging Honeypots 
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 
@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
@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
Blogging Primitives 
@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/
@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/
Blog 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/
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/
Make It Interactive 
Several of @JoshWComeau'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/
Several of @JoshWComeau'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/
Ditch Chronology 
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/
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/
