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Blogging
Four Great Years of Micro.blogging!
When people write about blogging platforms or services they often focus on features and functions. I say hogwash to that. There is only one thing that matters about a blogging solution — does it create an environment where you want to write? For me, micro.blog does that better …
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Bring Back Inline Replies
The vast majority of the email I reply to I do a simple top reply. Particularly on mobile. It is fast and simple. However, I have started replying to friends and family with longer inline replies. It feels sort of old fashioned, like I’m writing a letter. It puts me in a context …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Bring Back Inline RepliesI 💛 micro.blog
I noticed that it was four years ago today that I signed up to back Indie Microblogging on Kickstarter. Micro.blog has evolved so much since launch and has firmly taken the place as my favorite blogging platform. Micro.blog removes the friction from publishing, and is deceptively …
Keep reading · 1 minute: I 💛 micro.blogBetter Weekly Thing Description
Writing to describe myself or one of my projects is hard for me. Those little “About” boxes all over profile pages on the web fill me with dread. For the Weekly Thing having a strong description is critical and I knew it needed improvement. I found Josh Spector’s Five-Day Plan to …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Better Weekly Thing DescriptionI so enjoyed these articles from CJ Chilvers on personal websites and link posts. He captures a lot of what I love about my own website and why I have given my link blog a real place online. Thanks to another wonderful personal website from Patrick Rhone for highlighting these.
There are still great, independent, personal websites out there. You just have to find them. It is worth the effort. Come join us out here! 👋
1,000 Subscribers
I’ve had a “soft” goal for the Weekly Thing to get to 1,000 subscribers and it got there today! Plus it is fun that Buttondown sends a note like this.
Commenting and Reactions added to Link Blog
I’ve been toying with the idea of having commenting on my Link Blog. I ran across Hyvor Talk and just set it up to give it a try. It has a really nice interface and looks great. I like the simple reaction options too. Also, it has privacy features and isn’t funded by hidden ads. …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Commenting and Reactions added to Link Blog“Ted Lasso of newsletters”
CJ Chilvers shared a shout out to The Weekly Thing in his newsletter this week: I love The Weekly Thing by Jamie Thingelstad. It’s the Ted Lasso of newsletters. I especially like his idea for a Tesla date night. All I need now is the Tesla! Santa? “Ted Lasso of newsletters" is …
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