An aside on blog platforms

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I’m still pondering where next, technology-wise, for this blog. I’ve been watching the conversation around static versus dynamic rendering of pages that’s cropped up here and there, and I’m inclined to think I’d be happiest with static rendering of the main content, with dynamic commenting.

And that looks like Melody or Movable Type 5 with Disqus commenting to me.

I’m downloading the release candidate of Melody in another window as I type this…

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.