Blogging
The art and craft of the personal blog — and the business of blogging as part of the creator economy.
The Problem With... Paid Members Public
…turning something you love as a hobby into your job, is that sometimes it leaves you no time to do the thing you love. And the problem with that, is you can start to lose your passion, to forget why you did this in the first place.Note to self:
Afternoon Coffee Reading - 9th March 2010 Paid Members Public
Let’s start with something that’s as much a public information message for the blogosphere as a link: [Why Blog and Comment Spam isn’t Going Away ](http://www.yelvington.com/content/why-blog-and-comment-spam-isnt-going-away) Onwards to linkorama:- [News has become a social experience](http://gigaom.com/2010/03/01/
Seven Years of One Man & His Blog Paid Members Public
This is the 2,568th post on this blog. It also marks seven years since *One Man & His Blog*[began](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2003/03/and_so_it_begin.html). Strangely, I suspect it began much the same way this is being written now – sat at my
Morning Coffee Reading - 17th Feb 2010 Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/02/IMG_2298.jpg] Once more unto the feed reader, dear friends: - [The Rise of Social Algorithms](http://broadstuff.com/archives/2100-The-real-Buzz-is-in-the-Rise-of-Social-Algorithms.html): Referrerals from social networks are beginning to eclipse those from Gooogle. Is this the end of
Morning Coffee Reading - Lingering Tabs Edition Paid Members Public
Stuff I’ve had in tabs for ages: - [A lesson in statistics for journalists](http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1271) – linked for truth - [Stop Selling Scarcity](http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/02/08/stop-selling-scarcity-2/) – Jeff Jarvis has another pick at the fundemental truth that people in
Innovation in Blog Platforms Paid Members Public
Occasionally in recent months, I’ve bemoaned the lack of innovation in blog platforms. However, I’m not being very precise in my use of language there. What I actually mean is the lack of innovation in self-hosted blog platforms – ones you actually upload to your own servers. In the
On Blogging About The iPad Paid Members Public
I have about three iPad-related posts in my head right now. One of them exists in partial form in my blog software. But I can’t bring myself to publish them, and that’s for much the same reason as I refused to blog about the Apple tablet before it
3 Posts About The Future of Blogs & Comments Paid Members Public
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the evolution of blogging, its interaction with social networking, and the role of content-based community on the web in recent weeks. These three posts really chimed with some of my conclusions: - Stephanie takes on[ two evolutions of blogging she really