Blogging
The art and craft of the personal blog — and the business of blogging as part of the creator economy.
Blogging after Gawker - still not dead Paid Members Public
Dave Winer reiterates his distinction between blogging and journalism [http://scripting.com/2016/08/25/reportersNeverUnderstoodBlogs.html], in the wake of Gawker’s end: > Blogs are what sources write, not what reporters write. An irreverent scandal sheet written by professional reporters is not a blog. The piece that triggered
Blogosphere magazine: last decade's jargon on today's newsstands Paid Members Public
Of all the things I expected to find in the WHSmith in Clapham Junction, this was not one of them: Blogosphere? (Top shelf, right hand side.) There’s a word I haven’t heard – or used [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2015/01/blogging-evolved-buzzfeed.html] – in a long, long time.
Why you should (still) blog Paid Members Public
A blog is a bet on the long-term value of your content [http://lucasartoni.com/2016/02/02/why-do-i-blog/] Luca Sartoni on why he still blogs: > Social Networking Sites come and go. In ten years from now, Facebook will be different from what we are used now, it’s
The stranglehold of the journalistic orthodoxy Paid Members Public
The stranglehold of the journalistic orthodoxy [http://om.co/2016/01/13/the-journalistic-orthodoxy/] A brutal condemnation of the mindset that has stopped traditional journalism embracing change – and still does – from Om Malik: > Instead of trying to understand this change in behavior, the media establishment kept saying, “It’s not
Medium: cutting journalists out of the news equation Paid Members Public
There’s a certain genius to Medium that I think gets easily lost. Medium [https://medium.com] has solved the biggest problem in blogging: maintaining a blog. Look, running a blog is hard work. I’ve been running this one for 12 years now, and it remains a hungry beast
New mobile blogging workstation in testing… Paid Members Public
I’m playing with a new keyboard and stand combo, to see it I can carry my laptop around a little less. It’s probably just iPad Pro envy – but I’m enjoying the experiment.
The top 10 One Man & His Blog posts of 2015 Paid Members Public
So, how was 2015 for One Man & His Blog? Pretty good, all things considered. I had much less time than usual to devote to the blog, due to a very successful working year, but I still managed a 15% increase on 2014’s traffic. I hope (and have plans)
Open Live Writer is Windows Live Writer reborn Paid Members Public
Windows Live Writer is reborn as Open Live Writer [http://www.nevillehobson.com/2015/12/16/open-live-writer-successor-windows-live-writer/] This is great news for anyone on Windows. The late, lamented Windows Live Writer was by far the best blogging app on Windows, and that fact that it’s continuing will make a
