Blogging
The art and craft of the personal blog — and the business of blogging as part of the creator economy.
Blogger blackmail or blagger blunder? Paid Members Public
Today in “things that depress me”: > One of the biggest points being made on Twitter is that bloggers don’t get stuff for free, but are working for their reviews. I wholeheartedly agree. There is nothing wrong with a blogger being compensated for their work through an experience, goods
Fashion blogging as the new (tired) media mainstream Paid Members Public
The rise, commercialisation, fall and rebirth of fashion blogging [http://www.refinery29.com/fashion-blogging-mainstream]: > “Because there was a period of time where fashion bloggers became quite monotonous…now we’re seeing individuals come through, but on social media as opposed to a web-based platform,” observes Lau. “It’s almost
The lesson of a decade in digital media: trust your instincts Paid Members Public
A lesson I learnt from my big blogging mistake…
Trying out Typed Paid Members Public
So, another new blog platform. For years it felt like we'd narrowed things down to a handful of established blogging platforms, and innovation had slowed to a (relative) trickle. Now, all of a sudden, we have new blog platforms coming think and fast. Most recently there was Ghost
Blog platform Typed enters backer beta Paid Members Public
A crowd-funded blog platform enters beta.
Don't put your daughter on the blog, Mrs Worthington Paid Members Public
Slightly terrifying look into life as a toddler social media celebrity [http://www.racked.com/2015/4/28/8490671/london-scout-the-city-blog-instagram]: > Scout the City [http://scoutthecity.com] is touted as fashion’s first “kids’ influencer” blog [http://www.socialyte.co/digital-fashion-influencers/], its heroine a pint-sized social media giant in the
Vale, Movable Type: a big move for this blog Paid Members Public
Moving from Movable Type to WordPress
Medium's evolution as a publishing platform Paid Members Public
Medium continues to evolve at a fair old clip; * First we had the launch of its more “bloggy” interface to encourage more short form writing [https://medium.com/the-story/a-less-long-more-connected-medium-c345db2d6a56] . * Then they brought writing to the iOS app [https://medium.com/the-story/tell-your-story-anywhere-ef28fedf347], finally: But the most interesting – and possibly
