I doubt I’ll ever be the sort of person that enjoys camping in the snow, bit I can enjoy the stunning photos of those who do.
Jared Newman wanted a blog that would automatically crosspost to the major social services. And he found his answer:
I tried a bunch of different options for my cross-posting setup, but the one that worked best involves a service called Micro.blog.
Another test, for @index@www.coffeeandcomplexity.com
What happens if I try to mention Ghost Activity Pub beta users like @index@john.onolan.org or @index@www.coffeeandcomplexity.com or @index@www.peterzimon.com from micro.blog?
Nice to be quoted in this piece about Bluesky versus Threads by a former student, Hannah Murphy, in the Financial Times today.
If you remember and still miss Nuzzel, and use Bluesky or Mastodon, have I got good news for you.
This tool shows you the most shared links in your network. Hella useful.
My advice to any writer looking to start a new site based on the newsletter model would be to consider Substack last, not first. Not because Substack is a Nazi bar, which I don’t think it is at all, but simply because there are clearly better options, and the company’s long term goal is clearly platform lock-in.
Pretty sure that this isn’t what GoPros are designed for, but this still makes me smile when I rewatch it…
Today the Podcasting MA students are going to learn what RSS is and why it matters — whether they like it or not… :-)