Hello to all 29 of you. This infrequent message is written with freezing fingers in Manhattan. I'm on-site with a client but the client hasn't shown up yet so I'm taking the opportunity to dash this out.
I've been thinking a lot about community recently, and how blogging and Tinyletters can play a role in the modern web. How (and why?) do we carve out these little spaces for ourselves?
Some things I've been writing on that theme:
Every blog takes a village - "But that’s because most people think of blogging as writing at people - when really the key to networked writing is writing for and with people." (oh, so, by the way - you should totally hit reply so we can have a conversation! Not just a one way dialogue...)
On conferences - "Much like blogging has value in networked writing - there’s value in networked talking." Basically - I'm speaking at a conference in San Diego in Feb 2017. But I also really like the words networked talking and I might use them again (headsup!)
Breakfast! - I'm hosting a little meetup this Wed morning at 61 local in Brooklyn for folks curious about content and interested in talking. 8.30 - 10am.
There's lots more to be written on this topic. What's your take on communities? What weird corners of the web do you engage in that aren't Twitter/FB etc? Anyone here still active in (gasp) a forum? Hit reply! Or come to breakfast on Wed and chat!
Over and out for now.
