Joel Gascoigne on the resurgence of blogging. Did it ever leave?

It feels like blogging and personal websites are back. And tinkering and sharing experiments, too.

I suspect this never actually went away, but I think in the absence of a social network based on open standards, it became less interconnected.

It’s wonderful to have a broader gathering place again.

— Joel Gascoigne

Like Joel says, I am glad to see blogs and personal websites gaining more exposure again and, more importantly, that we’re gathering in places to share our blogs as well. We’re reconnecting with other bloggers once again. We have more places to meet, not just the one.

These days, BlueSky, Micro.blog, and Mastodon are my regular hangout places. They are open meeting places in that they either employ open standards or create open standards to improve social media decentralisation. They have chronological timelines, don’t do ads, and all support RSS feeds.

I’m more than happy to share on these platforms, and I hope that others will continue to as well.