Links

Blogroll

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In the early days of blogging it was common to have a “blogroll” in the sidebar to link to friends, colleagues, and your favorite sites, with a focus on other blogs rather than just your favorite websites or products. So I created one with my favorite internet destinations, with all flavors of topics I’m interested in.

I’m going to do this again, too.

Closing the microblogging Slack

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It is not sustainable for me to work on new Micro.blog features at the current pace as well as be responsive in Slack. If someone has a question about Micro.blog, I want to point them to the best place to get a thorough answer, and that’s email.

Slack also has a couple problems:

  • It’s a proprietary platform that doesn’t fit well with our goals for Micro.blog. For example, you can’t have your own domain name for Slack, which makes migrating away very difficult.
  • Because the search is limited to only recent messages, it is less useful as a resource to new members.

Totally agree with this. Manton has been great on support, but I wondered if it was sustainable. And more importantly, I very much agree with the openness argument.

The Revolt of the Public in 10 Minutes

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Author Martin Gurri posted this quick 10 minute summary of his book The Revolt of the Public.

His insights connect information dissemination, institutions, and authority — the public expects unrealistic levels of service and expertise from institutions, while institutions also promise far more than they’re capable of delivering.

This is going onto my reading list.