Love/Hate. That’s the relationship I have with my blog these days. I still ‘write’ plenty of blogposts in my head, just don’t get to writing them down for real when I have the time to do it. And that annoys me a little to be honest. Although the blog is not the only part of my online presence anymore since there are also Posterous, Flickr, Twitter and numerous other initiatives it still is sort of central to all initiatives and I’m not ready to turn it off yet.
I still believe strongly in having a central landing page, for people and for brands, around which all the other initiatives gravitate so to say. I don’t agree with Steve Rubel’s view on the concept of the siteless web for that matter. It’s clear that sole focus on your own website is a bit short-sighted today, so extending one’s web presence in social for instance is crucial. What I don’t want to do is put the center of my presence on a service that gives me only limited control, that I don’t own 100%. But hey that’s me.
So enough stuff to share, I’ll be making time again to write them down. Cheers.
I’m with you. Leaving your brand in the hands of other platforms is a huge risk. Facebook can turn off your fan page with little recourse. Twitter can suspend your account. Who needs that worry?
Looking forward to more blogging ;)
Thanks Gavin. That’s the idea :)