Pure Blogger: ‘Pure blogging’ is ‘blogging because you have something to say’.

Ribbonfarm is Retiring: The how and why of Venkatesh Rao - creator of the term ‘cozyweb’ I think - ceasing his 17 year old blog.

You Can’t Own The Social Web: Would the ‘Social Web Foundation’ better be thought of as an Activitypub trade group?

The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted: There’s plenty of good stuff out there even if - or perhaps especially if - you’re in a position to boycott the big social media sites.

Moving to Pika: In which a post about changing blog hosts turns out to be full of commentary on coping with the exhausting conditions of modern existence.