An interesting article from Anil Dash (one of the early Movable Type pioneers) on how the web has changed over the past decade or so, in how people use it and in how its commercial aspects have changed online utility and values. In most case it's because of the rise of walled social system gardens which lock up content, both word and pictures, in a form that's often non-extractable and non-searchable.
It's something that I've kept in mind as I've played more with social media. It's why I still have an individual blog as the repository of record for stuff I write (even the Google Plus and Twitter stuff) (and even the comments, when I can wangle it). It's why I still treat Flickr, an open (if Yahoo-owned) system, as my photo repository of choice (when I finally get stuff loaded there, cough), and also keep a copy on my home systems (and backed up).
Some good thoughts here for anyone on their online presence and who they're trusting with what.
(h/t +Wendy Cockcroft)
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The Web We Lost
The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment…
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