The latest muse-letter was sent out to subscribers earlier today.
You know the drill.
@colinwalker All the very best for the move, Colin. It was some 9 years back that we had taken a similar decision to move across the country -- and it'd all worked out for well. I am sure it would for you too 👍🙂
@colinwalker I think the link is as important as the text itself on a blog, but now, we also have quotes, and hence can reduce the need for the link. But with minimum viable readability with links achieved, blogs can offer a rich and immersive experience.
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When I think of the classic weblog, I don't think of a short-form diary or a series of stories or short think pieces. I think of the old-style site organised squarely around the link...
@bix It doesn’t replace the need, but for casual skimming, it might reduce the need for links was my thinking.
@bix Yes, I suppose we have had the ability for quotes all along, but the readability and automatic thought of “This is obviously a quote” is much much more obvious now with better styling, and it is more like a textbook than a computer terminal of old. As for the article @colinwalker wrote, where he used quotes by Blood, I got the gist of it without having to look up Bloods articles or buying her book, but Inow have made a mental note of it, and might get it later. I think links are essential to blogs, but it can be overdone, and reduce readability.