Re: Mix Blogging
Robert's response to my thoughts about blogging on Bear was an interesting read. He wrote about how "mix blogging" is a hangup for him, and why he prefers to keep status updates and photos separate from his blog.
This was the first time I've heard the term mixed blogging or really thought about each of these different formats in this context.
Mixed blogging isn't a hangup for me because the idea of having one central hub for everything I'm doing on the internet is the reason why I even got back into blogging in the first place. Why I bought my own domain name and why started this website.
Perhaps the lack of a hangup in my case comes down to the fact that I don't view this site as just my blog. I view it as my own personal website.
Which also happens to house my blog, my notes and my photos—plus a bunch of other things I've already built out and will continue to build out in the future.
The disenchantment that drove me away from Twitter and Instagram and back towards blogging doesn't mean I no longer have short, pithy thoughts or links or photos that I want to share. It just means I want to share all those things on my own terms. With a website that I own and control and will always have access to.
Like Robert said though, blogging isn't a one-sized fits all deal. We should all blog and build things based on what works for us.
These are just some quick thoughts on why a mixed blogging setup works for me.