I would often see people post tweetstorms, long threads of related tweets, to tell an extended story.
Invariably people see these threads and say "Why don't/didn't you just post that on your website as a blog post instead?"
(In fact, why don't you try it on this very tweet?)
I've personally been using the #IndieWeb concept of P.O.S.S.E. (Post on your Own Site and Syndicate Elsewhere) for a while now. I'll post my content on my personal website first and only then syndicate a copy to Twitter. indieweb.org/POSSE
But today, for the first time in a very LONG time, I'm posting this particular thread to Twitter first...
Then when I'm done, I'll roll it all up conveniently using the awesome @ThreadReaderApp which will put a nice readable version on their site.
Presto!
Blogpost, right??
Sadly, I don't own that copy...
It really needs to be on my blog for that to work, right?!
"But wait. There's more." as they say in advertising.
Now with the help of @ThreadReaderApp, and the Micropub plugin for #WordPress, I'll be able to view my thread on ThreadReader in a brand new bonus feature that's currently in beta.
Yes, you guessed it! It's that wondrous "Publish to Blog" button!!
With a quick click, @ThreadReaderApp will authenticate and I can authorize it to publish to my WordPress site on my behalf.
I can now publish the entire thread to my own website!!
Now this thread that I've published to Twitter will live forever archived on my own website as its own stand-alone blogpost.
Huzzah!!
I'm not sure how often I'm prone to do this in the future, but I hope we won't hear that "Why didn't you just post that on your own website as a blogpost?" as frequently.
With just a button push, I'll be able to quickly and simply cross-post my Twitter threads on Twitter directly to my website! #OwnYourData
In #IndieWeb terminology this publishing workflow is known as P.E.S.O.S. or Publish Elsewhere, Syndicate to Your Own Site. indieweb.org/PESOS
I'll mention for the masses that this publishing functionality is only possible courtesy of a W3C recommendation (aka web standard) known as Micropub. indieweb.org/Micropub
And of course once you've realized that your platform supports Micropub to publish to your website, why not try out one of the dozens of other Micropub clients out there? indieweb.org/Micropub/Clien…
They support a variety of post or content types from full articles to photos and geolocation to bookmarks. The sky's the limit.
Some of my favorites are Quill, OwnYourSwarm, Omnibear, and Teacup. And let's not forget social feed readers like Monocle and Indigenous that let you read and respond to content directly in your feed reader! (I no longer miss Google Reader, now I just feel sorry for them.)
Congratulations again to @ThreadReaderApp for helping to lead the way in the corporate social space for support of the awesomeness that Micropub allows.
Thread away!
@threadreaderapp unroll please, so that I may post this wonderful thread on my own website. #IndieWeb
Just for the tape, here's the link to the copy that ThreadReaderApp posted to my website: boffosocko.com/2020/05/28/557…
Thinking about rubrication and manuscripts. I feel like I ought to build a Tampermonkey or Greasemonkey script that takes initial capitals online and makes them large, red, even historiated /illuminated.
Or perhaps something that converts the CSS of @Hypothes_is highlights and makes the letters red instead of having a yellow background? #EdTech
A bit reminiscent, but of a different historical period than the index card idea.
When we discuss the topic of the history of abortion and birth control in the United States, where are the mentions of Where are My Children? (Universal Studios, 1916)?
The movie was Universal's top grossing film of 1916. It's estimated to have grossed over $3 million at a time when ticket prices were less than 50¢ each.
Where are My Children? was written, produced, and directed by Lois Weber. The film was ultimately added to the National Film Registry in 1993.
Does this only come out because there's something that's book-tangential or similar and it needs to exist to describe the idea of not-book, book-adjacent, or book-like on some sort of spectrum of bookishness. hyp.is/jbsr7Bi2EeynDQ…
Commonplaces are essentially scrapbooks filled with items of every kind: recipes, quotes, letters, poems, proverbs, prayers, formulas. Commonplaces are used by readers, writers, students, & scholars as an aide-mémoire for concepts/facts. #HeyPresstoConf20 boffosocko.com/2020/09/24/557…
Commonplace books (or commonplaces) are a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. They have been kept from antiquity, and were kept particularly during the Renaissance and in the nineteenth century. #HeyPresstoConf20 boffosocko.com/2020/09/24/557…
"At the end of each chapter write a few bullet points that summarize what you’ve read and make it personal if you can — that is, apply it to something in your life. Also, note any unanswered questions. When you’re done the book, put it down for a week."
"Pick up the book again and go through all your notes. Most of these will be garbage but there will be lots you want to remember. Write the good stuff on the inside cover of the book along with a page number."
Last year I thought it would be fun to outline how people might use their #WordPress websites to actively participate in #PressEdConf20 by posting content on their WordPress website and syndicating copies to Twitter for those following that way. boffosocko.com/2020/03/19/557…
My general thought was:
The only thing better than A WordPress and Education, Pedagogy and Research Conference on Twitter would be A WordPress and Education, Pedagogy and Research Conference using WordPress itself! #PressEdConf20 boffosocko.com/2020/03/19/557…
So let’s give it a spin by providing an outline for how to accomplish it in true #IndieWeb & #DoOO fashion? Perhaps a few people might trying doing this year’s conference this way? Here’s an early #PressEdConf20 presentation to get the juices flowing. boffosocko.com/2020/03/19/557…