Sonant Thoughts

Ten years is an eternity in internet time - we've come so far but, in some ways, taken backward steps so it's easy to get nostalgic.

We can each do our bit to reclaim the spirit of the old web.

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The web is broken, at least in how it rewards content and creativity. The attention economy favours extremes in the name of views and ad impressions with social platforms accused of compounding the problem. But there is a growing backlash.

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Thoughts on influence, change and how nothing should be the finished article.

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Some thoughts on boredom, distraction and the self-application of labels to make us feel less different.

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Getting Plugged In - Part 1

Getting Plugged In - Part 2

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The issues with content distribution and display raise some fundamental questions about how we approach creation on our own sites, but whose problem is it?

We can't expect the various services to always treat our data as we would like despite the ideals of data portability.

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When starting a new project or venture you're never sure how well it's going to go. It can be a big surprise when things ramp up a lot quicker than you ever expected.

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We need to answer the questions that are asked of us rather than respond to what we think they should be. We can become caught up in an idea and pushing an agenda, even if we don't need mean to, under the guise of being helpful.

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You can't be an expert on something when it has only just begun but you can bring your previous experiences to bear as a reference and a platform to build from.

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Experts teach and learners learn, and ne'er the train shall meet. At least that's what we are told. Those learning, however, can teach us just as much by detailing their journey.

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We set ourselves targets from big, life changing things to the smallest wish but often focus on the wrong things. We need to realise when the tasks on which we exert our efforts probably don't matter as much as we think.

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