X added a new feature that seems to be a good thing. The feature shows physically where the account is based out of. This means that foreign actors who seek to influence in regions or countries are being exposed as not actually being from that region. This however is not perfect, as VPNs exist and IP addresses are more tied to ISP locations than account holder locations. My IP address lists me in a region that is several hours away from my actual location.
Blogs might be (a variant) of the original social media. Perhaps it's better classified as a journal. Back in the early days personal sites were the norm. Sites like GeoCities and AngelFire were aggregating personal blogs and then places like Live Journal and My Space came along before Facebook gobbled everything up. Personal blogs fell by the wayside because facebook made it easy enough to share content with your family and friends. Then facebook enshittified (if it wasn't enshittified from the start). Anyway, blogs are coming back and disassociated wonders could niche blogs come back next?
Is this a niche blog? I'm not sure. This is more of a link-dump that I want to comment on. I'm not a writer, I have thoughts and I want to share them. Also I was inspired to do something with my domain. This is the result. I did wonder while reading this article though, I seem to be keenly aware of what's going on and able to be current.
Thinking about starting a blog? I can help.
