Yesterday on Planet Ubuntu, Jono blogged about how to make your blog more compelling, professional and popular. Great advice!
One of Jono's tips that caught my eye, and admittedly one that I personally underutilize was:
"Use social media – post a link to your post on
Twitter, Google+, Facebook and other social media accounts."
Social media can extend the reach of your blog, taking it to new places and new audiences. However, despite my love of the first (bolded) part of that advice, I just could not stomach the second part. To me, it would be the equivalent of wearing a fur coat to a PETA rally. So, in the spirit of forking, here's my version:
"Use social media – post a link to your post on
Twitter, Google+, Facebook and other social media accounts
that respect freedom, do not censor, and do not sell or
otherwise disclose your social graph."
So, I reposted my Planet Ubuntu post from yesterday to Diaspora*. To my delight, I received some additional traffic and insight from a new reader:
Do you use Diaspora* to further the reach of your blog? Do you want to communicate to people who love and understand freedom?
#Ubuntu is now followed by 1737 people on Diaspora*. And I'll bet you a beer that we can easily multiply that by a factor of 1000.
I hope you'll join the discussion on Diaspora* by participating and contributing your great Ubuntu blog posts there.
Forget walled gardens. Freedom awaits :)