The web’s bloated middle
Website publishers have been incentivised to do exactly the opposite of what could have made the web so great.
Category: Web
The decline of Flickr shows how the web has lost its open spirit
Share is a word we hear a lot these days. “Share to Facebook” really means, “Lock away in Facebook”. But sharing on Flickr really meant sharing — with the world.
Why we need to bring back the vision of the read-write web
Fundamental ideas about how the web should work have been lost. But we need to bring these back if the web is to fulfil its potential.
A brutal redesign
When I started to experiment with different ways of blogging, I realised what I was doing was a bit off. So I decided to redesign the blog.
The open web has rough edges, but this is why we need to protect it
Native apps, social media networks and big content silos are slick. But the whole idea about the web — the reason it has been so successful — is that it is open and democratic.
Why it’s time to reclaim our digital lives
The more we come to understand about the big social media networks’ impact on society, the less appealing it becomes. It’s time we stopped letting them control our digital lives. This is why I will start blogging again.
Implementing HTTPS
I put off making my website more secure because I dreaded it would be difficult. In the end it was a ten minute job.
The fight we face for the web’s future
The web is facing many challenges from new technologies, threatening the open culture that made it such a success. We need to fight for its survival.
Protecting the web as a democratic medium
Why are writers publishing their content to platforms like Medium when it threatens to undermine the do-it-yourself culture that made the web great?
Reflections on six years of IWMW
A guest post about the Institutional Web Management Workshop.
Web developers need to shape up and declare war on webpage obesity
As an industry, web professionals have failed their users. It’s time to stop building bloated and inaccessible pages.
Implementing Accelerated Mobile Pages for WordPress
I was bracing myself for a difficult experience. Instead, I found myself amazed at how easy it is to make your WordPress site compatible with AMP.