Comments for a gross salute http://bradkozlek.com Thu, 17 May 2012 22:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on it is about connecting people by “Blogging is not a thing, it’s an attitude” | a gross salute http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/it-is-about-connecting-people/#comment-11534 “Blogging is not a thing, it’s an attitude” | a gross salute Thu, 17 May 2012 22:14:16 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1963#comment-11534 [...] The internet is about connecting people, not creating a repository of information. Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment [...] [...] The internet is about connecting people, not creating a repository of information. Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment [...]

]]> Comment on no more front doors by dave http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/no-more-front-doors/#comment-10029 dave Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:47:39 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=2086#comment-10029 Smart observations, Brad. I've often wondered about the view that "deep linking" was a problem. I always thought it was a convenience. Smart observations, Brad. I’ve often wondered about the view that “deep linking” was a problem. I always thought it was a convenience.

]]> Comment on The fantastical possibilities of yesteryear by Natalie Harp http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/the-fantastical-possibilities-of-yesteryear/#comment-9613 Natalie Harp Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:19:49 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=2039#comment-9613 I recently went on a trip to West Virginia where I stayed at a pretty remote location. Being disconnected was kind of a blessing. I brought my iPad and was still able to get a bit of reading done. There are advantages to disaggregated content that is not connected to the rest of the world of information. One is that distractions are minimized. I really think there is a danger in information overload with the idea of constant connection. Technology has evolved quite a bit obviously, but the human brain not so much. I recently went on a trip to West Virginia where I stayed at a pretty remote location. Being disconnected was kind of a blessing. I brought my iPad and was still able to get a bit of reading done. There are advantages to disaggregated content that is not connected to the rest of the world of information. One is that distractions are minimized. I really think there is a danger in information overload with the idea of constant connection. Technology has evolved quite a bit obviously, but the human brain not so much.

]]> Comment on wpengine by Austin Gunter http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/wpengine/#comment-9141 Austin Gunter Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:57:37 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1997#comment-9141 Thanks for the article, man. We're glad you're liking us so far, but keep us posted on what you think about the platform, as well as what sorts of features you may have been expecting, but aren't present yet. We'd love to build them. We've worked on the WP Engine platform to take all the amazing things that the core team has done with WordPress and then add robust developer features for folks who need amazingly scalable and secure sites. Keep us posted on progress, and don't hesitate to let me know if I can help you decide either way. Thanks for the article, man. We’re glad you’re liking us so far, but keep us posted on what you think about the platform, as well as what sorts of features you may have been expecting, but aren’t present yet. We’d love to build them.

We’ve worked on the WP Engine platform to take all the amazing things that the core team has done with WordPress and then add robust developer features for folks who need amazingly scalable and secure sites.

Keep us posted on progress, and don’t hesitate to let me know if I can help you decide either way.

]]> Comment on A place to dump your stuff by bradk http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/a-place-to-dump-your-stuff/#comment-9030 bradk Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:36:43 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1989#comment-9030 Good point. What I was thinking was along the lines of two models: blogs and traditional websites. A traditional website would be personal, organizational, institutional sites that follow a more static, page-based model that was prevelant before the advent of blogging, and is still popular today. I am not thinking of non-blog sites like Wikipedia, google docs, amazon. I was thinking that in many cases, the traditional websites would better serve their audience and their authors if they were blogs. Websites outside of these two models I cosider beyond this scope this post. The pope idea was perhaps a silly way to make my point. I would also argue that all tv shows and movies do function the same, but luckily the all things n the we do not. Good point. What I was thinking was along the lines of two models: blogs and traditional websites. A traditional website would be personal, organizational, institutional sites that follow a more static, page-based model that was prevelant before the advent of blogging, and is still popular today. I am not thinking of non-blog sites like Wikipedia, google docs, amazon. I was thinking that in many cases, the traditional websites would better serve their audience and their authors if they were blogs. Websites outside of these two models I cosider beyond this scope this post.

The pope idea was perhaps a silly way to make my point.

I would also argue that all tv shows and movies do function the same, but luckily the all things n the we do not.

]]> Comment on A place to dump your stuff by ejp10 http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/a-place-to-dump-your-stuff/#comment-9022 ejp10 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1989#comment-9022 This is sort of a meta-comment, but when I see a state,emt that we should have the "dispensation of the pope" to diverge from a particularl publishing model, I get a little worried about how we are exploring the possibilities of different technologies. I wouldn't want all my TV shows, movies or books to look or function the same. I hope my novel reading is a different experience from looking up a word in the dictionary and that watching a sitcom is different from watching a PBS documentary. Why shouldn't we expect that there should be different publishing models/experiences on the Web as well? My two cents. This is sort of a meta-comment, but when I see a state,emt that we should have the “dispensation of the pope” to diverge from a particularl publishing model, I get a little worried about how we are exploring the possibilities of different technologies.

I wouldn’t want all my TV shows, movies or books to look or function the same. I hope my novel reading is a different experience from looking up a word in the dictionary and that watching a sitcom is different from watching a PBS documentary.

Why shouldn’t we expect that there should be different publishing models/experiences on the Web as well?

My two cents.

]]> Comment on The Next Content Management System by wpengine | a gross salute http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/the-next-content-management-system/#comment-9014 wpengine | a gross salute Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:33:44 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1978#comment-9014 [...] Thanks to Tim Owens for pointing me to wpengine in a comment on my previous post about Squarespace. [...] [...] Thanks to Tim Owens for pointing me to wpengine in a comment on my previous post about Squarespace. [...]

]]> Comment on The Next Content Management System by bradk http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/the-next-content-management-system/#comment-9012 bradk Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:05:18 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1978#comment-9012 Wow! I had not heard of wpengine. Very cool. I'm digging in to their offering now. Thanks! Wow! I had not heard of wpengine. Very cool. I’m digging in to their offering now. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Next Content Management System by Tim Owens http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/the-next-content-management-system/#comment-8964 Tim Owens Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:49:13 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1978#comment-8964 You're right that Wordpress is ripe for innovation and the hosting side is the weak link for folks that need more than Wordpress.com offers, but find the self-hosted solution overwhelming. One potential wildcard could be a service like WP Engine http://wpengine.com/ which just recently received 1.2 million in funding (and Automattic was one of the investors). For developers invested in the software and plugin/theme ecosystem it could be a way to tie that back to a stable backend without losing functionality. Either way we all win with more options on the table. You’re right that WordPress is ripe for innovation and the hosting side is the weak link for folks that need more than WordPress.com offers, but find the self-hosted solution overwhelming. One potential wildcard could be a service like WP Engine http://wpengine.com/ which just recently received 1.2 million in funding (and Automattic was one of the investors). For developers invested in the software and plugin/theme ecosystem it could be a way to tie that back to a stable backend without losing functionality. Either way we all win with more options on the table.

]]> Comment on The Next Content Management System by bradk http://bradkozlek.com/2012/04/the-next-content-management-system/#comment-8960 bradk Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:11:29 +0000 http://bradkozlek.com/?p=1978#comment-8960 I think squarespace might threaten Wordpress as the go-to tool for more traditional websites, the kind of website a business hires a local designer to make for them. I am thinking of squarespace as a replacement for buying and hosting your own, so the cost isn't that high, especially if you start factoring in your time and the fact that I imagine a squarespace site would withstand something like a link from daring fireball. I don't know what the future holds, but I think there is major room for the self-hosted Wordpress model to be shaken up. Maybe it will be squarespace, maybe something else. I think squarespace might threaten WordPress as the go-to tool for more traditional websites, the kind of website a business hires a local designer to make for them.

I am thinking of squarespace as a replacement for buying and hosting your own, so the cost isn’t that high, especially if you start factoring in your time and the fact that I imagine a squarespace site would withstand something like a link from daring fireball.

I don’t know what the future holds, but I think there is major room for the self-hosted WordPress model to be shaken up. Maybe it will be squarespace, maybe something else.

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