À bientôt, Blogger!
I posted about this on my IG stories recently but felt like it deserved a more permanent memorial on the blog since it was such a big part of my life! I made the decision earlier this year to close…
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Birb
In January 2007, I read an article in Wired (I think) about this new social media site called Twitter, so I signed up for an account to make sure I had my username (I’ve been using the name Hayles online…
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20 Years of Blogging
I’ve been trying to write this post for a while, and I don’t know why it’s been so difficult to get pen to paper or fingers to keys (and yes, I did both to write this – I’ve always preferred…
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No, Blogging Isn’t Dead
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen a blog post or a tweet or whatever proclaiming that blogging is dead (or asking it), then I’d be rolling around in a huge pile of cash, à la Scrooge McDuck…
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15 Years
In 2000/2001 (I don’t remember the exact date, but the first snapshot that I can find on archive.org is 17th May 2001 – I know I had it for like a year before that though!), I bought a domain via…
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#blogclub
photo by Black Heart Creatives Today marks a year since the very first #blogclub. Apparently I’ve never written about it here, which is weird since it was such a big part of last year so thought it was about time….
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New Look…
Four years ago, I had a beautiful new layout installed. I still really loved the layout (how can I not love the logo especially, when it is still so perfect for me?) but I felt like it needed freshening up…
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An Evening With Neals Yard
So a couple of weeks ago, I headed off to an apartment on the river for an evening with Neals Yard. Of course I had heard of the brand before, but this was the first time I had gotten up…
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The Future of Blogging
Standard “Hayles is having a rant about blogging” disclaimer – this isn’t about you. But if it makes you think about things, then good. The current hot topic on blogs at the moment is how blogging has changed, and how…
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Blognix
What sort of person goes to a blogging conference, gives a talk there then doesn’t talk about it for a month? This girl *wiggles thumbs* I have a post half written about something I discussed at lunch at Blognix, but…
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Black Heart Creatives Giveaway
Over on Bonjour, Blogger!, I’m giving away a custom Black Heart Creatives Necklace (which are pretty amazing and you should totally head over there and buy one yourself anyway) Head over to the competition blog post to find out how…
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Goodbye Sponsored Posts
I feel like I should start this blog post with a bit of a disclaimer. Everything I am going to talk about here is my personal opinion. If you disagree with that, then fine. I hope you stay to listen…
