Why did blogs die off?

I read this essay a couple weeks ago and it really resonated with my relationship with blogging. It’s also a beautifully constructed, engaging page design worth checking out.

“The web today is built for apps—and I think we need to take it back.“

Robin Rendle

Robin Rendle succinctly describes the death of blogs, the rise of newsletters, and the forgotten powers of ancient, dusty technologies like RSS readers.

Who still follows RSS feeds? Scrap that. Who still comments on blogs?

One response

  1. I still comment on blogs and believe in RSS. What I use (Feedly) to follow and consume content from blogs.

    And off I go to read the post your just referenced.

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