When I first launched my own website way back when, I was very proud of what I accomplished. I taught myself how to use a web design program. In time I also taught myself enough HTML to edit pages by hand, I learned the basics of CSS, how to administrate web space, how to install programs and maintain/adapt them. And I loved it. I had created something that was unique and very much mine.
Now though I am heading away from coding my own pages, the new site I am about to launch is created using a content management system (a piece of software that creates the pages for me) and a web blog system, make no mistake, I am still pleased at the progress I have made in learning to use this software, it’s been a steep but fun learning curve. It allows me to work on the content without having to download, edit then up load pages. It looks (to me) fairly professional and aesthetically pleasing.
The kicker for me is the integration of the different internet based things I do. I’ve just installed an add on to my blog that interconnects it to my twitter account. Now there should be a blog post with my daily tweets gathered and every time I get around to posting here it should announce it in my twitter feed – all going well!
So I guess I’ve lost some of the creative ownership of my website but things like twitter-blog links are so interesting. It’ll be even better when I have a decent web enabled phone and tweet more!