Ben Ackles

To be honest, this isn’t the very first blog post I’ve published. Once upon a time I had a WordPress blog on WordPress.com. I had a few ideas, I posted anything that popped into my head and responded to a few posts on other blogs. I was blogging without a purpose. I loved the idea of self-publishing. Yet, I didn’t really latch on to a topic I felt was worthy of attention.

In late 2008, I moved my blog to Tumblr with the intent of changing my posting habits to greater frequency, but in short form. Tumblr seemed perfect for short form publishing. I loved the simplicity of Tumblr and I probably would have stayed on Tumblr, if it weren’t for my profound respect for the open source movement. I thought about my identity and how I would like to have ownership in the platform I invest my time in. WordPress gives you options, both in terms of customization and how you host your blog. I wanted to have ownership of my identity online. I may use Tumblr in the way I once used Twitter to share articles, but my personal website will always be self-hosted.