"Already the early days of blogging are being forgotten, and the ability of the web to quietly erase history as sites fail and go offline means that those incredible, exciting, experimental days are being lost. But we shouldn’t forget those who forged the future of digital media, and Heather Armstrong was one of them. Let’s remember that — and her."

https://onemanandhisblog.com/2023/05/rip-dooce by @adders, found via @feedle #blogging #dooce

RIP Dooce: pioneering blogger Heather Armstrong is dead

The queen of mummy bloggers, the first influencer… Call her what you will, the tragic loss of Heather Armstrong means that one of the web's true pioneers is gone.

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