I've not updated my blog in a while, so it's about time I put that right!
As well as being busy I've not had the inclination but hope to be back posting regularly. That's not to say I haven't been around, just not so much on the long-form side of things…
So what's been going on?
Since my last article we had the HiveFest 2024 announcement. As I'm sure you're aware by now it will be in the delightful (I'm guessing, not been yet though) city of Split, Croatia! I've been meaning to go to Croatia for a few years now and this will provide the ideal opportunity.
As for HiveFest itself, I've been to a couple so far – that being Lisbon 2017 and Amsterdam 2022 – and of course would like to go again, especially as it's back in Europe this time.
Other than that, I've been mostly active in the microblogging side of things and mainly using InLeo. There's been a fair bit happening over there (or here, depending where you're reading this) and it's going from strength to strength. Not without its challenges of course, but that's the nature of the beast and we're all part of that building process.
The latest craze on Leo (as well as LeoDex coming out) is Threadcasts. These are a live chat that accompany an event (although can be used differently as we're seeing experimented with). Initially, they accompanied the AMA, Lion's Den and other X Spaces but can be used for multiple purposes and don't necessarily need to be connected to live events.
For me personally, I've started doing a few 'TravelCasts' to go hand in hand with the 
All this stuff feeds in to each other and isn't just about what you can see on the surface. Quite what it all leads to is unclear but we can try all these things out and see what happens. There is an opportunity here and we might as well be in amongst it. Nothing is ever guaranteed of course, but nothing to stop us having some fun and just maybe be part of something special.
I would urge people to use InLeo just for the microblogging aspect if nothing else. If you're using 'Twitter' then why not use this as well? Seems simple to me. And if you're not a tweeter, then by all means drop some Threads in between your blog posts and interact with some others in the process. Again, it's one part of the overall picture. And could LeoShorts (video) be on the way?
There's also Ecency Waves (and dBuzz) out there but I can't comment on that… so feel free to play around with all these tools and see what works for you!
We've headed into the 'summer' here in the UK, so I'll keep an eye out for that. It's both Independence Day in the US and General Election day in the UK today. None of those [expletives] will be getting my vote but you can do what you like (not that I'm able to anyway).
I'll be here till September by the looks of it, and hopefully make a good ol' trip out of Croatia and then we'll see. So there will be more travel posts in due course, and I'll do some more BookBabbles and other bits and pieces I'm sure.
In the meantime let's see if England can sneak their way any further in the Euros…
Have a great one!