So this is interesting, I was on The Verge last week, as part of the wider discussion on EmDash, I posted a blog post on my thoughts on EmDash, which was cited a bit. I should add – there’s some paywalling on The Verge, so if you can’t see it, sorry.
I remember when the story broke on April Fools Day (seriously), and by the morning of the second I saw a lot of takes on LinkedIn that – considering it was my mum’s milestone birthday – were a bit depressing. I took a step away, wrote something the Monday after, publishing on the Tuesday, with very little social media output, lead to actual decent traction, without the walled garden on LinkedIn (I’m this close to sodding it off now). A few days later I was contacted by the writer with a few more questions and clarifications, and boom, mainstream media coverage.
Moral of the story? Write the best stuff on your own blog, folks. WordPress can always help with that 😉.