Credits
People
Without the following people I could not make Today I Learned.
The Micro.blog team
Thanks to Manton, Jean, Jonathan, and Vincent for making a platform that not only advocates for, but proves the still-untapped potential of the open web.
The early birds
You have all embraced the Micro.blog community and been more supportive of Today I Learned than I ever had a right to expect.
People like Odd-Egil Auran, Cheri Baker, Ron Chester, Diva Diplomatic, Brad Enslen, Ron Guest, John Johnston, Maique Madeira, Pratik Mhatre, Pete Moore, Adam Procter, Jimmy Reekes, Angelo Stavrow, Bruce Steinberg, Jamie Thingelstad, Robert van Vliet, and Christopher Wilson.
The co-conspirators
Fellow third-party contributors who have also contributed to Today I Learned, even if unknowingly; I often find myself inspired by the work of others who also value that which Micro.blog represents.
Such as Smokey Ardisson, Jason Becker, Jason Burk, Belle Cooper, Colin Devroe, Amit Gawande, Sam Grover, Martin Hartl, Mike Hayes, Daniel Jalkut, Miraz Jordan (thank you for the Header Guide so that TIL has a banner!), Jonathan LaCour, Paul Robert Lloyd, Eli Mellen, John Philpin, Greg Pierce, Rupak, and David Shanske.
Also, the folks who make Feedbin, iA Writer, NetNewsWire, and Ulysses.
The old school
People who, without Micro.blog I never would have known, and have since inspired me on a daily basis:
Aaron Parecki, Patrick Rhone, and Sameer Vasta.
The IndieWeb community
The many folks over there have not only been a part of Micro.blog from the beginning but also work on a daily basis to provide a version of the web in which we can all feel pride and a sense of belonging.
Justin Michael
… whose Core Assistance has been invaluable. It is a website I always keep to hand whenever I am even thinking about the design of my websites, let alone when I’m changing the actual (hex) code. His year of daily poems is also delightful.
The Micronauts
That’s you! The Micro.blog community is a continuous source of contentment, a truly joyful space to which I owe more than I will ever be able to explain.
Special thanks to those who have directly supported Today I Learned.
Micro.blog
From who hosting has so graciously been given for the majority of the life of Today I Learned, as well as providing exposure freely.
Subscribers of Post Haste
Twice now I have attempted to publish the Today I Learned newsletter, and on both occasions many people have subscribed largely sight unseen.
Donors
It is overwhelming to consider your contributions… one day I will discover how I can possibly say thank you, publicly, in a manner you deserve.
Technologies
The tools and resources I use to make, publish, and organise every part of TIL.
Plug-ins
- Search page: for creating the Search page. By @manton.
- Twitter cards: for creating card previews of links to posts on Twitter. By @manton.
- Open Graph Cards: for creating card previews for posts on social media and iMessage. By @thatguygriff.
Services
- Micro.blog: the core host for resources, and the only broadcast social network feed.
- Memberful: host of The Insight Program wherein members can support the continued existence of TIL. Also, provider of the overlay used to provide subscription forms via the About page.
- Buttondown: host of the beta program and previous host of Post Haste, the original TIL newsletter.
- Buy me a coffee: original host of donations, where a number of people helped TIL to survive.
- Noun Project: icons for design, including the three mascots.
- Shutterstock: resources for design and a built-in editor.
- Fastmail: email host.
- Hover: domain host.
- Typefully: a text editor for Tweets.
- Buffer: a scheduler for Tweets.
- Tweetdeck: a Twitter viewer for sharing.
