I run an community/forum about topics in automotive/transportation/environment. These days, a lot of these topics are also discussed on Social Media platforms.
A few days ago I did a search on the web to find interesting resources about topics we share in the community and I was mainly interested in private, independent blogs, web pages and information. I was really surprised how few websites I've actually found. While some years ago it was trendy to have your own blog or website, this seems to be difficult to find these days. On the first 5 pages of Google search results, almost all results were attributed to company blogs or content that is in some way connected to a commercial background. While there was a wealth of information about the subjects itself, most of it came from a few well known commercial players in the field. If someone shares their knowledge and know-how, it's mostly done on Social Media. The creative space the internet once was, seems to be almost gone. While content on YT or FB may be interesting, it's presented very much in same way every time, same look and feel and so on. It's becoming somewhat boring.
What are your thoughts about it? Anyone has tips where to find unique, independent content?
A few days ago I did a search on the web to find interesting resources about topics we share in the community and I was mainly interested in private, independent blogs, web pages and information. I was really surprised how few websites I've actually found. While some years ago it was trendy to have your own blog or website, this seems to be difficult to find these days. On the first 5 pages of Google search results, almost all results were attributed to company blogs or content that is in some way connected to a commercial background. While there was a wealth of information about the subjects itself, most of it came from a few well known commercial players in the field. If someone shares their knowledge and know-how, it's mostly done on Social Media. The creative space the internet once was, seems to be almost gone. While content on YT or FB may be interesting, it's presented very much in same way every time, same look and feel and so on. It's becoming somewhat boring.
What are your thoughts about it? Anyone has tips where to find unique, independent content?