People have occasionally asked me why I post/use/run my website, KurtisMcCartney.com - and their questions represent different ways of thinking.

1) Control and Freedom - Posting through a third party (ex. most modern social networking sites) means that I play by their rules, cede control over my posts, and may even be limited in my options to publish these works outside of their terms of use. At KurtisMcCartney.com I define the terms, limited only by he laws of my nation, province, and regulatory agencies. This may not be an issue for most, and some nations will protect their users rights even if they did agree to a contract.

2) Continuity - Do you remember the sites you frequented in 1998? Are they still around? Did you lose information you posted before the first dot-com burst? Well - I remember, they're gone, and I lost information and I wont fall for that again. When I manage the backups I only have myself to blame. I still stick to standards when it comes to my CMS and database, but I wont have to worry about a server in Arizona failing when I keep my work in Canada.

3) Richard Stallman - If you don't know about RMS, I recommend you read some of his works - don't take all of them to heart but definitely learn and feel what resonates with you. This is the closest thing to saying "Because I can"

There are always more reasons, but for the people that still don't understand I can only recommend that you learn more about the dissemination of knowledge rather than trying to "game" social media. Its not always about fame or family, but its always about what we know.