Manton Reece, founder of Micro.blog, has some smart thoughts about social media and owning your own digital presence.

Having your own domain name for blog posts and photos isn’t just about personal independence from the control of massive social networks. Owning our content is key to the way out of the current social network mess.
I’m seriously thinking of dropping out of the “social network mess.” I like Twitter for the immediacy of it, but I don’t need it. I don’t really post on Instagram or Facebook anymore. I can remove myself from those services and not miss out on a single thing.

Well, I’d probably miss Twitter.