diff --git a/layouts/partials/about.html b/layouts/partials/about.html
index de89209..be413f2 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/about.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/about.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 <ul class="aside__social-links">
     {{ range $item := .Site.Params.socialLinks }}
     <li>
-        <a href="{{ $item.url }}" rel="me" aria-label="{{ $item.title }}" title="{{ $item.title }}"><i class="{{ $item.icon }}" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>&nbsp;
+        <a target="_blank" href="{{ $item.url }}" rel="me" aria-label="{{ $item.title }}" title="{{ $item.title }}"><i class="{{ $item.icon }}" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>&nbsp;
     </li>
     {{ end }}
 </ul>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index fc12015..59294e6 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {{- partial "lang.html" . -}}
 <p class="copyright">{{ .Site.Copyright | markdownify }}</p>
-<p class="advertisement">Powered by <a href="https://gohugo.io/">hugo</a>, <a href="https://github.com/joeroe/risotto">risotto</a>, and <a href="https://www.netlify.com">netlify</a>. <a href="https://github.com/jbowdre/runtimeterror">View source</a>.</p>
+<p class="advertisement">Powered by <a target="_blank" href="https://gohugo.io/">hugo</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/joeroe/risotto">risotto</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.netlify.com">netlify</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/jbowdre/runtimeterror">View source</a>.</p>