Introducing Tip Jar

A new way to give and receive money on Twitter.

WhatsApp will progressively kill features until users accept new privacy policy

New consequences for those who don’t agree to the new policy.

Clubhouse: welcome Android users

The drop-in audio cha‪t platform launches its Android version.

Search Console Data Downloader

Online tool to download all of your search console data.

“Being your own boss means, no matter how productive you are, always feeling like you could and should do more. Any day, any time, guaranteed.”

Schema Markup Validator

Validator for structured data embedded in your web pages.

Makers vs managers: the battle over remote work

Why remote work is better for makers.

Twitter to call subscription service Twitter Blue

What to expect from Twitter’s forthcoming subscription service.

Auto-generated social media images

Pros and cons of different approaches and solutions.

“Managing is designing. Except instead of designing products, interfaces or services, you are designing how a group of people can create something more together than apart.”

The state of link building report 2021

The collective opinion of professionals in the digital marketing industry.

“People who put someone down to make themselves look better never really succeed.”

Welcoming Linux to the 1Password family

The popular 1Password manager arrives on many Linux flavors.

An experiment in helping users and web publishers create deeper connections on Chrome

Google opens the door for RSS again.

“Hard skills get you in, soft skills get you far.”

DuckDuckGo vs Google

An in-depth comparison of the features of two great search engines.

Map of the Internet 2021

A visualization of the current state of the World Wide Web.

Stripe Payment Links

Sell stuff online without a website, with 0 lines of code.

One startup’s quest to reinvent the web browser

What the browser of the future might look like.

Twitter tests new ‘Super Followers’ display ahead of program launch

Get ready for a new way to monetize your content.

What’s new with Web Stories in 2021?

New features of Google’s immersive storytelling format.

Email marketing: The definitive guide

The digital marketing practice of communicating with customers by email.

Boring Avatars

Playground to generate random avatars based on user names.

Twitter’s coming ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription offering is slowly taking shape

What to expect from the paid subscription service.

The future of ads and privacy

A balance between commercial profit and public benefit is critical.

“A personal website is really the perfect side project: try out new ideas, learn new things playground.”

Modern, clean new Firefox clears the way to all you need online

A new Firefox experience across your devices.

Screenshots made easy with the Firefox screenshot feature

An easy way to capture screenshots of web pages.

Early status of the FLoC origin trials

A first look at the new advertising proposal from Google.

The ultimate guide to giving virtual presentations on Zoom

How to communicate to invisible audiences through a laptop screen.

Introducing Twitter Blue

Twitter’s first-ever subscription offering.

Moz acquired by iContact Marketing Corp

iContact, the email marketing company, expands into the SEO space.

Forming the WebExtensions Community Group

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla initiate group to standardize browser plug-ins.

“Reminder not to compare yourself to others. We all have a different starting point, different needs, different wants, different perceptions of what constitutes as success along different vectors.”

“Remote work enables disabled folks. Remote work enables caregivers. Remote work enables folks from poverty.”

Want a killer product? Become more opinionated

How you can compete against a successful product.

Does fixing old broken links still matter to SEO?

Why it might not work and what you can do about it.

An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding

Important non-coding traits of senior engineers.

Learn SEO in 2021: The beginner’s guide to SEO

Your first steps into becoming an SEO enthusiast or professional.

Fastest growing remote work hubs of 2021

The trending places to live and work remotely right now.

Fix Contrast

A browser extension that automatically increases contrast on sites.

Keywords in Sheets

Google Sheets scripts for SEO with templates and instructions.

Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?

How Mail Protection Privacy will force the email economy to adapt.

“I love when someone cancels a meeting same day. If you do this, don’t apologize, you are my favorite person for a few minutes.”

Stripe Tax

One less worry when you want to sell your products in more countries.

“It’s important to download small viruses to your computer to help it build immunity.”

Google Workspace and Google Chat are officially available to everybody

A modern system for Gmail, Docs, and Chat.

Stripe Identity

An easy way to verify identities of global users and prevent fraud.

Winners and losers of Google’s June 2021 core update

Sites with the largest visibility change, overall and across industries.

The State of Independence report 2021

How freelancers and creators are redefining the future of work.

Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more

A first look at the next version of Windows.

“The most valuable thing is to be able to make a living off something you like to do.“

DuckDuckGo’s quest to prove online privacy is possible

The search engine company is launching a new set of tools

Regular Expressions (RegEx) in Google Search Console

Practical examples of RegExes for Google’s web analysis tool.

Brave Search

A privacy and user-first alternative to Google Search.

An updated timeline for Privacy Sandbox milestones

Google delays the phase out of third-party cookies for two years.

Introducing Windows 11

Microsoft also brings Android apps to Windows.

Google is starting to warn users when it doesn’t have a reliable answer

Another Google effort to help users with search literacy.

Building and releasing the Brave browser to tens of millions of users

The Brave browser passed 32 million monthly active users.

How to recover lost Android-based traffic in Google Analytics

A method to identify more of your “direct” traffic to your website.

“Hybrid work is going to the office to socialize and staying home to get the work done.”

Creator profiles & the future of publishing

Pitch’s first step into building a complete platform for presentations.

Redirects and Google Search

Google’s documentation about best practices for redirects.

“Social media platforms are an experiment in how many ads they can possibly serve before everyone leaves the platform.”

Head of Instagram says Instagram is no longer a photo sharing app

Instagram is focusing on becoming TikTok.

Twitter lets users disable SMS 2FA and use only security keys

The new security settings are already available to all users.

“The constant content promise of ‘the ultimate guide to... ’, ‘the most powerful way to...’, ‘the fastest hacks for...’ is desensitising to me, like I am eating my 3 meals a day from the sweet shop.”

Dollo

Create your avatar with over 300 customizable items.

New Navigation & Reports in Google Analytics 4

Big updates have come to the GA4 user interface.

What I learned in my first month as a digital nomad

What digital nomadism really is, and whether it’s worth it or not.

How do Chrome extensions impact browser performance?

Which ones speed you up, and which ones slow you down.

“Browser defaults are mostly ok, actually. Few know this.”

The mindset that kills product thinking

Why we often lose our way when trying to apply product thinking.

“Bloggers, please put a date on your writing and put it at the top of the page. You learned this in school and (probably) did it for more than a decade without a problem.”

“I know of no better way to catch up after some time away than RSS.”

“I like sending direct messages to someone I’m in a group video chat with and seeing their face as they react. This is the hidden joy of remote work.”

Why “bring solutions not problems” doesn’t work

What to do if someone says it to you, or if you’re the one saying it.

“This is your regular reminder that staring at numeric data collected by computers is not ‘the voice of the customer.’ If you’re not actually listening to real customers, you’re not hearing their voice.”

“Writing is just sprinkling em dashes between phrases until you die.”

Concern trolls and power grabs

A deep dive into the privacy war raging within the W3C.

Goodbye, Fleets

Twitter is winding down its disappearing tweets feature due to low usage.

How much do Facebook ads cost in 2021?

Understand Facebook advertising costs and save on your budget.

Google emojis

How to bring more attention to your search snippets.

“‘You’re doing it all wrong,’ said someone doing nothing at all.”

A new tool (and some tips) to search safely with Google

Better control of the Search history saved to your Google Account.

“It says a lot whether your reaction to someone saying your product sucks is getting defensive or trying to understand what's wrong so you can fix it.”

“I have this theory that in the distant future, social media will grow so extreme, that only marketing departments and mad people will engage in it. The rest has opted out, living life like it was pre-social media.”

2021 Product Benchmarks

Compare yourself to 250+ product leaders at top companies.

“Just because you know what you’re doing doesn’t mean you’ll make a profit.“

“Just because you’re making a profit doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing.”

Periodic table of Google Analytics

A visual display of all the powerful options Google Analytics offers.

Reflections as the Internet Archive turns 25

The past, present, and future of the Internet Archive.

Analyzing Google Search traffic drops

What to look for in order to understand what happened.

Introducing Email Protection

DuckDuckGo’s way to block email trackers and hide your address.

Privacy: a quick reality check

Let’s map a path forward towards a healthier digital ecosystem.

Hacking is the opposite of marketing

The challenge of making things people will buy.

Twitter is testing upvote and downvote buttons on tweets

A new way to interact with tweets you do or don’t like.

A reminder on qualifying links and our link spam update

What to do if you use affiliate links or sponsored/guest posts.

“If working with people remotely is too difficult then you’re either doing it wrong or you’re a micro-manger, not a leader. Remote collaboration is more than possible with the right tools, clear communication, and inspiration.”

“Building for accessibility from the start is easy and cheap. Fixing it later is complicated and expensive. Be smart. Do it from the start.”