Learning SEO

A roadmap to learn Search Engine Optimization with reliable resources.

Understanding news topic authority

How Google’s new system surfaces expert news in search results.

Generative AI: what you need to know

A guide to learn the basics of generative AI and to spot AI bullshit.

Data sources for calculating digital emissions

Public data sources for digital products, services, and activities.

Insights from American workers

A survey on AI in the workplace across four generations.

Blacklight updated with new tracker lists

The popular website privacy inspector now detects even more trackers.

GPT best practices

Strategies and tactics for getting better results from GPTs.

Dear Google Analytics 4

“What is being proposed as a replacement for Universal Analytics just doesn’t cut it.”

Emoji Kitchen

Over 30,000 unique emoji mashups at your fingertips.

Is it OK to remove 301 redirects after a year?

When the result of a test is contrary to popular SEO beliefs.

“On a small scale, you can make money making nice products, but on a larger scale, the really big money only comes from making not nice products. Sounds crazy, but think it through…”

Are social media platforms becoming the new search engines?

Why search engines and social media are increasingly multifunctional.

Google Domains shutting down

Assets are sold and being migrated to Squarespace.

carbon.txt

What is it and why should you care?

“The only people who will remember you worked all the time are your spouse and your kids.”

2023 Logo Trend Report

The year has been a whirlwind of ideas, symbols, and AI.

“‘To submit a request, make a copy of this Word file, fill it out, and email it’ is the enterprise equivalent of the doctor’s office still wanting a fax.”

AI is the first new UI paradigm in 60 years

Users tell the computer what they want, not how to do it.

“I would love a ChatGPT that just responded with ‘I don’t know’ instead of making a bunch of shit up.”

Your burning questions about Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

GA4 launches on July 1, 2023. What you need to know.

DuckDuckGo Windows browser now available in public beta

The privacy-first browser lands on the Windows desktop.

How to search the web with 40 ChatGPT plugins

AI plugins can pave the way for more efficient information retrieval.

Google’s sitemaps ping endpoint is going away

Sitemap submissions will be no longer effective.

“Whenever I explain the original Yahoo now, it sounds like a joke. ‘Someone tried to build a website that listed all the websites that there were, by hand.’”

“Humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted.”

“I feel like if you have to log in to see a page, that page is no longer really on ‘the Web.’”

“The last thing this world needs is another social network.”

10 years of Emojipedia

The top emojis on Twitter across categories 2013–2023.

“I like the equation of AI and alchemy. Sounds about right.“

How to use AI to do stuff

A user guide for navigating the current AI landscape.

ChatGPT can now remember who you are and what you want

With the new ‘custom instructions,’ you can type less and achieve more.

“If you read a blog post/article/etc. and it’s helpful, the minute it takes to find contact info for the author and send one word of thanks means a lot to them.”

The excellent Arc browser is now available for anyone

The Browser Company is finally ditching its waitlist.

Best way to sell domains without marketplace fees

There’s a more profitable avenue than domain marketplaces.

“If you make software that always works reliably, you’ve got a leg up.”

Splitting the web

“Now is the time to get back to the simple web. Welcome back!”

Opportunity

What if there are ways out of the enshittification of the web?

How to quickly get to the truth inside any privacy policy

Spot tricks and hidden disclosures in lengthy documents.

New privacy tools to help you stay safe online

Google makes it easier to find and remove search results about you.

Google Chrome will summarize entire articles

Chrome’s AI-powered web article summaries are rolling out.

DNS zone stats

Top ten of Top Level Domains, plus stats on 1,300 more.

Automating creativity

AI’s potential to generate creative ideas in real-life situations.

Clips

Create short, themeable, and shareable screen recordings online.

Deck Gallery

A collection of well-designed decks for your inspiration.

Don’t fake bold and italic text with Unicode

It hurts accessibility, findability, and predictability.

The value of good design

“Design’s ROI shouldn’t be reduced to crunching numbers.”

Why are websites embarrassing?

What it feels like to visit websites in the year 2023.

Google bakes an ad platform directly into Chrome

Chrome now directly tracks users via a ‘topic’ list.

Rewriting digital content for brevity

Increase the chance that your words get read.

Critical WebP bug

WebP Codec exploited in the wild; update your browser.

The end of the subscription era is coming

Why paid subscription growth is demonstrably unsustainable.

“My favorite thing about the current state of ads on websites is when you visit a recipe site and leave it open while you step away to do something, and the site crashes.”

How to make a strong case for accessibility

Get stakeholders on board with accessibility.

How to calculate opportunity profit

Make better decisions about what to say yes and no to.

Get it shipped

Three essentials enhance designer-developer collaboration.

OpenAI announces DALL·E 3

The AI image generator will be available inside ChatGPT.

98% of people want a browser choice screen

Browser choice screens shape users’ decisions and satisfaction.

Celebrating 15 years of DuckDuckGo

The past, present, and future of the popular Google alternative.

Critical WebM bug

First they came for WebP, now for WebM; update your browser.

“If you want to know what website owners might not want you to look at, check their robots.txt.”

Chrome now shows each active tab’s memory usage

The new feature is helpful for both users and developers.

“Websites say ‘We value your privacy’ and then list all the ways they will violate it.”

Robots exclusion checker for Chrome

Check if search engines can crawl and index your webpage.

Referral traffic from Facebook and X continues to decline

Social media’s role in visitor numbers has shrunk.

Counting ghosts

A case for abandoning web analytics.

“The trick to finishing your side project is persevering through the last 20%.”

In a world with so much content, SEO is king

Creating content or opening up a shop isn’t enough for success.

Social internet is dead

“We stand at the threshold of a new era marked by social disconnection.”

Publishers need to wake up to the truth about Google traffic

“The SEO era is coming to an end, at least for large chunks of traffic.”

The best UX portfolio website builders in 2023

Options and design guidelines for your online portfolio.

AI Emojis

Craft personalized emojis using simple AI prompts.

Why you should add friction to your onboarding

The thing people misunderstand about onboarding.

The poster’s guide to the internet of the future

Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere (POSSE).

Passkeys and privacy

How does the password alternative affect your privacy?

Why it’s time for research to move beyond UX

“Evolution means moving research beyond product or design.”

“When you start an open source project, put aside at least half of your time for marketing.”

AI bots in SEO

Upsides, downsides, and implications of blocking AI robots.

Mobile-first indexing has landed

Google has finalized its shift to mobile-first indexing.

Quick as a Fox

Mozilla’s Firefox browser keeps getting faster.

The most effective types of social media content

An overview of those content types and an infographic.

How Google changes your searches

An extensive study on Google’s interpretation of search queries.

“Don’t forget: customers have choice.”

Tips for becoming an indie author

Practical advice for crafting and publishing your own book.

The scariest question in product development

When scope creep is right around the corner.

New ways to find just what you need on Search

Google experiments with search results users can follow or comment on.

Wishful thinking

“The web is a gift that merits being protected, preserved, and promoted.”

Tumblr is betting big on going small

The social network prioritizes user community over growth.

What Pandu Nayak taught me about SEO

An antitrust testimony shed light on how Google Search works.

How to find and implement internal linking opportunities at scale

“Internal linking is a goldmine to beat your competitors.”

Firefox now lets you send signals to websites not to share data

Mozilla’s browser introduces another privacy-first feature.

Prompt structure in conversations with generative AI

A study has revealed the key components of an AI prompt.

SEO Salary Survey 2023

Results of a survey run at Brighton SEO conference.

Firefox on the brink?

The big three may effectively and quickly be down to a big two.

Doubling down on RSS

“I’ve learned that RSS support is surprisingly good, even today.”

Profile Picture Generator

Create a unique avatar with your photo and a selected style.

State of AI Report 2023

Tech people’s perspectives on AI and its practical use.

“I’ve only been in the EU for a week, and those ‘Are you sure you don’t mind cookies?’ web prompts are driving me bananas! I’ve heard about this, but to experience it firsthand is… eye-opening.”

The State of Mozilla 2023

Mozilla’s engagement for a better internet in 2023/2024.

Preparing for a live demo

Live demos needn’t be as scary as they seem.

Gemini

Google’s new AI model handles text, images, video, audio, and code.