“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.”

Crawler hints

Cloudflare auto-notifies search engine crawlers about website changes.

Design & Product Pitch Canvas

A framework that helps you prepare a presentation, pitch, or job interview.

“It’s very hard to compete with people who absolutely love what they do.”

Microsoft pauses free Windows 365 cloud PC trials after ‘significant demand’

Windows 365 lets you stream a cloud PC to a web browser

30 social media metrics that matter throughout the customer journey

Metrics you want to track depending on your marketing strategy.

30 years on from introducing the web to the world

6 August 1991, Tim Berners-Lee informed the public about his project.

Sustainable web design

How we can quantify the carbon footprint of our websites.

The top 19 books in content marketing to read in your downtime

Books that will grow your content career and skills.

Why CAPTCHA pictures are so unbearably depressing

They force you to look at the world the way an AI does.

#buildinpublic

A movement of makers publicly sharing as they work on their projects.

Google recommends author page URL be added to ‘Article’ Schema structured data

The recommendation aims to disambiguate the correct author for an article.

Yes, Twitter changed its font

And introduced some other design changes.

How private is my VPN?

Many apps and websites of Virtual Private Networks are full of trackers.

The web browser as a tool of thought

How a personal browser might look like in the future.

The incredibly sneaky way websites sidestep privacy tools to spy on you

Websites can circumvent cookie blocking with ‘bounce tracking.’

“I wish websites had user reviews tied to them like the app stores so businesses can directly see how shitty some of their dark patterns and UX is....instead of just stating at Conversion Rate or Bounce Rate all day.”

GrowthKit

Tools and resources to start, build and grow your business.

Why you’re having trouble with that Twitter redesign

With its recent UI changes, Twitter makes its users think.

Apple’s search engine is Spotlight and it’s looking more like Google

It’s expected to launch with iOS 15 and macOS 12.

prodmgmt.world

Techniques to empower minds of product designers and entrepreneurs.

Bluesky

An initiative started by Twitter to decentralize social media.

15 tips for getting the most out of Google Trends

What to know about Google’s tool to explore trending search terms.

Widely viewed content report Q2 2021

What people see on Facebook.

“Removing query parameters before sharing a link is a basic sign of respect.”

“The folks that bounced due to bad docs, tutorials, and onboarding aren’t telling you. They’re just leaving.”

“A little part of me dies inside any time I see a product roadmap measured in quarters. My usual response is can we convert those to weeks.”

An update to how we generate web page titles

Titles in Google Search no longer depend on queries.

WebCrate

Organize links, articles and more from around the web.

Ads, privacy and confusion

We are far away from a common understanding of online privacy.

“QR codes turning out to be useful has to be the greatest upset of all time.”

Is Google showing different organic titles in August 2021?

What Google’s recent title rewriting means for SEOs and webmasters.

What does it actually mean when a company says, “We do not sell your data”?

The many ways tech giants use personal data for profit.

9.5 ways Google rewrites your title tags

Why Google is rewriting titles and what we can learn from it.

Good Reports

The best alternatives to Big Tech online tools and services.

Brave passes 36 million monthly active users

The Brave ecosystem continues to grow for all its participants.

“How is it that 20 years after Microsoft lost the Internet Explorer lawsuit, Apple is allowed to prevent the installation of any other browser on iOS?”

How many links will I need to rank for a query in Google?

A few ways how you can get a rough idea.

sheet-posting

Turn a Google Sheets spreadsheet into a blog page and RSS feed.

What does it take to rank in Google Discover?

An analysis of over 12,000 URLs from over 70 domains.

Buying a website: ultimate checklist

What to consider before you acquire a website.

Twitter launches initial test of ‘communities’ topic-based groups within the app

This could spark a significant shift in Twitter usage.

“Most people will never understand how much work is behind any digital product, YouTube video, book or video course.”

“The purpose of Twitter is to gain enough followers that you can post something like ‘eating a burger’ and have 40 people reply saying ‘hell yea’.”

“The purpose of Twitter is to gain enough followers that you can post something like ‘eating a burger’ and have 40 people reply saying ‘hell yea’.”

Facebook on your face

Smart glasses that look and feel like regular glasses are coming.

Readwise Reader

All your reading in one place: newsletters, newsfeeds, web pages, PDFs, and more.

Sprout

A virtual space to meet, chat, play, take notes, and browse together.

Structured data with Schema.org: the ultimate guide

How to make your website easier for search engines to understand.

“The question isn’t, ‘What will I be doing in 10 years?’ But, ‘What will I wish I'd started 10 years from now?’”

The incentives to publish no longer reward the web’s creators

The big platforms don’t value externally published anymore.

“Life is not a zero-sum game. Someone succeeding doesn’t mean there’s less success available to the rest of us.”

“When you say ‘I don’t like this thing’ and then share the thing, you’re actually giving the thing your energy. If you truly don’t like it, let it go and don’t mention it.”

“People underestimate the power of repetition. Consistent practice is the only way to get great at anything.”

Core Web Vitals is a measurable ranking factor

Google’s UX performance metrics are relevant for search engine optimization.

“In my experience, one of the best ways to start a business is to give a lot of things away for free.”

More information on how Google generates titles for web page results

How the new system works and what to know as a site owner.

Ambient Chaos

A huge selection of background sounds to better work and relax.

Web quality assurance

From user requirements to web risk management.

“Pay every invoice within 48 hours. You’d be surprised how many times people go out of their way to do our work first because they know they’ll get paid right away.”

Moodly

Relax and focus on work through ambient nature sounds.

Ideastack

75+ ideas to launch a design or tech info-product.

How to get your creative work back on track

A way to get unstuck on a project that you’ve left on the shelf.

“My love language is removing tracking parts from URLs before sharing them.”

“My love language is removing tracking parts from URLs before sharing them.”

Brave launches a privacy-focused competitor to Zoom

The browser company is expanding into video chats with Brave Talk.

“There’s something magical about earning your first dollar from a stranger on the internet.”

“Slack is just an all day meeting with no agenda.”

“Some of the most critical jobs are the ones where, if done right, no one knows you did anything at all.”

Masked Email from Fastmail and 1Password protects your identity online

Keep your actual email private while signing up for new services.

Measure ad blocker impact with server-side GTM

Find out how many of your analytics and ad requests are blocked.

Height

Manage projects across engineering, product, design, and other teams.

“The best way to get to know someone is by going through their liked tweets.”

“People who’ve been in toxic environments know just how much of a relief it is when you leave it.”

How do I improve Landing Page conversions?

A step-by-step guide to deliver the best possible Landing Page.

Are open rates dead?

How Apple’s mail privacy protection changes email forever.

“Do you ever go to take a drink while on a video call only to discover the cup is empty… but it’s already at your face and you have to commit to ‘drinking it’.”

Why flow matters more than passion

What it takes to get a developer team to the next level.

“I have stolen over 4 terabytes of NFTs via the little-known hacker technique known as ‘right click -> save as’. My collection has a net estimated value of over 8 trillion dollars.”

“If you don’t have a website and you’ve been blogging and creating content on third-party platforms, now might be a good time to reconsider creating one and owning your own little corner of the internet.”

“There will always be people at the ready to try to knock you down a level when they feel threatened by your accomplishments. You don’t need to please everyone. You won’t please everyone. Be proud of what you accomplished.”

Data Never Sleeps 9.0

What currently happens on the internet every minute.

Web Vitals Robot

Get alerts when the Google performance signals for your website go down.

The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked

What happened and how you can protect your account.

Matter

A new kind of reader for today’s internet.

What makes a great YouTube channel?

How you can set your YouTube channel apart from the rest.

Distributing challenge

On building highly engaged teams.

The 2021 State of Digital Nomads

Who they are, what they work, and how they spend their life.

“Will I ever read everything I bookmark on this app? No. Will I stop bookmarking new things to never read? Also no.”

Why Web3 matters

A new way that combines the best aspects of the previous eras.

Where is mobile traffic the most and least popular?

In some countries mobile traffic dominates, in others desktop still reigns supreme.

Why solo creators have an edge over big brands

Content entrepreneurs can make decisions faster than content marketers.

Hardware and the web

The balance between usefulness, security and privacy.

Psst! Now you can securely share 1Password items with anyone

Even if the recipient doesn’t use the password manager.

“It’s weird how working from home has become the place to be productive, and going into the office is for social hour.”

“Take a moment and appreciate the number of features you haven’t launched, number of rewrites you haven’t done, number of products you haven’t failed because a good engineer made the problems disappear.”

Continuous scrolling comes to Search on mobile

Google makes browsing of mobile search results more seamless.

Appwalls and their apps are destructive to the open web

Many companies are treating the web as a second-class experience.

“Great products sell themselves as long as people are aware of the problems they have that the product solves.”

IndexNow: the next step for search engine indexing

Why Bing’s and Yandex’s new protocol could be a game-changer.

Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

The social media giant aims to transition to a metaverse company.