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Why Claude has my attention

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Web Guide

Google’s Web Guide is the future of search I actually want

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The meaninglessness of divs

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The Markdown logo: a capital letter M next to a downward-pointing arrow inside a rounded rectangle outline.

Markdown is the new AMP for AI agents; should you use it?

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Four print publications fanned out on a wooden table: a yellow booklet titled “Internet Phone Book, a directory for exploring the vast poetic web,” a colorful magazine titled “DOCTYPE” with “10 Amazing Web Pages,” a folded copy of The Onion with the headline “Million Americans Killed, Botched Training Exercise,” and an illustrated zine showing a pink-haired figure with a tablet.

How brands, publishers, and creatives are using paper to connect with audiences offline

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Why Schema markup is more important than ever

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Why AI agents may get you pwned

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The LinkedIn logo: the word “Linked” in black followed by “in” in white inside a blue rounded square.

Put the link in the post, not the comments

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Did you know that Google has a free tool for analyzing competitors’ sites?

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Google finally found a way to convince businesses to replace Windows with ChromeOS

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Printed text reads: “Google (www.google.com) is a pure search engine — no weather, no news feed, no links to sponsors, no ads, no distractions, no portal litter. Nothing but a fast-loading search site. Reward them with a visit.”

Small matters

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The web is being reborn

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A weathered roadside sign reads “IT’LL DO MOTEL” in red and blue, with smaller “BEER” and “FOOD” signs below.

All things (mostly) search that are goog enough

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Mark Zuckerberg smiles during an interview, leaning toward a microphone in a dark t-shirt against a lime-green X graphic.

The most unlikely of heroes

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Gutenberg blocks

The writer’s block

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Should you delete your content for SEO?

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Mock weather widget reading 78 degrees, Feels 78 degrees, with the line “Facebook saving the world from Twitter is a future nobody asked for.”

Thoughts on Threads

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How to have your GA and eat it too

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Magician's hat and rabbit

AI Nauseam and other stuff that’s actually interesting

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What will you create this year?

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