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No. Your Twitter traffic did NOT double overnight.
What happened?
Twitter's been stagnating/declining since 2023
The growth team growth hacked (making links auto-open in webview)
They hope marketers will fall for it & pay more attention again.
But, it's nothing more than smoke & mirrors.
What happened?
Twitter's been stagnating/declining since 2023
The growth team growth hacked (making links auto-open in webview)
They hope marketers will fall for it & pay more attention again.
But, it's nothing more than smoke & mirrors.
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No. Your Twitter traffic did NOT double overnight.
What happened?
Twitter's been stagnating/declining since 2023
The growth team growth hacked (making links auto-open in webview)
They hope marketers will fall for it & pay more attention again.
But, it's nothing more than smoke & mirrors.
What happened?
Twitter's been stagnating/declining since 2023
The growth team growth hacked (making links auto-open in webview)
They hope marketers will fall for it & pay more attention again.
But, it's nothing more than smoke & mirrors.
AI is no silver bullet, but it's definitely made me a more productive programmer
AI as pair programmer
Most of my use of LLMs is to help with code, kind of like a pair programmer. I know enough to be dangerous here already, particularly SQL. I'm proficient, but I'm also pretty slow at writing anything ...
www.jshearer.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
AI is no silver bullet, but it's definitely made me a more productive programmer
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The Hand-Painted Storefront Signs of Detroit by Ron Miller. “He loves adding color to the neighborhood with his work. He has no website, no email and works all by word of mouth in Detroit.” [kottke.org]
The Hand-Painted Storefront Signs of Detroit by Ron Miller
Ron Miller is one of the most prolific sign painters in Detroit. Photographer Andrew Anderson has collected dozens of images of Miller’s signs from Google Street View.
Ron Miller has been painting signs since 1978. He
kottke.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Hand-Painted Storefront Signs of Detroit by Ron Miller. “He loves adding color to the neighborhood with his work. He has no website, no email and works all by word of mouth in Detroit.” [kottke.org]
I think the need to plan, at least for me, comes from a place of wanting to avoid the feeling of uncertainty. Yet uncertainty is the only certainty out there. jshearer.org/2025/03/14/p...
Plans – Jeff Shearer
jshearer.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I think the need to plan, at least for me, comes from a place of wanting to avoid the feeling of uncertainty. Yet uncertainty is the only certainty out there. jshearer.org/2025/03/14/p...
This is so cool to see. Another turn around the sun for one of the best places on the web.
This One Goes to 27. I have somehow been pursuing the “moderately anachronistic” practice of blogging for 27 years, “almost cartoonishly long for a medium optimized for impermanence”. [kottke.org]
This One Goes to 27
On this day 27 years ago, on March 14, 1998, I started this here website. I’m not sure what there is to say about the ridiculous length of time that I’ve spent doing this “moderately anachronistic thing” that I haven’t
kottke.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is so cool to see. Another turn around the sun for one of the best places on the web.
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Minority opinion I guess but as someone who’s lost two siblings I never think a suicide reference is funny.
March 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Minority opinion I guess but as someone who’s lost two siblings I never think a suicide reference is funny.
This plays out anecdotally in own search behavior. I use LLMs a ton, but not much for search. Perhaps I do so unconsciously, not trusting the LLM to have access to all the content I might want it to search from.
If we include ChatGPT, what is Google's *REAL* market share of search?
After years of speculation, we finally have enough reliable data to build high quality numbers for both services. I think you'll be quite surprised; I definitely was!
New research here: sparktoro.com/blog/new-res...
After years of speculation, we finally have enough reliable data to build high quality numbers for both services. I think you'll be quite surprised; I definitely was!
New research here: sparktoro.com/blog/new-res...
Is ChatGPT Taking Searches from Google? What's the Market Share of AI Tools vs. Traditional Search?
YouTube video by Rand Fishkin
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This plays out anecdotally in own search behavior. I use LLMs a ton, but not much for search. Perhaps I do so unconsciously, not trusting the LLM to have access to all the content I might want it to search from.
About a year ago, I left behind my full time role leading a team and charted out on my own, both to start consulting again, and to launch a weird little side project. The results so far? A mixed bag.
One year later – Jeff Shearer
jshearer.org
March 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
About a year ago, I left behind my full time role leading a team and charted out on my own, both to start consulting again, and to launch a weird little side project. The results so far? A mixed bag.
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Here's a great example of how bad generative AI is at search. Why is Perplexity telling me about Google making revenue on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?
February 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here's a great example of how bad generative AI is at search. Why is Perplexity telling me about Google making revenue on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?
I’m amazed in 2025 how often I still meet marketers, ops folks, even analysts that don’t know a line of SQL.
And they’re often weirdly proud of that fact?
SQL isn’t always the right tool, but listen, neither is that crazy spreadsheet hack or your over-engineered dashboard.
And they’re often weirdly proud of that fact?
SQL isn’t always the right tool, but listen, neither is that crazy spreadsheet hack or your over-engineered dashboard.
February 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’m amazed in 2025 how often I still meet marketers, ops folks, even analysts that don’t know a line of SQL.
And they’re often weirdly proud of that fact?
SQL isn’t always the right tool, but listen, neither is that crazy spreadsheet hack or your over-engineered dashboard.
And they’re often weirdly proud of that fact?
SQL isn’t always the right tool, but listen, neither is that crazy spreadsheet hack or your over-engineered dashboard.
The joy-con, even if slightly larger, has got to be the most uncomfortable controller to hold on its own, let alone like this. www.polygon.com/nintendo-swi...
Nintendo patent confirms Joy-Con mouse functionality rumored for Switch 2
Those Switch 2 Joy-Con rumors appear to be true
www.polygon.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The joy-con, even if slightly larger, has got to be the most uncomfortable controller to hold on its own, let alone like this. www.polygon.com/nintendo-swi...
What DeepSeek has proven isn’t just technological, but philosophical. It shows that the scrappy spirit of Silicon Valley builders is dead, replaced by a series of different management consultants that lead teams of engineers to do things based on vibes. www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact @edzitron.com
Deep Impact
Soundtrack: The Hives — Hate To Say I Told You So
In the last week or so, but especially over the weekend, the entire generative AI industry has been thrown into chaos.
This won’t be a lengthy, tech...
www.wheresyoured.at
February 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What DeepSeek has proven isn’t just technological, but philosophical. It shows that the scrappy spirit of Silicon Valley builders is dead, replaced by a series of different management consultants that lead teams of engineers to do things based on vibes. www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact @edzitron.com
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How to optimize for generative AI? No one really knows.
Our guide on optimizing Generative AI vs SEO hopes to get you "grounded" in our current understanding of the nuances and differences between visibility in search engines and visibility in AI "engines".
https://www.seerinteractive.com/insig…
Our guide on optimizing Generative AI vs SEO hopes to get you "grounded" in our current understanding of the nuances and differences between visibility in search engines and visibility in AI "engines".
https://www.seerinteractive.com/insig…
January 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How to optimize for generative AI? No one really knows.
Our guide on optimizing Generative AI vs SEO hopes to get you "grounded" in our current understanding of the nuances and differences between visibility in search engines and visibility in AI "engines".
https://www.seerinteractive.com/insig…
Our guide on optimizing Generative AI vs SEO hopes to get you "grounded" in our current understanding of the nuances and differences between visibility in search engines and visibility in AI "engines".
https://www.seerinteractive.com/insig…
Read this earlier today, and was reminded about the magic of RSS, something I definitely take for granted.
Pluralistic: You should be using an RSS reader (16 Oct 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Read this earlier today, and was reminded about the magic of RSS, something I definitely take for granted.
I do love a story within a story 🔩
May 17, 2024 at 3:54 PM
I do love a story within a story 🔩
R. Walton reminds me a bit of Rhys Darby’s Stede Bonnett from Our Flag Means Death. Entitled rich kid who’s determined to prove himself as a “real man” on some foolish pursuit #HotFrankSummer
May 16, 2024 at 2:58 PM
R. Walton reminds me a bit of Rhys Darby’s Stede Bonnett from Our Flag Means Death. Entitled rich kid who’s determined to prove himself as a “real man” on some foolish pursuit #HotFrankSummer
Okay this is starting way different than I expected #HotFrankSummer
May 15, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Okay this is starting way different than I expected #HotFrankSummer