What Is Google Clamping Down On? Spring 2024 Updates — Whiteboard Friday

Given that the site’s monthly traffic peaked at just ~23K (according to Ahrefs), that’s impressive! Curious how he did it (and how the rest of us mere mortals might be able to replicate his success), I sat down with Ash… Read more › Post Views: 66

I received 107 replies and had the opportunity to explore where people draw the line between basic and advanced skills in our industry. Here’s everything people considered advanced, ranked based on the frequency of mentions. If you’re wondering how to… Read more › Post Views: 114

Where’s your permit? Who said you could try to solve this problem? I don’t get it… That’s too original. It’s not original enough. You missed a comma. That’s not funny. That’s been done before. That’s never been done before. It’s not your best work. None of us are authorized to solve interesting problems. And there…

There’s a lot of pressure to make things dumber. Better to make it dumb than to have someone simply walk away, apparently. With so much to consume, and an unlimited amount to learn, there’s a race to make knowledge into a checklist item. Freon gas! Large language model! Coefficients! Many people just want to say…

As an employee and a freelancer, I’ve seen plenty of brands fall prey to a shiny object syndrome where they want to build a feature they saw a competitor launch or simply thought was a good idea. Then, they build that idea without knowing if their audience needs or wants it — they skip usability…

My building had an elevator problem. The management company sent everyone this note: Please be advised we have been experiencing intermittent issues with the elevator. Our priority is your safety, and we are taking immediate action to address the situation. After a thorough investigation by our electrician, it has been identified that there may be…