In a wide-ranging interview with @Gargron, creator of the decentralized social network @Mastodon, Rochko shared why Threads federation fell flat, why #activitypub and #atproto will likely never merge, and what it will take to grow the #Fediverse […]

In a wide-ranging interview with @Gargron, creator of the decentralized social network @Mastodon, Rochko shared why Threads federation fell flat, why #activitypub and #atproto will likely never merge, and what it will take to grow the #Fediverse […]

The privacy-first GA4 alternative, Fathom Analytics, added the ability to block and exclude unwanted referral traffic. https://coywolf.com/news/startups/you-can-now-block-specific-spam-referrers-in-fathom-analytics/ #analytics #spam

Charts in Google Search Console (GSC) can now have custom annotations added to them to highlight events that may affect search performance. https://coywolf.com/news/seo/google-adds-custom-annotations-to-search-console/

The @MastodonEngineering team added 'SocialMediaPosting' https://Schema.org markup to version 4.5 of @Mastodon to optimize social posts for search engines and other systems. https://coywolf.com/news/social-media/mastodons-social-posts-are-now-optimized-for-google-search/ #socialmedia #seo

The release of @Mastodon 4.5 introduces a new quote post feature designed to give users control over who can quote their posts. https://coywolf.com/news/social-media/mastodon-adds-quote-posts-that-prioritize-user-safety-and-privacy/

The new Alertmouse tool monitors people and brand mentions as simply as Google Alerts, but with better results and reporting that are similar to those from expensive, contract-based enterprise solutions, at a more affordable price […]

Helium provides an alternative to Google Chrome for Mac users who don't want AI Mode and Gemini forced into the browser and prefer privacy over Google's data collection. https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/the-best-chrome-browser-for-mac-isnt-chrome-its-helium/

@Mer__edith, @signalapp's President, published an open letter on @Mastodon addressing concerns over Signal's reliance on AWS. https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/president-of-signal-responds-to-aws-outage-and-user-concerns/

Until now, there hasn't been a Best Current Practice RFC IETF standard for how bots should crawl sites. The authors of a new Crawler Best Practices draft hope to fill that gap for bots and publishers […]

A fool-proof method by @jon for displaying geo-targeted content that is easy to implement and can be optimized for Google Search. https://coywolf.com/guides/how-to-show-and-hide-geo-targeted-content-by-country-state-city-or-zip-code/ #seo #webdev

Google Search previously had a more user-friendly process for displaying coupon codes for online products. It has now become too obscure, removing a step that previously helped buyers complete purchases with the discount […]

Searchers can now add sites as a preferred source to Google Search, which will display them more prominently in Top Stories when they publish fresh and relevant content related to the search query. https://coywolf.com/news/seo/google-now-lets-you-pick-your-favorite-news-sites-for-top-stories/ […]

MacPaw updated its popular CleanMyMac app with a new tool called Cloud Cleanup. The tool extends the app's file management and cleaning capabilities to cloud drives, with initial support for Google Drive, Microsoft's OneDrive, and Apple's iCloud Drive […]

Project C, which helps independent journalists create viable media ventures, published their Top 50 list of creator-model journalists. Their analysis shows that creator journalism may be the future of news […]

@jon got tired of his coffee and tea getting cold, so he tested using a self-heated mug and a mug warmer. He found that one of them was superior, and it's now what he uses every day to keep his hot drinks hot […]

#ghost launch coming: “What if nobody owned this?” …The fediverse represents an alternative path… Will it work?… Up to all of us… Networks succeed when people use them. Difficult to start & nearly impossible to stop once it has momentum." https://activitypub.ghost.org/ramping-up-for-expansion

WordPress admins will no longer be dependent on getting version, plugin, and theme updates from the centrally controlled WordPress dot org. https://coywolf.com/news/web-development/fair-initiative-decentralizes-wordpress-updates/ #decentralized #wordpress

Shopify notified customers using Linkpop that it was discontinuing its 'link in bio' service on July 7, 2025 https://coywolf.com/news/ecommerce/shopify-is-shutting-down-linkpop/ #ecommerce #socialmedia

Why SEO for Google's AI experiences is still just SEO. https://coywolf.com/blog/inputs-and-signals/ #seo

A new @WordPress AI Team has been created to explore and coordinate AI projects across the WordPress ecosystem. https://coywolf.com/news/web-development/wordpress-creates-an-ai-team-to-accelerate-development/ #ai #wordpress

Using a virtual private network (VPN) at home will help protect your privacy from ISPs and ad trackers that fingerprint and target you online. https://coywolf.com/news/productivity/why-you-should-use-a-vpn-at-home-and-which-ones-are-best/ #privacy

Google Search's AI Mode is a more extensive chatbot version of AI Overviews. Many publishers are concerned that AI Mode will further erode referral traffic and see the feature as a form of content theft. It's still experimental, though, and based on videos released during Google I/O 2025, Google […]

Searching tabs in the Chrome browser on desktop computers has been available for years, but it was hidden. Google added a dedicated button for Tab Search to the toolbar, which is now displayed by default for all users […]

Over the years, Google Search has changed the requirements for making videos eligible to be indexed and appear in search results. Here's everything you need to know to get your videos indexed […]

Marketers using Sparktoro for their audience research have a fresh redesign and several highly-requested features, including better visualizations, new audience-building tools, and improved data […]

We got more updates, tweaks, and fixes to the minimalist notes app. Some things to note: ▪️ Dark theme added to shared notes ▪️ Fixed padding and alignment issues ▪️ Removed a design element that confused people on mobile Next up is adding collaboration to invite people to edit notes with you […]

The latest version of Google's Chrome browser improves navigation management for progressive web apps (PWAs), and installed apps are now more visible in the address bar. https://www.coywolf.news/webdev/google-adds-better-pwa-visibility-and-navigational-linking-to-chrome/ #pwa #google #chrome

Google's reCAPTCHA, a service with privacy and data mining concerns, is forcing sites to move their keys to Google Cloud. Sites looking for an alternative can use Cloudflare's Turnstile CAPTCHA service, which is more straightforward, private, and free […]