I'm so sad to see this announcement. Alan's wit and intelligence was always a bright spot on social media. Thank you Alan for the many years to knowledge and entertainment.

Just in time for everyone's vacation...

I wrote a new rant. www.linkedin.com/pulse/rise-a...

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.” In the US alone. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Big news for WordPress: The Linux Foundation just launched the FAIR Package Manager — a federated plugin & theme repo for more stability, choice & trust. 🔗 www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...

AI Overviews, then AI Mode is announced, and now AI Overviews are filling up People Also Asked. Google is insane.

The call for speakers for WordCamp US 2025 is open! us.wordcamp.org/2025/call-fo... #WordPress #WCUS

It's been nearly a year since Google officially launched AI Overviews. In my latest newsletter, I'm taking a look at the current state of AIOs, the impact on traffic for publishers, other AI chatbots, what's coming next, and a call to action for the media. www.seoforgooglenews.com/p/googles-ai...

Genesis may not be thriving, but the community behind it still lives. ♥️

It feels so good to be back at an in person tech event amongst people I respect and love. Make no mistake, I’m here for the hugs.

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...

Was using Chat GPT this morning and I told it the use of emojis made me smile. It took at to AI heart and every response after was a bouquet of emoji goodness. I hate AI, but I'll admit that interaction did made me 😁.

​Not appearing in ChatGPT? Ask it why! (And no, schema likely won't help.) www.mariehaynes.com/you-can-ask-...

Today I asked Google’s Gemini a ton of questions about yarn for commercial knitting. It was amazingly helpful. Next I “tried” to search the WordPress repository for Woo plugins and had to load a Chrome intention to block all the gifs so I could read. We are living in an upside down world right now.

Wordle 1,307 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 If only the rest of the day was as good as my Wordle results.

Kissed my husband at midnight and kissed this girl in the morning. That is a good way to start the new year. #alpacas + #newyear = starting off right

It’s that time a year when this gem must make an appearance. Those of you in the #WordPress community should recognize the source.

The list of latest updates from Google the Grinch: Spam update on December 19th Core update on December 12th Core update on November 11th Just let us all enjoy a holiday in peace already.

Fun fact: My store is receiving sales from a lot more non-Google sources than it ever has in the past. DuckDuckGo, Bing, Yahoo, Reddit, Facebook, etc. are driving as many sales collectively as Google. Part of me feels like the 20+ years I've spent learning Google is wasted, part wants to celebrate.

Hey #WordPress friends what is your favorite cart abandonment plugin for #WooCommerce? Looking at GA4 it is clear I have to add one once we get through our busy season.

Quickly find your Twitter/X friends on Bluesky with this handy Chrome extension. It worked fairly well, however, you do need to watch profiles since some handles don't transfer exaclty. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...

Searchable list of over 28k Bluesky starter packs. Starter hacks allow you to selectively or mass. Follow a list of users around a category or topic. blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs