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Mozilla stopped advertising across all of Facebook’s businesses because of the company’s data practices. They shifted more of their...

Mozilla stopped advertising across all of Facebook’s businesses because of the company’s data practices. They shifted more of their dollars to offline marketing efforts and content marketing.

https://digiday.com/marketing/after-mozilla-stopped-spending-on-facebook-the-company-increased-its-focus-on-offline-marketing/

Happy 25th year, blogging https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/12/blogging-twenty-five-years-old-all-grown-up

Happy 25th year, blogging https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/12/blogging-twenty-five-years-old-all-grown-up

It's not difficult to make a faster and less intrusive web. If you're running on WordPress, simply use fewer plugins. Your site...

It's not difficult to make a faster and less intrusive web. If you're running on WordPress, simply use fewer plugins. Your site loads faster with fewer scripts and third-party connections.

"There is a direct correlation between plugin count and poor performance. Each additional plugin knocks roughly 3.2 points off of Google PageSpeed. Around 1% of small business WordPress sites use 15+ plugins"

https://freshchalk.com/blog/150k-small-business-website-teardown-part-three

My site is now without any cookies, analytics tracking, Google fonts, advertising banners, pop-ups and third-party requests. Pure content....

My site is now without any cookies, analytics tracking, Google fonts, advertising banners, pop-ups and third-party requests. Pure content. Fast to load. Hosted on an environmentally friendly server too https://markosaric.com/

This one is for all the marketers trying hard to reach the 1% newsletter signup conversion rate by annoying 99% of their visitors.

This one is for all the marketers trying hard to reach the 1% newsletter signup conversion rate by annoying 99% of their visitors.

"Hello! This is my personal web site. It’s not much, but it’s mine. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in 2019 trying to breathe new...

"Hello! This is my personal web site. It’s not much, but it’s mine. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in 2019 trying to breathe new life into it. At this point, I think just about everyone should have a personal web site of their own. Let me tell you why" https://writing.markchristian.org/2019/04/29/personal-web-sites/

RSS is a timeline of sorts, yes, but it runs at a sane speed, and it stays in your control, unlike Facebook or Twitter’s unknowable whims,...

RSS is a timeline of sorts, yes, but it runs at a sane speed, and it stays in your control, unlike Facebook or Twitter’s unknowable whims, and it excludes the vast majority of toxic noise that characterizes so much of social media https://gizmodo.com/rss-is-better-than-twitter-1833624929

Stop giving away your work to people who don't care about it. Host it yourself. Distribute it via methods you control. Build your...

Stop giving away your work to people who don't care about it. Host it yourself. Distribute it via methods you control. Build your audience deliberately and on your own terms http://alwaysownyourplatform.com/

A fast (11 KB), privacy-focused commenting platform alternative to Disqus https://commento.io/

A fast (11 KB), privacy-focused commenting platform alternative to Disqus https://commento.io/

Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online...

Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mm4z/the-rise-and-demise-of-rss

A decade ago, shilling products to your fans may have been seen as selling out. Now it’s a sign of success. Influencers pretend to have...

A decade ago, shilling products to your fans may have been seen as selling out. Now it’s a sign of success. Influencers pretend to have brand deals to seem cool. The more sponsors you have, the more credibility you have https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/influencers-are-faking-brand-deals/578401/

Nick Cave on writing at his new http://theredhandfiles.com: "I have rarely sat down at my desk with something to say, other than I am...

Nick Cave on writing at his new http://theredhandfiles.com: "I have rarely sat down at my desk with something to say, other than I am ready. The sitting comes first, turning up with a certain alertness to possibility. Only then does the idea feel free to settle."

Websites in 2018 https://2018.bloomca.me/en

Websites in 2018 https://2018.bloomca.me/en

Just another reason to stay away from Blogger/hosted platforms. Choose WordPress and self-host instead...

Just another reason to stay away from Blogger/hosted platforms. Choose WordPress and self-host instead https://allendowney.blogspot.com/2018/09/this-blog-has-moved.html

"How to Build a Low-tech Website? Our new blog is designed to radically reduce the energy use associated with accessing our...

"How to Build a Low-tech Website? Our new blog is designed to radically reduce the energy use associated with accessing our content" https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-lowtech-website/

The Powerhouses of the Internet Are Turning Hostile to Websites. In a system that encourages monopolies, and demands those monopolies...

The Powerhouses of the Internet Are Turning Hostile to Websites. In a system that encourages monopolies, and demands those monopolies increase growth rate and extract ever more revenue, we probably shouldn’t be surprised. But, we should be prepared https://sparktoro.com/blog/the-powerhouses-of-the-internet-are-turning-hostile-to-websites/

Google wants websites to adopt AMP as the default approach to building webpages. Tell them no. Make your site lightweight on your own. No...

Google wants websites to adopt AMP as the default approach to building webpages. Tell them no. Make your site lightweight on your own. No reason to help centralize the web under Google's control even further https://www.polemicdigital.com/google-amp-go-to-hell/

Medium is no longer offering new custom domains as a feature. Get your own domain name and install a self-hosted blog on it. Stay away from...

Medium is no longer offering new custom domains as a feature. Get your own domain name and install a self-hosted blog on it. Stay away from commercial and hosted platforms. That's the best way to be independent, decentralized and stay in control.

Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/29/teens-desert-social-media

Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/29/teens-desert-social-media

Cool tool! How privacy-friendly is your site? https://webbkoll.dataskydd.net/en/

Cool tool! How privacy-friendly is your site? https://webbkoll.dataskydd.net/en/