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Original writing on the current state of digital content, including SEO, UX, social media, legacy media, software, independent publishers, AR, VR, emerging tech, and everything in between.

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Making impressions a thing of the past: Grounding your content performance data in reality

Making impressions a thing of the past: Grounding your content performance data in reality

Everyone else's numbers are inflated, but your own data is your gold. Learn to trust your owned data and make decisions with verifiable performance metrics.

Should I let Perplexity crawl my content? Pitting legacy media intellectual property standards against AI discoverability

Should I let Perplexity crawl my content? Pitting legacy media intellectual property standards against AI discoverability

Should I, as a website publisher, be angry that an AI summary engine includes my content in its index? Or should I not be so precious about my intellectual property? Here's how I'm making that data-driven decision.

Two tools—one automated, one human—to guide content style across any organization

Two tools—one automated, one human—to guide content style across any organization

Style guides come in many forms and levels of complexity. Our recommendation keeps the elements brand style in tact while enforcing correctness without a heavy hand.

What is style in digital content?

What is style in digital content?

Through style, we embroider our brand into our organization's words and appearances, choosing what to enforce, what to highlight, and what to leave behind in the back closet, out of the spotlight.

What is content distribution? Navigating the necessary evils of algorithms

What is content distribution? Navigating the necessary evils of algorithms

Instead of trucks and newsstands, in 2024 we have web- and social network-based aggregator systems that pipe content directly to consumers via software. Navigating algorithmic distribution is a necessary challenge. Here are some tips.

Cultivating ideas in content production: This one weird trick will separate the bots from the professionals

Cultivating ideas in content production: This one weird trick will separate the bots from the professionals

When we publish content on behalf of a business — for any reason at all — we are always making an argument. We are always floating an idea for our audience to accept or reject. How can we bring ideas to the forefront of content production?

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