Google Chrome restricting ad-blocking in coming update
A tech change will bar non-Enterprise versions of Chrome from running existing ad-blocker extensions.
MailOnline
MailOnline takes brutal hit from Google algorithm update
A MailOnline SEO has admitted to a big traffic hit from a Google change.
Blogging
It's 2019, and you still need to own your content
Beware the roach motels of the platforms - if content is your business, you still need to own and publish it yourself.
paywalls
CMSes are integrating paywall tech
Paywalls are getting easier to implement, as they get integrated into content management systems.
fake news
To beat "Fake News", look to… Finland?
Finland has been fighting Russian information warfare for over five years. What have they learnt?
internet culture
Writing about the internet is no excuse for not doing your research
The internet didn't start in 2010, you know.
apple
WWDC Keynote 2019: first reactions
The WWDC keynote from Apple feels like good news for those of us who aspire to replace our laptops with iPads…
influencers
How did creators become influencers?
How did YouTube's "creators" become Instagram's "influencers" — and what does the dinstinction signify?
trolling
Meeting an islamophobic troll
What happens when a muslim writer meets his persistent troll? An insight into the way the lonely and struggling can be sucked in by a feeling that they are part of something special.