The Boagworld Show

The renowned web design podcast is coming back.

Apple Maps on the web launches in beta

Users worldwide can now access it from their browser.

Google is the exclusive search engine on Reddit now

The exclusivity stems from a multi-million dollar AI deal.

Bing’s updated AI search will make site owners happy

It breaks with other search engine’s zero-click layouts.

AI crawlers need to be more respectful

For website owners, the AI gold rush can be costly.

The infuriating inefficiency of accessibility audits

Earlier accessibility testing is far more cost-effective.

Attribution is dying, clicks are dying

“The way we’ve done digital marketing for 20 years is ending.”

3 new Chrome AI features

In-browser search, tab comparison, browser history chat.

‘Copyright traps’ could reveal AI-scraped writings

An old tool might help against a new threat.

AT is more than screen readers

A screen reader is just one type of assistive technology.

Internet Phone Book

Want your website to appear in a real book?

AI Act is here

The first comprehensive regulation of AI in the world.

Introducing recommendations

Google brings SEO suggestions to your Search Console.

Distraction control for the web

Safari’s new way to fight back against web clutter.

The default blocklist

Why Google trusts big brands (but not you).

The US won its antitrust case against Google

Why that’s bad news for Mozilla Firefox.

Metrics can be a double-edged sword

How to navigate them for sustainable success.

Browsers, cookies and surfing the web

The quirky history of internet lingo.

The forgotten fulcrum of Google’s dominance

How Google uses Chrome to dominate online markets.

Zen Browser

A fast, elegant, and versatile browser based on Firefox.

Apple’s requirements are about to hit Patreon users

The 30% App Store fee also applies to creator payments.

The days are long but the years are short

OpenStreetMap marks 20 years of mapping the world.

Google monopoly

A ruling against Google could benefit the open web.

Change blindness

The AI landscape has evolved very quickly in 21 months.

State of SEO Report 2025

The latest trends in Search Engine Optimization.

Pricing projects as a freelancer or agency owner

Strategies to stand out in a crowded market.

The web we’ve (never) lost

“Don’t worry, the web of yore is still alive and kicking.”

Stripe Workbench

New developer tools for the popular payment solution.

“Pricing isn’t just about numbers. It’s about setting the foundation for a successful project and a positive client relationship.”

Data confirms disruptive potential of SearchGPT

BrightEdge’s takeaways on Google, Perplexity, and SearchGPT.

Upcoming changes for EU iOS/iPadOS users

Even Safari will be deletable for users in the European Union.

Celebrating an important step forward

Mozilla supports the latest definition of open-source AI.

Eye tracking comes to Wolvic

A new way to browse the web in virtual reality.

Objection handling

The secret to improving your website conversion rate.

Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline

Simple words and short sentences boost engagement.

Tumblr to move its blogs to WordPress

With 500 million Tumblr blogs, the move is a challenge.

“It’s so tempting to write for everyone. But everyone isn’t going to read your work, someone is. Name the people you’re writing for. Ignore everyone else.”

Why I don’t block AI scrapers

“I’m betting on more legal action against what looks like theft.”

Gemini AI now ready in Chrome’s address bar

Type ‘@‘ in the bar and select ‘Chat with Gemini’.

User Searcher

Search usernames across 2000+ popular websites.

Meta Previews

A web tool to boost your content for social sharing.

IndieWeb vs. indie web

“It’s unfortunate that the IndieWeb has that name.”

Awesome Indie

Products made by independent makers and creators.

How a new Chrome AI feature challenges SEO

Browser history search with AI diversifies web traffic.

Remote Work Dictionary

What do we mean when we say ‘remote work’?

The new digital world order?

“A new form of power has been quietly taking shape.”

“There’s something vulnerable about publishing a personal website for the whole world to see, like standing up before a big crowd. And there’s no bigger crowd than the whole internet.”

How to monetize a blog

“A blog can become a fairly lucrative venture.“

The Internet Archive loses appeal

The famous web archive is in danger.

Google Search introduces access to archived webpages

The search results now include links to the Wayback Machine.

How to write

Inspirations for writing a tech blog that stands out.

On opting out of copyright

The EU AI Act shifts the burden of compliance to rights holders.

The State of Email in Lifecycle Marketing 2024

How marketers use email across the customer journey.

Best practices too many newsletters miss

How they can make a big difference in your strategy.

Redirect Checker

A web tool to analyze and verify URL redirects.

The problem with most product roadmaps

And why a ‘now, next, later’ approach works better.

Cloudflare helps content creators

What they offer website owners to combat AI bots.

The timeless power of spreadsheets

How spreadsheets deliver value in a data-driven web.

Cloudflare’s AI content control

Are the AI combat tools a savior or threat to the open web?

Google Cache is fully dead

Wayback Machine links have replaced cached pages.

Brave brings local AI to the browser

“A step in the right direction to protect users’ privacy.”

AI bots beat 100% of traffic-image CAPTCHAs

“I’m not a robot” can now mean something else.

Pay Once Alternatives

One-time purchase options for popular subscription tools.

How to start email marketing 2024

A step-by-step guide to get you started in a short time.

The World Wide Web Consortium hits 30 years

On 1 October 1994, Tim Berners-Lee founded the W3C.

The best browser bookmarking system is files

Just drag and drop the URL to the desktop or any folder.

Google’s Search Liaison on brand bias concerns

Danny Sullivan acknowledges challenges for smaller sites.

qrframe

Generate QR Codes in different styles (via JavaScript).

Blogging Statistics 2024

11 years of trends and insights from 1000+ bloggers.

How to fight back against a traffic-less web

Zero-click platforms are taking over; what now?

.io, or the disappearance of an internet domain

“Be careful when picking your top-level domain.”

Bots, so many bots

Is launching on ProductHunt worth it?

Diff Text

A simple checker to spot differences between texts.

Cobalt

Save images, video, and audio from your favorite websites.

Launching Blacklight Query

A tool to scan websites for privacy at scale.

Bing Webmaster Tools debuts recommendations

The SEO tool now delivers website insights you can act on.

“We can return to that place where the web is a place of wonder, where all of us feel that same burning feeling of excitement as we push the web back towards the wonderful, beautiful, joyful place it ought to be.”

You should be using an RSS reader

“RSS will nudge the whole internet towards a better state.”

Notes on the vanishing .io top-level domain

“Registering a domain is different from owning a domain.”

Farewell, sitelinks search box

Google drops site-specific searches from result pages.

The AI agents have arrived

“The web is never going to be the same.”

Opera One R2

AI command line, split screen, media player, and more.

Announcing MozBar V4

What’s new with the popular SEO browser extension.

A new Vivaldi browser

New UI, dashboard, better email client, feed reader, and sync.

The makers of Arc are building a second browser

Because “Arc is just too much novelty and change.”

“Movements like the Indieweb and the Fediverse remind me that the ideals I once loved, and that spirit of the early web, aren’t lost. They’re evolving, just like everything else.”

Favicon in Search Checker

Verify if your website’s favicon works for Google Search.

The open secret of open washing

When companies pretend to be open-source.

Before buying, check if it’s haunted

Sometimes, a domain has an unpleasant history.

Introducing ChatGPT search

OpenAI adds a search engine to its chatbot.

“If you’re not open to the idea that the problem you are solving for may need something other than a digital solution, then you're not really interested in solving the problem.”

SearchGPT vs. Google vs. Bing

The possibility and limitations of ChatGPT Search.

Moving to Firefox: the first anniversary

The challenge of choosing an ethical browser.

Firefox turns 20!

On November 9, 2004, Mozilla launched Firefox 1.0.

AI vs. SEO

What does the future of web search look like?

New internet rules will block AI training bots

The proposal suggests familiar ways to block the bots.

GEO for Perplexity and ChatGPT

How to gain visibility in generative AI answers.

Top 200 most common passwords

The most popular passwords by country and worldwide.

“In an online world dominated by huge online presences, maybe we should start spending more time celebrating smallness. Because, from a purely human perspective, small scale is the best scale.”

“It’s popular to claim that AI is now as bad as it will ever be. I think it’s naive to underestimate how much worse anything designed by humans can become in the future.”