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On Complaining About AI in Pinterest on Reddit
[P]introduction Despite having “heard” about Pinterest in the past, it was not until 2020 that I came to (sort of) understand what it was. I created a Pinterest account for The New Leaf Journal in...
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On Spotify’s SpotifAI Podcasts
On May 22, 2026, TechCrunch published an article by Ivan Mehta titled Spotify’s AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want. I preface my thoughts by noting that I have never used Spotify—or is...
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Some Benefits of Blogging and Writing Online
The New Leaf Journal celebrated its sixth birthday on April 27, 2026. To celebrate our website’s sixth birthday, I decided to undertake writing a series of six articles on wisdom I have accumulated...
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The Proper Place For Articles and Blog Posts
On March 22, 2026, Andreas at 82MHz published a blog post titled Mastodon (Bluesky/X/Instagram) is not the right platform for posting long-form content (a blog is). As a threshold matter, I am glad he...
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The New York/California Post “Metro Section” RSS Feed
I published Subscribing to category-specific RSS feeds in early 2023. As the title of the article suggests, I noted that many websites (including this one) offer author, section, or taxonomy feeds in...
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The Positive Case for Good Tech
Defining the Indie Web Positively I shared an excellent quote on defining the independent web from a February 1, 2026 article by Khürt Williams titled The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies: The...
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Missing the “Liquid Death” Marketing Campaign
Two days ago (August 14, 2025), I published an article tithed Coca Cola Liquid Death Tag. That article was centered on a photo I took of a retail refrigerator where glass Coke bottles were situated...
View ArticleOn Forcing AI Where It Does Not Belong
I recently read a June 5, 2025 post by Ted Gioia titled The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public (I read it thanks to my feed collection). The headline is on all fours with the post content and...
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On Online Reader Expectations
I recently read an article on the New York Magazine website titled Have ‘Best of’ Lists Made Travel More Bland?. The article examines the deluge of travel recommendation articles in the “50 best”...
View ArticleCreators and More and More Content
I recently read an article in Marketing Brew by Ryan Barwick and Katie Hicks titled How Facebook lost its groove. I am not too interested in how Facebook lost its groove, not least because I have not...
View ArticleAmazon Appstore and Android
While perusing my feed items on the morning of February 20, 2025, I stopped to read an article by Brad Linder of Liliputing titled Amazon is killing the Appstore for Android in August, ending support...
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On Peacock’s Plan to “feed them content”
On January 8, 2025, Marketing Brew published a report titled Peacock is testing mini-games and vertical videos to boost engagement. I am aware that Peacock is NBC-Universal’s video streaming service,...
View ArticleOn Twitter’s (Now X’s) Re-Branding
The X social media platform, which has been known since its “Twitter” days for short-form microposts announced a new feature for its “premium+” subscriber tier. I quote from a report by Mauricio B....
View ArticleHumane Content in World of Language Models
I recently read an interesting blog post by Maggie Appleton titled The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI. It begins by describing the negative effects that generative AI will have on the quality...
View ArticleRevisiting My Ideal E-Ink QWERTY Phone
On February 23, 2023, I published an article titled The ideal phone, e-ink and QWERTY. The headline was not misleading. My ideal phone would have an e-ink display and a QWERTY keyboard. For that...
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On YouTube Pause Screen Ads and UX
I read a report titled YouTube is now forcing Ads when videos are paused, sparking outrage among users. I was not aware of this change and for whatever it is worth, it does not affect my life. Despite...
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On Full Archive RSS and ATOM Feeds
I subscribe to Hacker News’ front page on my feed reader with hnrss. While I skip over most Hacker News items, I always stop when I see something about RSS feeds or related formats. On Labor Day, I...
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I came across two interesting posts on full-text website feeds. Those who are not familiar with RSS and ATOM feeds generally should consult my introduction article. For those of you who have some...
View ArticleTraditional Search vs GenAI
I came across a February 19, 2024 research summary published by Gartner titled Gartner Predicts Search Engine Volume Will Drop 25% by 2026, Due to AI Chatbots and Other Virtual Agents. I do not have a...
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Introducing My Newpoint Switcher 2000 Plus
I recently wrote an article about my memories of acquiring Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life back in June 2004. That article was inspired by a piece by Luke Plunkett in Aftermath called I’ve Had The Same...
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