I spent a lot of time building tools at work. There were things we needed to automate, but I didn’t have a server or any kind of programming platform to put things […]
Using a Google Sheet to Build Search Queries for Unknown Topics
More Advertising Bullshit From Facebook
I know Facebook is busy working — possibly on a dating app or self-driving hoodies or the most efficient ways of stacking huge piles of cash — but I sure wish it […]
ResearchBuzz is 20 Years Old Today
I did not start writing about search engines in 1998. It was actually in 1995 or 1996, when I was writing Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research. A couple of years later, […]
Need to Track a Page Without an RSS Feed? Try VisualPing
Yes, I’ve been ranting about RSS feeds for a while and how essential they are for keeping up with Web sites. But sometimes you want to follow a site or page that […]
Facebook: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Confuse ‘Em
When I wrote my article about getting away from Facebook (which offered options for partial disengagement if the reader wasn’t ready to just walk) I got some private pushback. People should just delete […]
